{
  "id": 16938112,
  "title": "Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/amazon-turns-its-most-capable-smart-speaker-into-a-smart-camera-too",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:05:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/amazon-adds-a-camera-to-its-best-sounding-smart-speaker-for-30-extra/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon has upgraded its most capable smart speaker, the Echo Studio, by adding a camera feature. The newly released Echo Studio with Home Camera offers users the ability to incorporate visual monitoring into their Alexa-based smart speaker setup. Despite the addition of the camera, the device retains its audio capabilities, featuring a 3.75-inch high-excursion woofer and three full-range drivers. Both the Echo Studio models support Dolby Atmos and Amazon’s proprietary surround sound algorithm. They also boast lossless HD audio, Advanced Room Adaptation, and noise distortion reduction features. Amazon’s Advanced Room Adaptation feature automatically adjusts the speaker’s sound to the acoustics of the room it’s in. Both models come with four microphones and the same AZ3 Pro processor introduced last year. This processor includes an AI accelerator to enable the use of Amazon’s Alexa+ generative AI chatbot.",
  "summary": "The Echo Studio with Home Camera can \"see and understand what's in front of the camera.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker is also a home surveillance camera",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/amazons-new-echo-studio-speaker-is-also-a-home-surveillance-camera",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "The 4 biggest Amazon smart home announcements from today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-4-biggest-amazon-smart-home-announcements-from-today",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:35:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}