Amazon Fall Hardware 2025 — Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Blink, Ring & Alexa+

Summary of Amazon’s Sept 30, 2025 fall hardware event: new Echo speakers and displays, refreshed Kindle Scribe lineup including a color model, a new Fire TV stick and TVs (Vega OS coming to Fire TV), updated Blink cameras, refreshed Ring devices, and broad Alexa+ integration across the new hardware.

Quick highlights

• Echo Dot Max — preorders open; ships Oct 29. Link: Echo Dot Max
• Echo Studio (2025) — preorders open; ships Oct 29. Link: Echo Studio
• Echo Show 8 — $180, preorders open, ships Nov 12. Link: Echo Show 8
• Echo Show 11 — $220, preorders open, ships Nov 12. Link: Echo Show 11
• Kindle Scribe Colorsoft — $630 (US), coming later this year. Link: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft
• Kindle Scribe (refreshed) — from $500 (US), available later this year / early 2026 in some regions. Link: Kindle Scribe
• Fire TV Stick 4K Select — $40, preorders open, Vega OS arriving on Fire TV devices. Link: Fire TV Stick 4K Select
• Omni QLED Series & 2-Series Fire TVs — refreshed models with Omnisense, brighter QLED panels and faster chips. Link: Omni QLED Series
• Blink Outdoor 2K+ — $90, two-way talk, 2K video. Link: Blink Outdoor 2K+
• Blink Mini 2K+ — $50, indoor (weather-resistant adapter optional). Link: Blink Mini 2K+
• Blink Arc — $100, dual-camera stitched 180° feed (mount $20). Link: Blink Arc
• Ring (new cameras & doorbells) — multiple models, 2K & 4K options; prices from $60 to $280. Link: Ring Cameras & Doorbells

Alexa+ and AI features

All new devices come with Alexa+ integration. Notable features:

• Alexa Home Theater — connect up to five Echo Studio/Dot Max units for surround sound and auto-tuning.
• Kindle AI features — “Story So Far” summaries and “Ask this Book” Q&A for supported titles; AI notebook search on Scribe devices coming early 2026.
• Fire TV — scene search via natural language, cross-service recommendations and deeper contextual queries for shows, live sports and actors.
• Ring AI functions — Retinal Vision tuning, Alexa+ Greetings, Familiar Faces, and Search Party to help find lost pets.
• Third-party integration — Alexa+ will be available on devices from Bose, Sonos, LG, Samsung and BMW; an Alexa+ Store will offer services like TaskRabbit, Uber, GrubHub and more.

What to expect

Preorders are open for many devices; shipping dates vary (Echo speakers ship Oct 29; Echo Shows ship Nov 12; Fire TV Stick 4K Select ships next month; Kindle models later this year/early 2026). Vega OS will begin appearing on Fire TV devices in October. Prices listed are US MSRP announced at the event.

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