Amazon reveals range of new Kindle, Ring and Echo devices powered by AI

The line-up includes new cameras for its Ring video monitoring device with a new AI facial recognition feature that allows users to register friends and family

New Echo smart displays are seen at an Amazon event in New York. Picture: Seth Wenig/AP

Online juggernaut Amazon has unveiled its next generation of Kindle, Ring and Echo devices, among other gadgets, that are all powered by artificial intelligence and connected to Alexa+, its AI-infused personal assistant, which made its debut in February.

The line-up, announced at a presentation and showcase in New York on Tuesday, includes new cameras for its Ring video monitoring device with a new AI facial recognition feature that allows users to register friends and family and notify them who is at the front door.

Amazon unveiled four new Echo devices revamped with Alexa+ that serve up personalised insights like whether the user left the front door unlocked after midnight.

The Seattle-based company also announced a series of Alexa+ infused Fire TVs that allow for more personalised searches like finding a specific scene in a movie or getting commentary about the previous day’s football game.

Panos Panay speaks during the Amazon event in New York (Seth Wenig/AP)

The presentation was the first big product event for Panos Panay, who joined Amazon in 2023 to head up the company’s devices and services teams after a 19-year career at Microsoft where he served as chief product officer.

Mr Panay told the audience of several hundred journalists and bloggers that Alexa+ and artificial intelligence are allowing technology to work “in the background when you don’t”.

“Products creating subtle shifts in all our behaviour, driven by AI, integrated into the hardware,” Mr Panay said. “And flowing natural through the products themselves.

“Whether it’s a camera catching what you missed; or your Fire TV updating you on a game; or your Kindle remembering exactly where you left off.”