https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17883242/amazon-alexa-event-2018-news-recap-echo-auto-dot-sub-link-auto-microwave

Today Amazon held a hardware event that was loaded with new product announcements. We got new Echo speakers, a new Echo Show, and even a microwave.

In many ways, the sprawling event was a showcase of how far Alexa has come in the four years since Amazon’s voice assistant was first introduced in 2014. The technology has evolved far beyond its early capabilities on the original Echo speaker.