Your Kitchen Counter Wants a Brain: Meet the New Echo Shows

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Amazon just dropped the Echo Show 8 (4th Gen) and the all-new Echo Show 11 — and these aren't your dad's Alexa devices. They're full-on family connection hubs that make your home smarter and your relationships closer.

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What You Need to Know

• Echo Show 8 (4th Gen): fully redesigned 8-inch HD display, new AZ3 Pro chip, starts at $179

• Echo Show 11: 10.95-inch Full HD screen, 13MP auto-framing camera, spatial audio, $219.99

• Both include Alexa+ — Amazon's smarter AI that handles multi-step requests in a single conversation

• Built-in Matter, Thread, and Zigbee hub — one device to run your whole smart home

Put one in the kitchen, one in the bedroom, and suddenly your whole family is more in sync. Ready to build a connected home around it? Hinton Technology in Aurora, CO makes the whole setup easy.

Sources

The Ambient — https://www.the-ambient.com/reviews/amazon-echo-show-8-4th-gen-2025-review/

TechRadar (Echo Show 8) — https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home-hubs/echo-show-8-4th-gen-2025-review

Amazon About (Alexa+ Features) — https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/getting-started-echo-show-8-11-alexa-plus-features

TechRadar (Echo Show 11) — https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home-hubs/echo-show-11-review-a-new-bigger-screen-size-but-less-for-the-privacy-conscious