Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too

Amazon has released an updated Echo Studio with a built-in 13MP camera, allowing users to remotely check on a room and control smart home devices. The speaker maintains the same audio capabilities as the standard Echo Studio, including lossless HD audio and a surround sound-like effect. The camera enables features such as voice-controlled volume adjustment and object recognition, with potential future integration with Amazon Fire TV for video calls. The device's processor, AZ3 Pro, includes an AI accelerator for Amazon's Alexa+ chatbot.