Here's Everything You Need to Know About Amazon's 6 New Products

The new Echo ($99) is more compact and colorful and promises better sound than its predecessor. It also comes with second-generation "fair-field technology," which means voice recognition is much better than in the previous model. You can buy the Echo in the following "shell colors": dark charcoal, sandstone, heather gray, oak, walnut, and silver. Preorder sales start today, with an expected ship date of Oct. 31.