Here’s everything Amazon announced on Wednesday: a Kindle you can write on, a new TV, four new Echos and more

Amazon has just announced a new TV: the Amazon Fire TV Omni series in QLED.

In addition to its QLED display, the TV features Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive for the first time. Support for these formats should help improve image quality, especially in dark scenes where it might otherwise be difficult to see everything on screen. And adaptive brightness features mean the picture adjusts if the room is in too bright sunlight or in a dark room. It also works as an Echo, with Alexa built-in, and includes Alexa widgets. It can turn on and off when someone enters or leaves a room. The TV can also double as wall art when not in use, thanks to a gallery of famous landscape paintings.

The TV will be available in 65″ and 75″ starting at $799.99. Pre-orders start today.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon just unveiled a new remote called Alexa Voice Remote Pro. Pre-orders for the $34.99 Alexa Voice Remote Pro begin today and will ship in November. You can ask the Alexa device to help you find your remote and it will start making a sound for location assistance. It also comes with two customizable buttons to create shortcuts to your favorite apps or streaming channels.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon just unveiled its third-generation Fire TV Cube, a device that’s a cross between a streaming media player and an Echo speaker. It’s the first major refresh since 2019. Amazon claims the latest version of the Cube is 20% faster than its predecessor.

The Cube can be controlled by Alexa and includes support for 4K Ultra HD audio, Dolby Vision, HDR and Dolby Atmos. It now includes an HDMI input port, which means cable users can plug their cable box into the Cube to consolidate their TV’s user interface. The Cube also supports 6E WiFi and super resolution upscaling, which means it helps upgrade older quality content to a clearer, crisper picture.

Pre-orders for the $139.99 device begin today and orders will begin shipping on October 25.

–Sophia Pitt

If you have an Echo Show 15, which is a large smart display you can hang on the wall, a free software update will allow you to add Fire TV to your device. An update later this year will add Fire TV software so you can quickly access all streaming apps just like you would on any other Fire TV device.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon just announced the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro, Spotlight Cam Pro Solar, and Spotlight Cam Plus.

The Spotlight Cam Pro is a new pro-level security camera with 3D motion detection, which can send motion alerts to your phone.

The Spotlight Cam Plus now has multiple power options including solar, battery, wired, and plug-in.

The new Ring Spotlight Cam Pro battery and plug-in cost $229.99. The Spotlight Cam Pro Solar is priced at $249.99. The Spotlight Cam Plus starts at $199.99.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon’s Astro robot can now check doors to see if they’re open. It also enables pet detection so owners can monitor their pets from home.

There’s a new integration between Ring and Astro called Virtual Guard + Astro for Small Business. Astro’s cameras can alert virtual security guards.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon has announced a new feature for Echo Show devices called “Shop the Look”.

For example, users can say “show me that shirt” when they see an image on their screen, and the device will suggest similar products, partly from Amazon’s product catalog.

The feature shows that Amazon remains committed to making voice shopping more ubiquitous.

—Annie Palmer

Amazon just announced four new Echo products: the Echo Dot, Echo Dot with Clock, Echo Dot Kids, Echo Studio, and Echo Auto.

The Echo Dot and Echo Dot with Clock deliver up to twice the bass of the previous generation, according to Amazon. It also has a new temperature sensor, so it can do things like automatically turn on your smart fan when it gets too hot inside. Both devices also have new gesture controls and a new screen. Probably the coolest new feature is a built-in Eero, which turns your device into a WiFi extender to improve network coverage in your home. Built-in Eero will also be rolling out to older Echo Dots and Echo Dots with 4th Gen Clock in the coming months.

The new Echo Dot Kids is now available in owl and dragon designs. The device comes with a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, offering children’s content including books, games, videos, songs and more.

The company has also rolled out a new high-end Echo Studio. Sound quality is even better with new spatial audio processing technology and frequency range extension, according to Amazon.

Last, but certainly not least, is the new Echo Auto, which has a new design and flexible mounting options. You can use Alexa to play music, make calls, and get hands-free roadside assistance.

The Dot is priced at $49.99, the Dot with clock and Echo Dot Kids are both $59.99, the Echo Studio is priced at $199.99 and the Echo Auto is priced at $54.99 . Pre-orders begin today, and devices will begin shipping next month.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon just unveiled a $139.99 contactless sleep tracker called Halo Rise.

The company says the device features environmental sensing with a smart alarm and wake-up light, as well as machine learning and sensor technology to accurately detect sleep patterns.

The device comes with a six-month Halo subscription and will ship later this year.

The Halo Rise works with Alexa. It doesn’t require users to press a button or charge a battery and it helps determine all of your sleep stages from REM to light and deep sleep and provides users with a sleep score.

–Sophia Pitt

Amazon just announced a new Kindle Scribe, the first Kindle you can write on.

It has a 10.2-inch screen with a stylus that lets you take notes, make to-do lists, and write directly on the pages of the book you’re reading.

You can use Scribe to annotate PDFs and other documents. It can last for weeks and weeks at no cost.

Pre-orders start today and will ship in time for the holidays. Scribe is priced at $339.99.

David Limp, senior vice president of devices at Amazon, begins the presentation with Kindle.

–Sophia Pitt

A question that will likely be on many people’s minds at the event: Will Amazon mention iRobot, the maker of Roomba?

Amazon made the startling announcement in August that it planned to acquire iRobot for around $1.7 billion, boosting its hardware and robotics business. iRobot is best known for its Roomba robot vacuum and robot mops.

Amazon launched its own consumer robot, Astro, at last year’s hardware event. Astro is equipped with Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant and can track users throughout the home. But it’s invite-only and will be priced at a hefty $1,450 upon release.

Unlike Apple, which makes money from sales of its flagship iPhone and other products, Amazon’s hardware business doesn’t generate much profit or make up a significant portion of the company’s revenue.

Instead, Amazon is launching devices at rock-bottom prices in an effort to promote its other products and services. He hopes that for every $99 Fire tablet sold, for example, users will buy movies, audiobook subscriptions and other items, which tend to have higher markups.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has previously admitted the retail giant doesn’t expect to make a profit from its devices.

While not a lucrative business, Amazon’s growing line of Echo smart speakers, Ring doorbells and Fire TV Sticks are helping expand the company’s reach in the smart home. And they help serve its other fast-growing businesses, like advertising.

—Annie Palmer

You can usually expect new Echos, Fire TV software and more at these events, but sometimes Amazon has a few surprises. One year it announced the Echo Frames glasses, for example. Last year, it launched a smart frame that hangs on the wall. And it also used its fall event to advertise a security drone that flies around your house. But it hasn’t been launched yet.

Also worth noting: Amazon just updated its Fire tablets, so we probably won’t see anything new there today.

–Todd Haselton

Amazon’s hardware event comes at just the right time. The company plans to hold another Prime Day-style discount bargain next month, the first time it has held two sales events in the same year.

Amazon usually offers discounts on its own gadgets during these events. In years past, Amazon-branded devices such as Echos, Fire TVs, and Kindles have also tended to be top sellers on Prime Day (which usually takes place in the summer) and busy holiday shopping days. such as Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday.

—Annie Palmer