Amazon could unveil a soundbar and new 15-inch Echo Show on Tuesday

Amazon could unveil a soundbar and new 15-inch Echo Show on Tuesday
Amazon could use next week's hardware and services event to showcase a new TV soundbar, a 15-inch Echo smart display, a second-generation Echo Auto device and new wearables, according to a new report. The report comes from Bloomberg, which has compiled information on some of Amazon's upcoming projects from its Lab126 division. If the name sounds familiar, it's the division that built the original Echo and Echo Show devices and is often hard at work building the next generation of flagships. Among the devices we'll reportedly be looking at in next week's briefing is a larger screen that could serve as a home control panel when mounted on the wall, or a large-screen tablet in the kitchen when on a stand. The device appears to share much of the same DNA as the tiny Amazon Echo Show devices, but it might have a special ability to help you track your Amazon packages as they travel to your door. A smart soundbar is also on the agenda, something other third-party companies are already churning out, but Amazon's in-house model could have a built-in camera for video chats similar to the Portal Go devices. From Facebook. Finally, the Bloomberg report mentions more vehicle integrations and a possible second-generation Amazon Echo Auto device that could be mounted on the dash. The move could make Amazon a bigger player in the automotive space, which has been largely dominated by Apple CarPlay and Google's Android Auto.

Analysis: Stay tuned for news from Amazon on September 28

As TechRadar reported earlier this week, Amazon will host its annual hardware and services event on September 28 at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm BST. While Amazon is not making a live stream of the event available to the public, it has invited several mainstream tech publications to publish the news as it becomes available. As to how many Bloomberg reports will appear on Tuesday, however, remains up for debate. Amazon probably won't show what it's ready to sell until before the end of the year; You don't really show your products too early. That said, we're betting that the 15-inch Echo Show display will probably be available, as we've been hearing rumors about it for the past year, as has the Alexa soundbar. The soundbar would be a good match for the Amazon-branded Omni TVs the company announced earlier this month, and it makes sense given Amazon's previous experience developing speakers. As always, we'll take everything we hear with a grain of salt, but, for one thing, you can count on decent-sized announcements on Tuesday afternoons, so be sure to keep an eye on the news as it drops. .