Amazon's new Echo Dot, Echo Studio and Echo Time are available now, while the Echo Show 16 is preorder only from $499.99 and ships later this year, Amazon says.
Echo Show 16 starts at $499.99 ($569.99 Nanomatte), with $100 off for preorders.
Amazon says the Echo Show 16 ships "later this year." The Verge reports it arrives Dec. 16.
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