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Amazon Revamps Echo Speakers, Displays in Hardware Reboot
New speakers include revamped look, upgraded silicon and integration with Alexa+ subscription service.
Amazon.com Inc. is kicking off an end-to-end overhaul of its hardware business by rebuilding two of its flagship Alexa devices: the Echo and the Echo Show.
The company is introducing the Echo Dot Max, a $100 smart speaker designed to compete with similarly priced products from Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, as well as the $220 Echo Studio, its highest-end speaker for audiophiles. Amazon is also revamping the Echo Show, its smart speaker with a screen, with redesigned 8-inch and 11-inch models priced at $180 and $220, respectively.