Adam and Richard are joined by The Verge's smart home reviewer, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/jennifer-tuohy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Pattison Tuohy</a>, to discuss Amazon's recent fall hardware event, which focused on new and updated products for the connected home. That includes a redesigned <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23882844/amazon-echo-show-8-smart-display-hands-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Echo Show 8</a> that can become a digital photo frame (<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for a price</a>); a smart home controller called the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23882652/amazon-echo-hub-smart-home-controller-hands-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Echo Hub</a>; and a new <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23881647/amazon-echo-smart-speaker-alexa-automatic-lighting-new-feature" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">automatic lighting</a> feature for Echo speakers.The trio also discusses how both <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23880764/amazon-ai-alexa-generative-llm-smart-home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/2/23899469/googles-smart-home-will-soon-have-help-from-generative-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google</a> are applying generative AI to their smart home products, and the most interesting news from Google's phone-centric fall event. Plus: Ex-Microsoft exec Panos Panay is moving across town to Amazon, and should you buy your kid that princess-themed Echo Pop?Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to <a href="mailto:feedback@smarthome.fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">feedback@smarthome.fm</a>.Produced by Eric Johnson from <a href="https://lightningpod.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LightningPod.fm</a>

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