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Echo Show 8 (4th gen, 2025) review: Amazon’s smaller smart displays get a much-needed refit

I tried Amazon’s new fourth-generation Echo Show 8, and there’s a lot to love with this redesign. Unfortunately, it comes at the cost of one much-needed privacy feature.

Echo Show 11 review: a new, bigger screen size but less for the privacy-conscious

The Echo Show 11 is undoubtedly an accomplished smart display, but it doesn’t quite have enough reason to live. The specs are broadly the same as the Echo Show 8, and the design is just as good as the Echo Show 10 it’s replacing. So, why is it more expensive?

Echo Dot Max review: Amazon’s best mid-range speaker, but not by much

Amazon’s newest lineup of smart speakers includes the Echo Dot Max, which sits between the standard Echo and Echo Studio as a solid-sounding, well-rounded smart speaker – but it doesn’t quite do enough to justify its price.

I had elevenses with a Took, cooked my finest taters, and built my own smial, but Tales of the Shire still left me feeling flat

After a long wait, I had high hopes that Tales of the Shire would flesh out its bland demo with a more enjoyable endgame. Unfortunately, developer WΔ“tā Workshop failed to deliver.

Using La Pavoni's Europiccola lever espresso machine is a labor of love, but the steep learning curve made me a better at-home barista

This isn’t one for the simple coffee drinker; making coffee using La Pavoni’s Europiccola is a labor of love for the true coffee enthusiast, baristas, or those who simply have way too much time on their hands

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