A new Echo, a drone, and everything else to expect from Amazon’s big hardware event

Amazon’s 2021 fall hardware event is coming September 28th. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is holding its annual fall hardware event on Tuesday, September 28th starting at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. It’s invite-only, and while Amazon said it would share news about “devices, features and services,” it’s not elaborating on which product lines might get updates or what new devices could be revealed. If last year was any indication, expect to see a massive amount of hardware. Last year, Amazon unveiled a new spherical Echo with Zigbee support and “premium, adaptive sound” from Dolby, spherical Echo Dots (one which came with a clock), and the Echo Show 10 got a motorized base that turns its screen to face you while you’re interacting with it. It also added Netflix support. Plus, Amazon unveiled its AWS-powered gaming service Luna... Continue reading…