Inside Amazon’s Echo hardware event

Inside Amazon’s Echo hardware event
Amazon’s head of devices and Alexa, Panos Panay, sitting next to the newest generation of Echo Dot smart speaker. | Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge

Amazon swapped its usual big fall hardware showcase this year for a series of smaller launches throughout October. So far this month, it has announced new Fire TV devices, new Kindles, the Alexa Tablet Pro 12 , Ring's first smart lock , new hardware from AI-wearable startup Bee , and new Blink 4 K cameras .

Then this week, it hosted journalists at a small event in New York City's financial district to showcase its new Echo hardware. Panos Panay speaking to journalists at an event in New York City this week | Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge"> Panay next to an " data-portal-copyright="Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge"> He demoed the new Alexa Photo Frame with pictures of his own family | Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge">

Panos Panay, senior vice president of devices, Alexa, and Leo at Amazon, kicked off proceedings by explaining the company's approach this year. "We have so many products we're launching that are meaningful," he sa …

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