What Was Announced at Amazon’s September 2019 event
In September, Amazon announced a lot of new Amazon hardware. Three different Alexa wearables were introduced at the event. Now you can use Alexa hands-free with Echo Buds, Amazon’s first smart earbuds, Echo Frames, an Alexa-enabled pair of glasses, and Echo Loop, an Alexa-powered ring. Many of these are now available for ordering, and pre-order, including:
Brand-new products (release dates in brackets):
- Echo Buds (True Wireless Headphones) for $130 (10/30)
- Echo Frames Eyeglasses with Alexa for $180 (follow the link to request an invitation)
- Echo Loop Smart Ring with Alexa for $130 (follow the link to request an invitation)
- Echo Flex Plug-in Smart Speaker for $25 (11/14)
- Echo Studio High-Fidelity Smart Speaker for $200 (11/7)
- Echo Glow Smart Lamp for Kids for $30 (11/20)
- Alexa 4-in-1 Smart Oven for $250 (11/14)
- Ring Indoor Cam for $60 (now shipping)
- Eero Standalone Mesh Wi-Fi Router / Extender for $99 (now shipping)
Product updates:
- 3rd Generation Echo Speaker for $100 (now shipping)
- Echo Dot (3rd Gen) with Clock for $60 (now shipping)
- Echo Show 8 HD 8" Smart Display for $130 (11/21)
- All-new Ring Stick-up Cam (2019 model) for $100 (10/23)
- Echo Dot Kids Edition w/ 1 Year of FreeTime Unlimited (Rainbow) for $70 (now shipping)
Combo discounts:
- Echo Dot (3rd Gen) with Clock + Amazon Smart Plug for $65
- Echo Dot Kids Edition + Echo Glow for $90
- Echo Show 8 + Echo Show 5 for $170
- Fire TV Cube + Ring Video Doorbell 2 for $250
- Echo Show 8 + Ring Indoor Camera for $160
Last but not least, Alexa will also be getting new celebrity voices with Samuel L. Jackson (at an intro price of $0.99, coming later this year) being the first one available, and Multilingual Mode — meaning Alexa will be able to speak more than one language for multilingual families. In the United States Alexa will be able to speak and understand English and Spanish at once; in India the feature will work with Indian English and Hindi; and in Canada the feature will work with Canadian English and French.
Anila Schneider is a deal news and tech editor with passwird.com and a Canadian blogger charting her path to financial independence at bcwildfire.com