The Vergecast · October 28, 2026 · 41m

Amazon built the Trojan Horse for your smart home

The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show to discuss Amazon's new line of Alexa-powered Echo devices. She explains how the Echo Show 16 finally gets the kitchen hub formula right, why a digital photo frame could be Amazon's most cunning smart home play yet, and how this appliance-first approach might help Amazon beat Apple's HomeView.

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Echo Show 16 finally gets the kitchen hub right

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains that the new Echo Show 16 finally addresses the design and usability flaws that made previous Echo smart displays awkward for kitchen use.

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The digital photo frame as Alexa Trojan horse

Amazon's new Echo digital photo frame disguises Alexa and smart home controls inside a familiar, low-stakes device to lower consumer resistance.

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