Echo Show 10 (Image: Amazon)When Amazon introduces its latest smart home gadgets, it tends to go big.
As in, dump everything it has planned for the next year in one fell swoop.
COVID-19 meant Amazon had to forego a flashy event in Seattle for a virtual presser today, but the usual suspects were all there, from Echo to Fire TV.
It was Amazon's Ring, however, that had the most eye-catching reveal.
Read on to see what you can nab this holiday season and beyond.
New Amazon Echo Devices
Amazon Echo (Image: Amazon) The original Amazon Echo gets a makeover; it's now shaped like an orb, covered in fabric, and features an LED ring on its base.
Amazon says it "sounds significantly better," though we'll have to reserve judgment until we get it in for testing.
The new Echo is $99.99 and expected to ship by Oct.
22.
Echo Dot Kids Edition (Image: Amazon)
Ring 'Drone' Camera, Car Tech
Ring Always Home Cam (Image: Ring) The Always Home Cam is a nondescript silver and black box, but the top lifts off to reveal a drone that can fly around your home for a remote look at every corner.
According to Ring, the drone "makes an audible sound" as it buzzes through your home.
When it's not engaged, "it remains in the dock where the camera is physically blocked," Ring says.
The Ring Always Home Cam will set you back $249.99 and arrives in 2021.
Also on tap from Ring:
Ring Car Alarm ($59.99): Plugs in to your vehicle's OBD-II port and alerts you via the Ring app if anyone hits or breaks into your car.
Coming in 2021.
Ring Car Cam ($199.99): Like the car alarm but adds a camera.
Coming in 2021.
Ring Mailbox Sensor ($29.99): Attach it to your mailbox and it will alert you and start recording if it detects a mailbox has been opened.
Coming Oct.
8.
Eero Routers With Wi-Fi 6
Eero 6 (Image: Eero) The Eero 6 and Eero 6 Pro mesh routers with Wi-Fi 6 are designed to cover your entire home with fast Wi-Fi coverage and can support connections to more than 75 devices simultaneously. The Eero 6, which is $129 as a single device, is designed for homes with up to a 500Mbps internet connection; the $229 Eero 6 Pro can support 1Gbps Wi-Fi speeds. Both are available in multi-packs for larger homes.
Amazon Luna
(Image: Amazon) Luna is a game streaming platform that starts at 5.99 per month (currently advertised as "early access pricing") for a library of console games from a variety of publishers, including Control, Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, Sonic Mania, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Subscribers can use Luna with Bluetooth gamepads and mice/keyboards, but Amazon also announced its own Luna Controller for $49.99 (again, early access pricing).
There's no firm launch date, but gamers can request early access.
Fire TV Stick Lite
Fire TV Stick Lite (Image: Amazon) The new Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite, both out Sept.
30, feature a 1.7GHz quad-core processor that Amazon says makes the devices 50 percent faster than the previous Fire TV Stick.
The $39.99 Fire TV Stick also supports Dolby Atmos audio, features dual-band Wi-Fi, and comes with an Alexa Voice Remote that can also control your TV's power and volume.
The $29.99 Fire TV Stick Lite offers the same performance benefits as the Fire TV Stick, and supports 1080p60 streaming with HDR.
But there's no Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos or control buttons for your TV on the Alexa Voice Remote Lite.
Both will tap into Amazon's revamped Fire TV user interface.
Echo Show 10 (Image: Amazon)When Amazon introduces its latest smart home gadgets, it tends to go big.
As in, dump everything it has planned for the next year in one fell swoop.
COVID-19 meant Amazon had to forego a flashy event in Seattle for a virtual presser today, but the usual suspects were all there, from Echo to Fire TV.
It was Amazon's Ring, however, that had the most eye-catching reveal.
Read on to see what you can nab this holiday season and beyond.
New Amazon Echo Devices
Amazon Echo (Image: Amazon) The original Amazon Echo gets a makeover; it's now shaped like an orb, covered in fabric, and features an LED ring on its base.
Amazon says it "sounds significantly better," though we'll have to reserve judgment until we get it in for testing.
The new Echo is $99.99 and expected to ship by Oct.
22.
Echo Dot Kids Edition (Image: Amazon)
Ring 'Drone' Camera, Car Tech
Ring Always Home Cam (Image: Ring) The Always Home Cam is a nondescript silver and black box, but the top lifts off to reveal a drone that can fly around your home for a remote look at every corner.
According to Ring, the drone "makes an audible sound" as it buzzes through your home.
When it's not engaged, "it remains in the dock where the camera is physically blocked," Ring says.
The Ring Always Home Cam will set you back $249.99 and arrives in 2021.
Also on tap from Ring:
Ring Car Alarm ($59.99): Plugs in to your vehicle's OBD-II port and alerts you via the Ring app if anyone hits or breaks into your car.
Coming in 2021.
Ring Car Cam ($199.99): Like the car alarm but adds a camera.
Coming in 2021.
Ring Mailbox Sensor ($29.99): Attach it to your mailbox and it will alert you and start recording if it detects a mailbox has been opened.
Coming Oct.
8.
Eero Routers With Wi-Fi 6
Eero 6 (Image: Eero) The Eero 6 and Eero 6 Pro mesh routers with Wi-Fi 6 are designed to cover your entire home with fast Wi-Fi coverage and can support connections to more than 75 devices simultaneously. The Eero 6, which is $129 as a single device, is designed for homes with up to a 500Mbps internet connection; the $229 Eero 6 Pro can support 1Gbps Wi-Fi speeds. Both are available in multi-packs for larger homes.
Amazon Luna
(Image: Amazon) Luna is a game streaming platform that starts at 5.99 per month (currently advertised as "early access pricing") for a library of console games from a variety of publishers, including Control, Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, Sonic Mania, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Subscribers can use Luna with Bluetooth gamepads and mice/keyboards, but Amazon also announced its own Luna Controller for $49.99 (again, early access pricing).
There's no firm launch date, but gamers can request early access.
Fire TV Stick Lite
Fire TV Stick Lite (Image: Amazon) The new Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite, both out Sept.
30, feature a 1.7GHz quad-core processor that Amazon says makes the devices 50 percent faster than the previous Fire TV Stick.
The $39.99 Fire TV Stick also supports Dolby Atmos audio, features dual-band Wi-Fi, and comes with an Alexa Voice Remote that can also control your TV's power and volume.
The $29.99 Fire TV Stick Lite offers the same performance benefits as the Fire TV Stick, and supports 1080p60 streaming with HDR.
But there's no Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos or control buttons for your TV on the Alexa Voice Remote Lite.
Both will tap into Amazon's revamped Fire TV user interface.
