Smart Tangibles News Digest #3

Issue #3, November 24, 2025

Global Smart Tangibles News from around the world (Image credit: NASA)

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Here’s this week’s #SmartTangibles digest - focused on #ProductStrategy for #ConnectedHardware, #policy, #UX, #HomeAutomation, #SmartManufacturing, and many more... Enjoy!

1. Amazon updates Alexa and Echo with expanded AI and Matter support

Amazon unveiled a new line of Echo devices designed to serve as the ambient, AI-enabled layer of the smart home, blending voice, sensors, and multimodal intelligence into what the company calls “physical AI.”

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www.aboutamazon.com

Amazon's Echo Dot Max and Echo Studio, built for Alexa+, now available

Introducing our most advanced Echo devices yet, featuring premium audio, next-generation AI processing and Omnisense sensor fusion for more proactive and personalized Alexa+ experiences.

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2. IoT Tech Expo Global 2025 announced for London

The upcoming IoT Tech Expo Global will bring together leaders in industrial IoT, edge computing, AI-enabled connectivity, and smart city infrastructure. As in past years, the event is expected to set the tone for next-generation device–cloud–app architectures shaping 2025–2026 hardware strategy.

#Strategy

www.iottechexpo.com

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Powering the connected world with IoT IoT Tech Expo is the leading event for IoT, Digital Twins & Enterprise Transformation, IoT Security IoT

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3. Yeelight launches Smart Home Hub – a next-generation multi-protocol gateway

Yeelight unveiled a unified smart-home gateway supporting Wi-Fi, OpenThread, BLE Mesh, and full Matter certification, capable of managing over 150 devices. The Hub reflects an industry-wide movement toward multi-protocol, multi-ecosystem consolidation that reduces setup friction and strengthens smart-home UX.

#smarthome

www.prnewswire.com

Yeelight Launches Smart Home Hub: A Next-Generation Multi-Protocol Gateway for a Unified Smart Home Experience

/PRNewswire/ -- Yeelight, an industry leader in smart lighting and IoT solutions, today announced the launch of its first multi-protocol smart home gateway —...

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4. AWS IoT Core Device Location integrates with Amazon Sidewalk

AWS introduced a location-estimation service that allows IoT devices to determine their position using Sidewalk plus BLE/Wi-Fi, without requiring dedicated GPS hardware. This reduces BOM complexity and power consumption, making it easier to build affordable, long-lived smart trackers and location-aware sensors.

#Strategy #tech

aws.amazon.com

Introducing AWS IoT Core Device Location integration with Amazon Sidewalk | Amazon Web Services

AWS IoT Core Device Location service enables Amazon Sidewalk devices to resolve location data without GPS modules, allowing cost-effective asset tracking solutions using Sidewalk's network infrastructure.

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5. The Future of IoT Connectivity and Infrastructure – early themes from IoT Tech Expo

Early signals from the Expo’s agenda highlight strong momentum behind private 5G, satellite–IoT convergence, and ultra-low-power wide-area networks. These technologies are shaping entirely new classes of smart tangibles across mobility, logistics, environmental sensing, and distributed industrial systems.

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www.iottechexpo.com

The Future of IoT Connectivity and Infrastructure

IoT Tech Expo Global 2026 – Explore the agenda for Day 2, featuring a paid track focused on IoT Connectivity & Infrastructure.

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