"We're at Amazon's fall 2025 hardware event in New York City, where the company is set to announce a bunch of new gadgets ahead of the holidays. Amazon's teaser image for today suggested new Kindles, Echos, and maybe a TV. Whatever it is, it's been a long time coming: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy promised "beautiful" new hardware back in February, which is when the key software they'll be running - Alexa Plus - made its debut."
"Whether Amazon can make Alexa Plus useful is the real question beneath all of today's announcements. The AI-powered assistant is off to a promising start, but on current devices, it can be sluggish when responding and still misunderstand your intent. New hardware can help with some of that, but it can only go so far when it comes to LLMs."
Amazon is holding a fall 2025 hardware event in New York City to unveil new gadgets for the holiday season, with teasers pointing to updated Kindles, Echo devices, and possibly a TV. The new hardware is expected to run Alexa Plus, the upgraded AI assistant platform introduced earlier in the year. Alexa Plus demonstrates potential but currently experiences sluggish responses and occasional misunderstandings on existing devices. Improved microphones, processors, and on-device optimizations can reduce latency and improve accuracy, but the inherent limitations of large language models mean hardware upgrades cannot fully resolve comprehension and responsiveness challenges.
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