Amazon, here is Fire TV Omni QLED, new Echo Auto and much more: news and prices

A year after entering the “real” TV market, Amazon returns to the Fire TV Omni range to announce Fire TV Omni QLED alongside the new generation of Echo Auto and other news made official today, then the third generation Fire TV Cube and the Alexa Pro remote control, the Kindle Scribe and the new Echo Dot and Echo Studio. A trend, that of committing to hardware as a service provider, which has recently also been followed by Sky with the Sky Glass TV.

The main novelty of the new Fire TV Omni QLED is the display, a 65 or 75 inch 4K LED with full-array local dimming which ideally divides the panel into 96 control zones, so as to increase the contrast and reduce the gap with the OLEDs. Another novelty on which Amazon has focused a lot is the so-called Ambient Experience which aims to make what tends to be the largest screen in the house even smarter, making its debut on the Fire TV Omni LED.

We’ve been buying so-called smart TVs for decades, but they’re actually not that smart and most of the day they’re not even good or useful, ” explained Daniel Rausch, vice president of Amazon Entertainment Devices and Services. The Omni QLED Series redefines what customers can expect from a smart TV.

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As mentioned at the beginning, the new Fire TV Omni QLED range has a 4K panel with 65 or 75 inch local dimming which promises an overall higher image quality than the Fire TV Omni already on the market in the US. There is support for HDR10 +, HLG and for the first time also a Dolby Vision IQ (here we explain what it is) and HDR10 + Adaptiveboth result of the collaboration between the TV and the integrated twilight sensor so from dynamically adjust the brightness of the panel to environmental conditions.

Then, there is Ambient Experience, novelty based on sensors that, when they perceive a presence in the room, command the opening of an interface managed by Alexa to be controlled by means of the same sensors, by gestures. They are shown:

• copyright images or personal, from a free database of over 1,500 photos in the first case with the possibility of asking Alexa for more information, discovering something new
• widget Alexa-based, with breaking news, reminders or messages from other family members, calendar view with tasks or reminders, control of smart home devices
• hands-free music with screen on or off, with songs or podcasts from Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Apple Podcast, Audible
• contents to discover with Content Discovery, which thanks to the deep integration with Alexa suggests contents to watch
• Alexa routine
• controls useful to manage the privacysuch as the ability to disable the microphone or presence detection.

Fire TV Omni QLEDwhich has been awarded the Climate Pledge Friendly badge, will be available in the USA and Canada on Amazon or at Best Buy stores for:

• $ 799.99 – 65 “
• $ 1,099.99 – 75 “.

No information for the moment on the possible marketing in Europe.

Space even for a refurbished Echo Auto, the device that has been successful for its ability to update the infotainment systems of not too recent cars. The new generation arrives with a renewed design: the volume of the device is probably the same as the previous generation, but now it is less wide, a little thicker and the fabric upholstery with which it shows itself in the official images gives it a more pleasant appearance.

There are a new adhesive backing to increase flexibility in positioning in the car, five microphones to be more responsive to requests despite the music, climate fans and street noise. Also you can ask Alexa to call for help in case of necessity. US List Price: $ 54.99. It should arrive in Italy but we have no information yet: we will keep the article updated.

Solutions for companies and installers are also official eero PoE 6 and eero PoE Gateway with eero for Pro Installers and eero for Businesstwo new services launched with the aim of simplifying the installation, configuration and management of Wi-Fi for professional installers and small businesses.

eero PoE 6 is a Power-over-Ethernet access point with dual band Wi-Fi 6 that covers up to 185 square meters and can keep more than 100 devices connected. In wireless it ensures up to 1.5 Gbps. eero PoE Gateway is a high performance wired gateway that supports internet speeds up to 10Gbps with two 10 gigabit (GbE) ports and eight 2.5GbE PoE ports.

The promise of eero for Pro Installers a few lines ago is to facilitate the installation work for those who do it by profession. It is a five-year licensed software toolkit designed to speed up the configuration process and remotely assist the customer who may have problems via the dedicated app. It is included for those who purchase eero PoE 6 or Gateway through an installer.

THE pricesUSA for now:

• PoE 6 available from October for $ 299.99
• PoE Gateway for $ 649.99.

We will keep you updated on any availability in Europe.

Ring Spotlight Cam Pro is Amazon’s new professional-grade security camera based on 3D Motion Detection and Bird’s Eye View. It allows you to set a very precise detection threshold of objects passing in front of it before starting recording and sending a notification to the connected device.

“Although it will be difficult to completely eliminate false alarms – explains Amazon – the use of radar on devices such as cameras and doorbells allows us to take a significant step forward in improving notifications “. Thanks to 3D detection of what moves the radar is able to improve several functions, including Bird’s Eve View which draws on a map the path followed by the person / object detected.

At the same time it also comes Ring Spotlight Cam Plus, which unlike the previous one is an indoor camera, so the designers paid more attention to the design. It offers color night vision, live view and even an emergency siren.

The two security cameras are available in the USA to:

• $ 249.99 Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Solar
• $ 229.99 Ring Spotlight Cam Pro
• $ 199.99 Ring Spotlight Cam Plus.

We will keep you updated on any availability in Europe.