{"id":9495,"date":"2026-10-28T12:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9495"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:52:31","slug":"inside-amazons-echo-hardware-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9495","title":{"rendered":"Inside Amazon\u2019s Echo hardware event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Then this week, it hosted journalists at a small event in New York City\u2019s financial district to showcase its new Echo hardware.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Panos Panay, senior vice president of devices, Alexa, and Leo at Amazon, kicked off proceedings by explaining the company\u2019s approach this year. \u201cWe have so many products we\u2019re launching that are meaningful,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, we get to this point when we do everything at once; not all your children get enough attention.\u201d This longer rollout allows for more focus on each launch. He also teased two more launches still to come \u2014 from Ring and some \u201cEcho on the Go\u201d news \u2014 before explaining that today\u2019s focus is \u201cthe most important focus we have, which is the home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">He also demoed several new software features for the Echo Show smart displays that will start on the Show 16 and trickle down to existing Show products, including dedicated home screens, an interactive 3D map view for smart home control, and a meal planning feature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">He also announced that they have \u201copened up Alexa Plus\u2019 brain a little bit more,\u201d unlocking a new layer of understanding in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/873702\/amazon-alexa-plus-ai-assistant-now-available\">generative-AI-powered voice assistant<\/a>. He pointed out that AI in the home is still relatively new, and while it\u2019s everywhere else, from your computer to your phone, the home has been harder to unlock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Amazon is looking to change this with Alexa\u2019s \u201cnew brain\u201d \u2014 an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1020286\/amazon-echo-show-16-hands-on-price-screen-styles#:~:text=Of%20course%2C%20this,tasks%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.\">updated version of Alexa Plus<\/a> with new capabilities including the ability to do \u201cdeeper research\u201d alongside its usual use cases, such as controlling lights, setting timers, and playing music. To manage these deeper conversations, a new \u201cCard\u201d interface on Show devices collects each chat. Cards also appear in the Alexa app and on Alexa.com, so you can continue chats with the assistant wherever you are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The event continued in a selection of small rooms designed to feel like home spaces, where product engineers and designers demoed the new devices and explained their features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1020388\/inside-amazons-echo-hardware-event\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Then this week, it hosted journalists at a small event in New York City\u2019s financial district to showcase its new Echo hardware. 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