I vividly remember testing the first Echo Studio. Even though that was nearly six years ago, I can clearly recall my surprise that Amazon had finally built a smart speaker that actually sounded good.

Amazon revealed a new Echo Studio smart speaker at its fall 2025 hardware event on Tuesday. A new speaker wasn’t a total surprise, as Amazon’s event invite hinted strongly that there might be new Echo ...

Amazon is letting Alexa+ users customize how the voice assistant communicates, choosing between Brief, Chill, and Sweet personality styles.

The Atmos smart speaker goes up against the HomePod 2… and wins. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a senior reviewer covering TVs ...

Among the horde of new devices Amazon unveiled during its New York City event on Tuesday are two new Echo speakers: a higher-end Echo Dot called the Echo Dot Max and a next-generation Echo Studio with ...

Amazon's newest smart speakers start at $100, but do they offer enough of an incentive to upgrade? I went hands-on. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to ...

Amazon debuted more than a dozen new products across its Kindle, Fire TV, Echo, Blink and Ring product lines at a Manhattan press event earlier today. The event — chaired by Amazon hardware chief ...

Amazon launched the redesigned Echo Studio and the new Echo Dot Max smart speakers. The devices support the new Alexa Home Theater feature, which uses up to five speakers and OmniSense technology to ...

You can choose between Brief, Chill, and Sweet.