# Amazon unveils new Echo hardware, including Echo Studio speaker with camera

At Amazon’s Echo hardware event, the company announced new Alexa devices, including an Echo Studio speaker equipped with a camera. The addition of a camera to a smart speaker expands Amazon’s ambient-computing push and raises fresh privacy questions around always-connected home devices.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020388/inside-amazons-echo-hardware-event) — 2026-10-28T08:46:42-04:00
- [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020241/amazon-echo-studio-home-camera-dot-smart-home-hub) — 2026-10-28T08:00:00-04:00