Amazon Echo Studio (2025) review: A comprehensive redesign for Alexa+

Update, October 29 2025, 12:37PM ET: This review was updated after Amazon clarified how the tap controls for play/pause are ...

I talked to Alexa for days on the Amazon Echo Dot Max to see if it’s worth $100

The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.
CNET

Amazon Echo Studio vs. Echo Dot Max: Which Should You Buy?

Amazon's newest smart speakers start at $100, but do they offer enough of an incentive to upgrade? I went hands-on.

Amazon’s Echo Studio is smaller but mightier

The 2025 Echo Studio is a more attractive, fully capable smart speaker that sounds even a bit better than the original Studio ...
Digital Trends

Amazon’s new Echo devices bring AI deeper into your home

What Happened? On September 30, 2025, Amazon announced the launch of four new Alexa+ Echo devices. These devices are the next generation of the Echo line-up and are purpose-built for the Alexa+ ...
Android Authority

Amazon unveils next-gen Echo lineup in big revamp

Amazon has unveiled its latest Echo devices: the Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8, and Echo Show 11. The Echo Dot Max features a new custom-designed chip called the AZ3, while the other three ...
Ars Technica

Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

Since Amazon announced plans for a generative AI version of Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling out to Amazon Echo devices in the coming weeks, we’re getting a clearer ...
Wired

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out

This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. In an email sent to ...