Alexa Plus on the TV is made to save you from your phone
Alexa Plus on the TV is made to save you from your phone Alexa Plus is coming to a bunch of Amazon’s new and current Fire TV hardware. Just like before, you can summon the new, improved version of Alexa with your voice, but it’s designed to be much more helpful and better at fetching […]
Amazon reveals its new Echo Dot Max smart speaker
Amazon reveals its new Echo Dot Max smart speaker The Echo Dot Max (seen center) Amazon took the wraps off its latest Echo Dot smart speaker during its fall hardware event on Tuesday. The Echo Dot Max is a new entry that updates the recognizable spherical design with a flat face housing the speaker’s control […]
Amazon event live blog: we’re here for new Echos, Kindles and more
Amazon event live blog: we're here for new Echos, Kindles and more We’re at Amazon’s fall 2025 hardware event in New York City, where the company is set to announce a bunch of new gadgets ahead of the holidays. Amazon’s teaser image for today suggested new Kindles, Echos, and maybe a TV. Whatever it is, […]
Amazon’s Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they’ve been in months
Amazon's Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they've been in months The Echo Pop is $15 off. The Echo Pop and Echo Dot are Amazon’s entry-level smart speakers, and both are currently on sale ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days), which officially kicks off on October 7th. Both […]
Alexa Plus is smarter — but it’s not yet smart enough
Alexa Plus is smarter — but it's not yet smart enough The new UI on the Echo Show 21 is a big improvement, but Alexa Plus needs a deeper integration with its screen-based hardware. This week, Amazon will launch new Echo hardware designed to supercharge Alexa Plus, the AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. I’ve […]
What to expect from Amazon’s big fall hardware event on Tuesday
What to expect from Amazon's big fall hardware event on Tuesday Amazon is hosting its 2025 fall hardware event on Tuesday, September 30th, and it could be a packed show. The company’s invite has a few not-so-subtle hints about new Echos and a new Kindle. It will also be Amazon’s next big product event for […]
Amazon announces fall hardware event
Amazon announces fall hardware event Amazon sent out invites to a fall hardware event for its Devices & Services division today. Amazon has sent out invitations to its annual fall hardware event, where it traditionally launches a slew of new products, including Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices, Kindles, and sometimes dozens of other gadgets. […]
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably completing […]
Amazon pulls the plug on Sengled’s Alexa skill after months of outages
Amazon pulls the plug on Sengled's Alexa skill after months of outages Amazon pulls the plug on Sengled’s Alexa skill after months of outages Amazon has killed the cloud-based skill that connects Sengled bulbs to Alexa. Some Sengled bulbs that use local protocols, like this Matter one, can still work with Echo devices. After repeatedly […]
Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus
Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus Amazon’s new Alexa Plus voice assistant works with most existing Amazon devices. In the week’s least surprising news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the company is exploring ways to bring ads to Alexa Plus, its new generative-AI-powered voice assistant. During a conference call following the company’s […]