Amazon forgot the crazy at its fall hardware event

Amazon's fall hardware event this year lacked the usual "crazy" products that the company is known for introducing. Instead, the event focused on practical upgrades to existing products, such as new Echo speakers and displays, 4K-capable Ring cameras, and revamped Fire TVs with AI-enhanced search. The article notes that Amazon's hardware strategy has become more focused on profitability in recent years, with a shift away from the "throw-it-on-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks" approach that led to the introduction of products like the Ring Always Home Cam drone and the Amazon Astro robot. While the new lineup of products appears to be well-designed and competitively priced, the author expresses disappointment at the lack of the "genuinely nuts" products that have been a hallmark of Amazon's past hardware events. The article suggests that the company's renewed focus on practical, profitable devices may have come at the expense of the creativity and experimentation that have characterized its hardware efforts in the past.