Topic: alexa plus
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New Echo Devices Come with Alexa Plus Pre-Installed
Amazon is shipping new Echo and Fire TV devices with Alexa Plus pre-installed, expanding access to the previously invite-only AI assistant in the U.S. Alexa Plus introduces "agentic" functions for tasks like reservations and rides, improved memory, and natural conversational interaction without n...
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Alexa Plus Frees You From Your Phone on TV
Alexa Plus enhances TV viewing by providing intuitive, context-aware responses that reduce the need for phone checks, keeping viewers immersed in their entertainment. It expands Prime Video's X-Ray feature, allowing users to ask about actors, filming locations, trivia, and skip directly to specif...
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Alexa Plus: Smarter, But Still Not Smart Enough
Alexa Plus introduces a conversational interface allowing natural language commands and mid-command corrections, though it still falls short of creating a fully ambient home experience. The system excels at executing multi-step commands and managing smart devices intuitively, but suffers from inc...
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Amazon Echo Dot Max: The Ultimate Smart Speaker
Amazon has launched the Echo Dot Max, a new smart speaker with a spherical design and a flat front panel housing controls and an LED light ring. The device integrates with the Alexa Plus subscription service, enabling natural conversations, multi-device control with single commands, and personali...
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Preorder Amazon's New Alexa Devices: Release Dates & Details
Amazon unveiled a refreshed lineup of Echo devices, Fire TVs, Ring security products, and a new Kindle Scribe, with most items available for preorder ahead of fall releases, featuring significant upgrades in AI, audio, and home security. Key Echo product updates include the Echo Dot Max with enha...
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Amazon Unveils New Fire TV Lineup with Omni QLED Model
Amazon has launched a new Fire TV lineup, including the Omni QLED, 4-Series, and 2-Series, all available for preorder and shipping next month with Omnisense presence detection that wakes the TV upon entering the room. The TVs feature deep integration with Alexa Plus, enabling remote-free voice co...
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Amazon's Sept 2025 Event: All New Products Revealed
Amazon is hosting its September 2025 hardware event, featuring real-time updates on announcements and product reveals. The event will introduce new Echo smart speakers, a Kindle with a fresh color, and television-related home entertainment hardware. A major focus will be on Alexa Plus, with updat...
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Amazon's Fall Event: Key Hardware Reveals to Watch
Amazon's September 30th, 2025 hardware event, led by new devices chief Panos Panay, will introduce new Echo smart speakers and a significant evolution for the Kindle lineup. The event is expected to feature a color Kindle Scribe and potentially a smaller color Kindle, alongside new TV hardware an...
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Amazon Echo Pop & Dot Hit Lowest Price in Months
Amazon's Echo Pop and Echo Dot smart speakers are at their lowest prices since June, offering discounts at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. The Echo Pop is the most affordable option at $24.99, providing basic Alexa functionality and extending Eero Wi-Fi coverage, while ...
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