Amazon built the Trojan Horse for your smart home

Amazon's product launch spree continues, this time with a bunch of new Alexa-powered Echo devices. The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains what the new Echo Show 16 finally got right, why a digital photo frame could be Amazon's next big Alexa hit, and whether this new way of thinking about smart home gadgets might help Amazon defeat the HomeView and win a space in your kitchen.

Further reading:

• Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Pro (theverge.com/gadgets/1019554/apple-touchscreen…)

• Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updates (theverge.com/tech/1020035/amazon-fall-2026-har…)

• Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship (theverge.com/science/1020607/virgin-galactic-a…)

• Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updates (theverge.com/tech/1020035/amazon-fall-2026-har…)

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