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Amazon's October Hardware, All in One Home: Alexa Tablets, New Ring Cams, and the Gear Around Them
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items Amazon's tablet line changed names and operating systems in October, its camera line gained higher-resolution models, and the pieces are meant to work together: a tablet that shows a camera feed, a hub that ties the house together, and a speaker that...
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The New Tablets
Eyes on the House
The Hub and the Helpers
The New Tablets
The renamed tablet line: three sizes, one operating-system change, and a shared app store.
The smallest of the new tablet line, for reading, video, and browsing in one hand or on a lap. Suited to a household where a tablet is mostly a screen for one person at a time. Check the storage options on the listing, since the smaller storage size ...
Alexa Tablet 8 | Portable Smart Tablet with Alexa+
The middle size of the new line, with a larger, sharper screen for films and split-screen reading. Suited to a household where a tablet doubles as a small television and a reading device. Check the weight on the listing if it will be held for long st...
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet, built for relaxation
The largest and most capable of the new line, for work-style use with more screen space and longer video playback. Suited to someone who wants a tablet to stand in for a laptop for writing and browsing. Skip it if a smaller tablet already covers ever...
Alexa Tablet 12 Pro | Smart Productivity Tablet
Eyes on the House
The new cameras: higher-resolution outdoor and indoor views, and a doorbell that fits the same system.
A battery outdoor camera with higher-resolution video for a driveway, garden, or porch. Suited to a home where identifying faces and plates at a distance matters more than a wide blurry view. Check the subscription lines on the listing, since recorde...
Ring Spotlight Cam Plus, Battery
An indoor camera that pans and tilts to follow movement around a room, for a living room or hallway watched from elsewhere. Suited to a room where a fixed camera misses too much of the action. Check the privacy controls on the listing if the camera w...
Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam, Plug-In
A small plug-in indoor camera for a single room, for checking in on pets, a front room, or a hallway. Suited to a spot near an outlet where a battery camera would be overkill. Check whether it needs a sync module for local storage, since that changes...
Blink Mini 2K+ (newest model)
A video doorbell for seeing and speaking to visitors from a phone, with motion alerts for the front of the house. Suited to a home where the front door is often answered from another room. Check the wiring and battery options on the listing, since in...
Ring Battery Doorbell, Home or business security
The Hub and the Helpers
The pieces that tie the lineup together: a control hub, a small speaker, and a keyboard for tablet typing.
A wall-mountable control panel for the house's smart devices, for arming cameras, switching lights, and viewing feeds from one spot. Suited to a hallway or kitchen where a shared control point beats opening a phone app. Skip it if every device is alr...
Echo Hub
A small smart speaker with a compact display, for a bedroom or office where a clock, an alarm, and voice control share one spot. Suited to a room where a full-size display would feel too large. Check the display brightness options on the listing if l...
Amazon Echo Spot (2024 release)
A compact keyboard that pairs with several devices, for turning a tablet into a writing machine without a laptop. Suited to someone who types long messages or documents on a tablet. Skip it if the tablet is only ever used for watching — a keyboard ad...
Logitech K380 Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard