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Last night, Amazon held an autumn hardware conference and launched a large number of new products in one go.

Like last year, Amazon has once again launched an extremely intensive hardware release, including Echo Studio speakers with Dolby Atmos, built-in microphones and Alexa’s Echo Frames smart glasses, Echo Loop ring and Echo Buds TWS headsets, etc. A total of 15 hardware products.

In these dozens of new hardware products, it can be roughly divided into two categories: one is the conventional speaker home products, such as speakers, routers, cameras, etc.; the other is new wearable smart devices, such as Headphones, glasses and rings.

Compared with the new smart wearables, Amazon’s new speakers and home furnishing products are less eye-catching and more conventional. These include the third-generation Echo Dot Clock, which adds a simple LED clock to the front. Amazon said that the reason for adding such a design is because people always ask Alexa time, and now they can see it directly.

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Echo Dot Clock is a great voice-controlled smart alarm clock for those who don’t want to put too many cameras or displays in their homes, and can be muted by tapping the top and easily at night. To the time.

Selling price The Echo Dot Clock is priced at $59.99 and can be booked immediately and shipped later this year.

Echo Studio is a smart speaker similar to HomePod, which is larger than Amazon’s previous products. It has a built-in high-quality sound unit that supports Dolby Atmos. The price is $199.99 and will be shipped on November 7.

Amazon also updated a new standard version of Echo, using the design of Echo Plus last year, but removed ZigBee function. The Verge also said that the new Echo sound is better than before, and this time Amazon abandoned the wooden trim strips and switched to fabric design. Available in four colors for $99.99, you can book now.

Another new product is the Echo Show 8. The overall design is similar to the Echo Show 5 but the screen is 8 inches larger. The advantage of the larger screen and larger size is that the sound becomes clearer and better with front camera and Echo. The physical switch that appears on Show 5. The price is $129.99.

Amazon also brings a brand new product, Echo Flex, which is small and can be plugged directly into a wall socket, so that you can call Alexa anywhere in your home without the need for a larger Echo product. Limited to the volume, its sound is not large, but the function is very full, also supports multi-room audio series.

There is also a USB-A port on the bottom of Echo Flex. You can charge your phone or plug in a night light or motion sensor accessory. The Echo Flex is priced at $24.99 and the add-on module is $14.99.

The next product is the Echo Glow Lamp, a spherical ambience that can be controlled by Echo, which can be beaten with the rhythm of the music, and can be simulated in different colors to simulate the feeling of candlelight or fireplace. You can also change the color of the light by tapping the top, which costs $29.99.

The RIng brand acquired by Amazon also announced three new products, including cheaper outdoor cameras and indoor cameras, and a device that integrates old-fashioned home security devices into the Ring Alarm system.

The last home product was the new Eero router system, which is simpler and cheaper than previous models. Starting at $99 and three sets for $249, the design is simple and easy to install. Amazon also extends Eero’s Alexa Voice Control API.

Furniture products are followed by smart wearables, including eyewear products like Echo Frames, as well as rings and true wireless headphones.

Amazon has positioned Echo Frames as the ultimate product of Alexa everywhere. Amazon is also trying to find a balance between privacy and convenience, adding a button on the glasses that disables the microphone. There are no cameras on Echo Frames.

Echo Frames weighs only 31 grams and is made of TR90, carbon fiber and titanium. It can be used with functional lenses or glasses.

In terms of usage, the glasses need to work with the Android system to read notifications, make calls, play audio, and ask Alexa to provide calendar, news, weather, and other general information to support notification filtering. But Echo Frames doesn’t support iOS, so the vast majority of iPhone users are excluded this time.

Echo Frames’ life is generally three hours for music playback and 14 hours for standby. Currently, this smart glasses can only be purchased at Amazon through an invitation, for $179.99.