Amazon announces new $140 sleep tracker

Amazon just announced the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro, Spotlight Cam Pro Solar, and Spotlight Cam Plus.

The Spotlight Cam Pro is a new professional security camera with 3D motion detection that can send motion alerts to your phone.

Spotlight Cam Plus now has multiple power options including solar, battery, wired, and plug.

The new Ring Spotlight Cam Pro battery and connector is $229.99. The Spotlight Cam Pro Solar costs $249.99. The Spotlight Cam Plus starts at $199.99.

– Sofia Pitt

Amazon’s Astro robot can now check doors to see if they’re open. It also enables pet detection, allowing owners to monitor their pets from the comfort of their own home.

There’s a new integration between Ring and Astro called Virtual Guard + Astro for small businesses. Astro cameras can alert virtual security agents.

– Sofia Pitt

Amazon announced a new feature for Echo Show devices called Shop the Look.

For example, users can say “show me this shirt” when they see an image on their screen, and the device will offer similar products, some of which are from Amazon’s product catalogue.

The feature shows that Amazon remains committed to making voice shopping more ubiquitous.

– Annie Palmer

Amazon just announced four new Echo products: the Echo Dot, the Echo Dot with Clock, the Echo Dot Kids, the Echo Studio, and the Echo Auto.

The Echo Dot and Echo Dot Clock deliver up to twice the bass of the previous generation, according to Amazon. It also has a new temperature sensor, so it can do things like turn on your smart fan automatically if it gets too warm inside. Both devices also have new gesture controls and a new display. The coolest new feature is probably a built-in Eero that turns your device into a WiFi extender to improve network coverage around your home. Eero built-in will also roll out to older 4th Gen Echo Dots and Echo Dots with clocks over the next few months.

The new Echo Dot Kids is now available in owl and dragon designs. The device comes with a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, which offers children’s content such as books, games, videos, songs, and more.

The company also introduced a new high-end Echo Studio. According to Amazon, the sound quality is even better with the new spatial audio processing technology and the extension of the frequency range.

Last but not least, the new Echo Auto, which has a new design and flexible mounting options. You can use Alexa to listen to music, make calls, and get roadside assistance hands-free.

The Dot is $49.99, the Dot with Clock and Echo Dot Kids are both $59.99, the Echo Studio is $199.99, and the Echo Auto is $54.99. Pre-orders start today and devices will ship next month.

– Sofia Pitt

Amazon just unveiled a no-touch sleep tracker called the Halo Rise for $139.99.

The company says the device will have environmental awareness with a smart alarm and wake-up light, as well as machine learning and sensor technology to accurately identify sleep patterns.

The device comes with a six-month Halo membership and will ship later this year.

The Halo Rise works with Alexa. It doesn’t require users to press a button or charge a battery, and it helps determine all of your sleep stages, from REM to light and deep sleep, and provides users with a sleep score.

– Sofia Pitt

Amazon just announced a new Kindle Scribe, the first Kindle you can write on.

It features a 10.2-inch display with a pen that lets you take notes, create to-do lists, and write directly on the pages of the book you’re reading.

You can use Scribe to mark up PDFs and other documents. It can last weeks and weeks without charge.

Pre-orders start today and will ship in time for the holiday season. Scribe costs $339.99.

David Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices, begins presenting on the Kindle.

– Sofia Pitt

A question that will likely bother many people during the event: will Amazon mention Roomba maker iRobot?

Amazon surprisingly announced in August that it plans to acquire iRobot for around $1.7 billion, giving its hardware and robotics businesses a boost. iRobot is best known for its vacuum robot Roomba and its mopping robots.

Amazon unveiled its own consumer robot, Astro, at last year’s hardware event. Equipped with Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant, Astro can follow users around the home. But it’s invitation-only and will be priced at $1,450 upon release.

– Annie Palmer

Unlike Apple, which makes money selling its flagship iPhone and other products, Amazon’s hardware business doesn’t generate much profit and doesn’t account for a significant portion of the company’s top line.

Instead, Amazon launches devices at extremely cheap prices to promote its other products and services. It hopes that for every $99 Fire tablet sold, for example, users will buy movies, audiobook subscriptions, and other items that tend to have higher margins.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has previously admitted that the retail giant doesn’t expect to turn a profit on its devices.

While it’s not a lucrative business, Amazon’s growing lineup of Echo smart speakers, Ring doorbells, and Fire TV Sticks are helping to expand the company’s reach in the smart home. And they help service its other fast-growing businesses like advertising.

– Annie Palmer

You can usually expect new Echoes, Fire TV software and the like at these events, but sometimes Amazon has a few surprises in store. For example, one year it announced Echo Frames glasses. Last year it launched a smart frame that hangs on the wall. And it also used its fall event to announce a security drone that will fly around your home. But that hasn’t started yet.

Also of note: Amazon just updated their Fire tablets, so we probably won’t see anything new there today.

– Todd Haselton

Amazon’s hardware event is well timed. The company plans to host another Prime Day-like discount bonanza next month, the first time it’s held two deal events in the same year.

Amazon usually offers discounts on its own gadgets during these events. In years past, Amazon-branded devices like Echos, Fire TVs and Kindles have also been among the top sellers on Prime Day (which usually occurs in the summer) and on busy holiday shopping days like Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday.

– Annie Palmer