What to expect from Amazon’s big devices event today
The fall tech events just won’t stop. Today, Amazon has its fall hardware event, which is likely to reveal improvements to voice assistant Alexa and some new Echo homes for it to live inside. It’s been a couple years since the Echo Show got an update, and it’s been even longer for the standard Echo.
The invitation suggests we’re expecting some Kindle upgrades too — the image on the invitation is a Kindle with a color illustration. The Kindle Scribe 2 came out earlier this year as did the Kindle Colorsoft, so maybe there’s something in the works that combines the best features of both.
While Alexa and Kindle will be the main draws, Amazon’s other tech brands, such as Ring and Eero, may also be present. In short, it’s likely to be a busy event.
It all kicks off at 10AM ET in New York City, where we’ll be reporting live. Stay tuned for all the announcements on our Amazon devices liveblog. There’s no video livestream, so we’ll be updating from the event like it’s 2010.
— Mat Smith
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