Amazon upgrades Echo Show 15

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If you find the new Amazon Echo Show 21 to be too large, the update to the 15-inch Amazon Echo Show might be more for you. The Echo Show 15 gets the new camera, audio, and smart home upgrades as its bigger sibling. It comes with an auto-framing camera with better video call quality thanks to double its field of view and 65% more zoom over its predecessor. Amazon adds noise reduction to make calls clearer as well.

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Amazon debuts larger Echo Show 21

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Amazon's wall-mounted smart display gets a big screen update. The Amazon Echo Show 21 sports a 21-inch screen with a 1080p resolution. According to the company, it features better audio and doubles the viewing area of the original Echo Show 15. It can supposedly deliver "immersive sound, double the bass and room adaptation technology."

The Echo Show 21 also has a better camera and a built-in smart home hub that supports Matter and Thread protocols alongside Zigbee. The auto-framing camera now has over double the field of view and provides 65% more zoom than its predecessor. It also adds noise reduction to make the audio for your video calls clearer.

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Report: Amazon working on Echo Frames for delivery drivers

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Amazon is reportedly working on smart glasses that give delivery drivers turn-by-turn directions and help shave seconds off their delivery time. Codenamed "Amelia," the smart glasses are based on the existing Echo Frames platform. However, they will feature an embedded display for more precise directions, including telling them where to turn when they enter a building. Reuters cited anonymous sources from Amazon saying that the project is part of Amazon's efforts to boost the efficiency in the last 100 yards of a delivery.

Amazon is also supposedly exploring adding camera capabilities using the embedded screen so drivers can take photos of the packages as proof. This feature should theoretically allow drivers to carry more packages and continue their tasks since the glasses are hands-free.

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Meet Amazon's first full-colour Kindle

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If you read digital graphic novels and want an e-reader, you'd want to pay attention to Amazon's new Kindle. The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is the brand's first full-colour e-ink tablet. It is launching in the US on October 30 for US$280 (around CA$387). Based on Amazon's site, it doesn't look like it's coming to Canada just yet.

But if you want to pick one up in the US, the Kindle ColorSoft comes with a 7-inch screen with up to eight weeks of battery life on a single, full charge. Its front light will automatically adjust to your surroundings and its high-contrast screen comes with built-in anti-glare to make it easier to read in different environments.

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