Amazon unveils new products: Fire Stick 4K, Echo Hub, improved Alexa and more

Amazon announced new updates to Alexa, Echo Show, Fire tablets, and Fire TV at their annual event in Arlington, VA. See the lists below.

Echo Hub is a smart home hub with an 8-inch touchscreen and customizable dashboard. It supports MITER and THREAD connectivity and will cost $179.99 when available later this year.

Echo Hub

This new mesh WiFi router supports up to 200 devices, has WiFi 7, and offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It comes in a three-pack for larger homes with a starting price of $599.99.

Eero Max 7

Amazon introduced a new outdoor camera: the Blink Outdoor 4 Floodlight Camera with support for battery extension packs. It is priced at $159.99 for the camera and $29.99 for the battery.

New outdoor and door camera

Amazon announced a new Fire TV Stick 4K with WiFi 6 support and 30% more power than the previous generation, a 1.7 GHz quad-core processor. The new Fire TV Stick 4K is priced at $50. Features support 4K Ultra HD resolution, HDR10+, and Alexa Home Theater.

Fire TV Stick 4K

The Fire TV Stick 4K Max has a 2.0 GHz quad-core processor, 16 GB of storage, and costs $60. It includes WiFi 6E, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos support.

Fire TV Stick 4K Max

Amazon's Alexa now has the LLM AI model, enabling her to write poems and engage in human-like conversations, competing with Google Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT.9

Generative AI for Alexa

The Echo Show 8, available for preorder on Amazon, has Spatial Audio and an 8-inch display with a webcam. It's eco-friendly and costs $149.99.

Echo Show 8 (2023)

Amazon's new Fire TV soundbar supports Dolby and DTS and is compatible with all Fire TV devices. At $120, it's compact, easy to use, and comes with Bluetooth for streaming from your phone or tablet.

Fire TV Soundbar

Amazon's new Echo Frames and Carrera smart glasses are now available. The Echo Frames are Alexa-compatible and can be used with blue light and sunglasses. They start at $270 and are splash and scratch-resistant.

Echo Frames

Amazon released new character themes for Echo Pop Kids speakers featuring Marvel's Avengers and Disney's Princess, available for preorder at $50 with six months of Amazon Kids+ subscription and character-specific content.

Echo Pop Kids

Preorder the Fire HD 10 Kids now for $190. It has a 10.1" 1080p display, 3GB RAM, and up to 13 hours of battery life. 25% faster than the previous version.

Fire HD 10 Kids tablets