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Saturday, October 31, 2026

Amazon has put a camera in its Echo Studio speaker so that Alexa can see what is in front of it. The Echo Studio with Home Camera is one of five new Alexa devices the company unveiled on Wednesday, alongside a new Echo Dot, an Echo Time alarm clock, an Alexa Photo Frame and the Echo Show 16.

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... The camera speaker ships today for $249.99. Hold up a board game box and Alexa can explain the rules, or show it a box of cereal and it can help you reorder it, according to Amazon. Owners can also check in on the room from the Alexa app while they are away. The Echo Studio without a camera stays on sale at $219.99. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-31 12:40 AM | Reply

And what will Amazon's AI do with the video the camera records?

Who might it be shared with?

Will the video be able to be taken and used in court proceedings?

Is Amazon just extending the Flock's Big Surveillance goals into the home?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-31 12:43 AM | Reply

Is there no duct tape?

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-31 11:54 AM | Reply

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