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If you’ve ever played the small and obscure indie game Baldur’s Gate 3, you’ll recognize Samantha Béart’s voice as the hotheaded barbarian we all know and love, Karlach. While that is their breakout role, Samantha has a very diverse background on both the stage and screen. I had the honor and privilege of interviewing the amazingly talented Samantha Béart and …

The majority of Amazon smart speakers lean more into the “smart” than the “speaker,” except for the Echo Studio. That device, which arrived in November 2019, was an imposing, sound-quality-first speaker that delivered Alexa functionality alongside impressive sound for a $200 device. But that was nearly six years ago — an eternity in tech product years — and the Studio …

Amazon’s Two New Echo Speakers Present a Clear Winner — With or Without Alexa+  Bloomberg.com The Echo Dot Max is Amazon’s biggest little speaker yet  The Verge Amazon Echo Studio (2025) review: A comprehensive redesign for Alexa+  Engadget I Tried Amazon’s Newest Smart Speakers. They’re the Best Yet  WIRED Amazon Echo Studio vs. Echo Dot Max: Which Should You Buy?  CNET Source link

Echo Show users say Amazon’s smart displays are starting to feel like billboards  TechSpot Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show  The Verge People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads  Ars Technica Obnoxious full-screen ads are making the Amazon Echo Show useless — here’s how to fix it  Tom’s Guide Your Echo Show’s Photo Frame Is Now Just Another …

Last week, Amazon’s 2025 devices event debuted two new Echo smart speakers with Amazon‘s latest Alexa Plus (Alexa+) voice assistant. Now, Echo Show owners are reporting that its AI-powered updates brought with them a tidal wave of ads that make the device practically unusable. Previously, Amazon’s Echo Show smart displays showed ads mostly through the Shopping Lists feature or Alexa’s …

Last week, Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays. The redesign — led by former Microsoft design chief Ralf Groene, whom Amazon Devices & Services head Panos Panay coaxed out of retirement — included two new Echo Show smart displays. According to Panay, these new models are the first step on a …

As part of the Cyclingnews team’s hunt for great Amazon Prime Day Bike deals, I’ve found a deal for our USA audience that I’m genuinely gutted I can’t buy. It’s a deal on the Amazon Echo Buds true-wireless in-ear headphones, with a staggering 71% off, bringing them down from $119.99 to just $34.99. That’s for the version with the wired …

I’ve Been Using Alexa+ for Months, and These Are My 7 Favorite Features. How to Try It on Your Echo Device  PCMag Amazon unveils the next generation of AI-powered Echo devices, purpose-built for Alexa+  about Amazon Amazon’s 2025 hardware event: the 8 biggest announcements  The Verge Amazon refreshes device lineup to integrate new AI-powered Alexa+  Reuters I listened to the new Amazon Echo Dot …

Last week, Amazon announced two new Echo Show devices during its . From the stage, Amazon execs repeatedly used the phrase “blend into the background.” Amazon hardware chief Panos Panay told a personal story, recounting how Alexa+ was able to “shift the balance” at his dinner table, supplying his family with facts to settle their mealtime debates, no phones required. …

We’re not expecting to see Apple’s long-awaited combo speaker and smart home control panel until sometime next year. We’ve been using HomePad as a placeholder name, but a leak back in the summer suggests it may be known as the HomePod Touch. The form factor is expected to be broadly similar to Amazon’s Echo Show, and the company has just …