American multinational Amazon held its traditional hardware launch event Wednesday, where it surprised it with a remote control powered by the voice of artificial intelligence Alexa, and also showed off its Echo Dot speakers with a revamped design and a digital clock.

The new remote was christened as: alexa pro It offers a “remote finder” function for when you get lost, as well as two new customizable buttons that let you create shortcuts to your favorite apps, content, and Alexa commands.

The Echo Dot speakers, meanwhile, now feature a digital clock, and the audio architecture has been redesigned to add a longer-throw speaker and custom range control for enhanced audio clarity and boosted bass.

Meet Alexa Voice Remote Pro for @amazonfiretv.

If a customer misplaces it, they can say “Alexa, find my remote” and the internal speaker will play. It also has customizable buttons for shortcuts to choose apps or any command. @alexa99 can do pic.twitter.com/wwMn5G7MaP

– Amazon News (@amazonnews) September 28, 2022

Amazon introduces a new way to use Alexa

The Seattle (state of Washington, USA) firm has also included a sensor that allows for contextual Alexa experiences, such as the possibility to automatically turn on the air conditioner when it’s too hot.

Amazon also took the opportunity to announce its third-generation Fire TV Cube streaming media player with a 2.0GHz Octa-core processor making it 20% more powerful than the previous generation.

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The device is fully controllable with Alexa hands-free and includes support for cinematic 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision, HDR, Dolby Atmos immersive audio and offers a host of new features such as HDMI input port, Wi-Fi 6E support and Super Resolution. Upgrade.