What comes after the smartphone? Amazon’s Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Amazon executive Panos Panay is set to discuss the future of hardware and the evolution of Alexa+ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The talk will explore how generative AI is shifting the focus of consumer devices beyond the traditional smartphone.
Why it matters
The transition from smartphone-centric hardware to AI-integrated devices represents a major shift in the consumer electronics industry.
For nearly 20 years, the smartphone has been at the center of hardware and software development. But with AI moving from stand-alone apps to being interwoven in our go-to platforms, and then into the operating system of our devices, the shape of the next generation of hardware devices is still being developed.
And Amazon SVP of Devices and Services, Panos Panay, is as close to that development as anyone can get. He will be speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to deliver exclusive insights about how he sees the evolution of hardware progressing.
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