Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices
Amazon has unveiled five new Alexa-enabled devices, including two new hardware categories: the Alexa Photo Frame and the Echo Time smart alarm clock. The Alexa Photo Frame offers a high-quality, anti-glare display with intelligent photo selection and Amazon Photos integration, while the Echo Time aims to provide a dedicated smart clock experience.
Why it matters
These new product introductions expand Amazon's smart home ecosystem, potentially influencing consumer adoption of smart displays and dedicated smart clocks, and intensifying competition in the smart home device market.
Amazon unveiled five new Alexa devices today, including two new kinds of hardware: the Alexa Photo Frame , a smart picture frame, and the Echo Time, a smart alarm clock.
The Alexa Photo Frame is Amazon’s foray into the world of digital photo displays, a product category that has transcended from a clunky, last-minute holiday gift to a sleek, attractive way to look through your camera roll.
Aura is responsible for much of the growth in this category, so it’s no coincidence that the Alexa Photo Frame has a similar aesthetic feel: The screen is much easier on the eyes than the old, bright photo frames from years past. The device is said to be specifically calibrated for sharing photos, featuring a semi-matte, anti-glare display that makes it look more like a Samsung Frame TV than a laptop screen.
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