Amazon hardware event: all the new products & services

Hardware Event

• Amazon Games launches New World (for computer, MMORPG), standard edition $40, deluxe edition $50
• Launches Amazon Glow, $300 (promo $250): "This category-defying product has been created with safety as a priority"; 8 inch interactive device with projector for 19 inch touch-sensitive, projected space; for video calls, sharing media (reading stories, playing games, creating art, object scanning), incl 1 yr free access to Amazon Kids+, with Glow Bits (learning kits), with Amazon Parent Dashboard (parental controls)
• Blink launches Blink Video Doorbell in US from $50 (1080p HD display, with Alexa; 2-way audio, wired or batteries, chime app alerts), with Blink Floodlight Camera mount ($40 or $140 with Blink Outdoor), Blink Solar Panel Mount (from $130 with Blink Outdoor)
• Expands Amazon Halo with Halo View (new fitness band, $80 with 1 yr membership; health tracker with AMOLED color display for at-a-glance access to Halo health metrics), Halo Fitness (free for Halo subs; service with hundreds of studio-quality workout classes), Halo Nutrition (2022; free for Halo subs; experience to help build healthy eating habits), with sports bands (from $15)
• Launches Hey, Disney! in US (2022), with Walt Disney (voice assistant for Echo devices, works along Alexa at home, at Walt Disney World Resort hotel rooms (based on Alexa for Hospitality service), lets guests interact with select Disney characters), adds OtterBox Den Series stand for Echo Show 5, $25
• Launches Echo Show 15, $250 (15.6 inch display, 1080p HD, picture-in-picture, with Alexa; video apps pre-installed: Prime Video, Netf;ix, Hulu, Sling TV; with Alexa widgets, Amazon Photos; for calendar, shopping lists, to-do lists, reminders, recipes, delivery options from restaurants; based on Amazon AZ2 Neural Edge processor; with countertop stands and under-cabinet mount accessories)
• Launches Amazon Astro in US, from $1000 (request invitation; incl 6 mo free Ring Protect Pro): home robot (with Alexa; map floor plan, obey commands to go to a specific room, recognize faces, deliver items to specific person, play music, show the weather, answer questions, video calls, follow your movements, roam around the house when you aren’t home, making sure everything is okay, raise its periscope camera to show you whether you’ve turned the stove off, use 3rd-party accessories to record data like blood pressure, etc; based on Qualcomm chip)
• Launches Ring Always Home Cam, $250 (request invitation): camera attached to drone for in-home
• Launches Ring Alarm Pro suite for home security (Eero base station, with WiFi6, data back-up via mobile, 3 GB/mo included)
• Launches Amazon Smart Thermostat, $60 ($76 incl power adapter; developed with Resideo (Honeywell))
• Launches Alexa Together subscription service in US, 20 $/mo (2022; for families with aging family members)