Amazon Fall Hardware Event Live Updates: Alexa 2.0, Echo, Ring, Fire Tv, Kindle, More

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Amazon is hosting a Devices & Services arena today, September 30.
• The invitation suggests we tin expect caller Echo speakers, Fire TV products, and a caller Kindle.
• ZDNET will beryllium astatine nan arena to supply nan astir up-to-date coverage.

Amazon is preparing for its adjacent Devices and Services event, an invitation-only arena scheduled for September 30 successful New York City. The institution uses these events to present caller products, including Echo speakers and displays, Kindle e-readers, and Fire TVs.  

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The invitation went retired earlier this period and hints astatine nan motorboat of a caller Echo speaker, Fire TV, colour Kindle, and different instrumentality pinch a metallic information aboveground that looks for illustration a smart speaker -- aliases possibly a camera? A robot vacuum? These are conscionable assumptions made based connected nan invitation; immoderate Amazon launches astatine nan extremity of nan period whitethorn aliases whitethorn not see any of these devices. 

How to watch nan 2025 Amazon Devices & Services event

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What Amazon products are we expecting?

A caller colour Kindle (or Kindle package upgrades): The Kindle connected nan invitation appears to characteristic a hand-drawn recreation of nan Kindle logo, suggesting that Amazon whitethorn motorboat a full-color Kindle Scribe. Amazon launched nan Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition successful October 2024, followed by a 16GB Kindle Colorsoft and a Kids version. 

Echo speaker: The speaker pictured connected nan invitation resembles an Echo Studio, viewed from above. It was initially released successful 2019 and received OTA firmware updates successful 2022, which added spatial audio and a caller achromatic finish. While Amazon launched caller Echo Show 15 and 21 smart displays past year, nan institution hasn't released a caller Echo Dot, its astir celebrated smart speaker, since 2022. As acold arsenic much caller smart speakers go, Amazon launched the Echo Spot in July 2024, pursuing the Echo Pop's May 2023 launch. 

Fire TV hardware: Because nan larger Echo Shows were launched much recently, nan show pictured connected nan invitation is much apt to beryllium a Fire TV than different smart display. Amazon released a new Fire TV Stick HD last October to switch nan Fire TV Stick and Stick Lite, followed by the Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series in April.

Vega OS to switch FireOS: New Fire TV hardware could besides motorboat pinch Amazon's Linux-based Vega OS, alternatively of FireOS, which is built connected Android. Amazon has been moving connected nan caller operating strategy since astatine slightest 2023, but caller reports bespeak it will denote it during Tuesday's event.

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