Gadgetory

Amazon announced a handful of new products at its corporate headquarters in Seattle Washington let's kick things off with the new echo it's smaller than its predecessor but it's packed with new features in a nutshell the new echo sounds and performs better than the first one which is what we expected it'll also have sold separately shelves to better match your home decor plus it's a lot cheaper than the first gen echo it'll set you back $99 and if you buy bundle three Amazon will knock $50 off that total if you want the older model it has been updated a bit it costs one hundred and forty nine dollars now and is called the echo plus but that's not all there's more the company also announced echo connect a $35 accessory that can call 911 voice commands echo buttons which are little 2 for $20 devices that can do things like act as gameshow buzzers for trivia night and echoes spot a version of the echo dot with a two and a half inch screen on it you can use to make video calls or watch clips from your favorite shows if you feel like you're barely keeping up with all these new products so a weak Alexa has some new tricks up her sleeve - there's a new Alexa gadgets API to help developers create cool new Alexa skills and you'll be able to set up custom routines so saying something like Alexa good morning would trigger a series of actions that you choose to happen in your smart home on the TV side there's a new fire TV it's tiny but powerful supporting HDR Dolby Atmos and 4k UHD it also comes with an Alexa voice remote and we'll start at $69 positioning itself as a solid Roku competitor we'll be updating cnet.com with details on everything Amazon announced you can think of us as your own personal echo chamber I'm ashley Esqueda vegan humans you