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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 4K 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, 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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Almost all of Amazon’s new Echo gear is available now

Amazon used to blast out dozens of products onstage at annual hardware events. If this October is any indication, the company has wisely changed its strategy to put more focus on each new product with its own launch. The latest round of launches focuses on Echo products, including speakers, smart displays, as well as a smart photo frame.

All products, save for the new Echo Show 16 (which might be the most interesting of the bunch), are available to buy today. This includes the Echo Dot, the Echo Studio with Home Camera, the Echo Time, and the Alexa Photo Frame. The Show 16 isn't launching until December 16th, though you can preorder it now …

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