Amazon launches Alexa Photo Frame and updates Echo Studio with camera
Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 28 Oct, 12:15 · Archive
Amazon has released its first dedicated digital photo frame with built-in Alexa, priced from $199.99, alongside an updated Echo Studio that now includes a camera.
Amazon has released the Alexa Photo Frame, its first dedicated digital photo frame with built-in Alexa capability. The device starts at $199.99 for a black frame, with walnut and birch wood options available for $229. It features a 10-inch touchscreen display with semi-matte anti-glare finish intended to simulate the appearance of printed photographs.
The frame pulls images from Amazon Photos, which provides unlimited storage for Prime members at no additional cost. Users can select specific people or albums to display, or allow Alexa Plus to curate the selection. According to the outlets, Alexa's curation considers factors including lighting quality, whether people are smiling, and the current season, whilst intelligently filtering out screenshots and receipts. The display includes a light sensor that adjusts brightness throughout the day, and the frame sits on a detachable stand.
Separately, Amazon has introduced an updated Echo Studio speaker with an integrated camera, priced at $249.99, whilst the standard Echo Studio remains available at $219.99. The new Echo Studio with Home Camera allows users to monitor rooms remotely through the Alexa app's Live View and enables video calls on Fire TV devices. Amazon's head of device Panos Panay demonstrated the video call capability at a media event in New York City.
The Echo Studio with Home Camera retains the original model's audio architecture, featuring a high-excursion woofer for bass, three full-range drivers, and Dolby Atmos spatial audio. Amazon has added two audio features: Advanced Room Adaptation continuously tunes sound to the room's acoustics, and Adaptive Volume adjusts volume based on the listener's position within the space to maintain consistent audio levels.
Both devices are available for purchase starting immediately. The Alexa Photo Frame does not require a subscription, though the Amazon Photos app can import from iCloud Photo and Android and Apple devices, though Google Photos support is not yet available.
How it is being reported
- Amazon Adds an Alexa Photo Frame and a Bedside Clock to Its Echo FamilyThe new Echo Studio also gets a camera, and the Echo Show 16 debuts an AI-generated Alexa interface.Wired · 28 Oct, 12:01
- Amazon’s first digital picture frame lets you add voice notes to photosAmazon's screen-equipped smart speakers have long been able to display your family's photos, but its new Alexa Photo Frame is purpose-built for that task. It's designed to compete with other digital picture frames from companies like Aura, and Amazon's incorporates a smart speaker with access to Alexa Plus' capabilities through voice commands. However, unlike the […]The Verge · 28 Oct, 12:00
- The Amazon Echo Studio's new camera can check on your dog or tell you how to play 'Monopoly'Amazon has added a camera to its Echo Studio speaker as part of its big Echo refresh.Engadget · 28 Oct, 12:00
- Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a cameraAmazon is giving its premium smart speaker a camera. The new Echo Studio with Home Camera, announced today as part of Amazon's big blast of announcements, has a built-in camera for monitoring a room while you're away, showing things to Alexa, and, soon, to use with video calls on Fire TV devices. It's an iteration […]The Verge · 28 Oct, 12:00
- Amazon launches its first digital photo frame with built-in AlexaYou can tell Amazon's Alexa Photo Frame which images you want to see.Engadget · 28 Oct, 12:00
In this story: Amazon · Aura · Amazon Photos · Prime · Alexa Plus · Fire TV · New York City
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