Amazon Echo News (2023): Echo Show 5, Echo Buds, Echo Pop

Earlier this year, Amazon announced that Amazon Sidewalk--a program that uses Ring cameras and Echo devices to transmit wireless signals that other smart home devices can use--would open to all hardware developers. Anyone who wants to make a smart home gadget, like a speaker or lawnmower, can now make it Sidewalk-enabled to help it and other compatible devices stay online. Of course, to make this work, you need a smart home populated by Echo and Ring devices. According to Amazon, sales of Alexa-enabled devices have surpassed half a billion, and the use of its voice assistant increased 35 percent last year. To help keep the momentum going, the company announced four new Echo devices: the next-generation Echo Show 5 with an upgraded speaker system, a redesigned Echo Show 5 Kids, all-new Echo Buds, and a new speaker called the Echo Pop. Below, we've rounded up all the details on the latest additions to the Echo line.