• Amazon is launching a smart light switch that doubles as a remote control. • The remote’s four buttons are programmable, and each one can activate an entire smart home routine. • Sales open October 30, when the remote will be priced at a mere $19.99.

Amazon unveiled its fall 2025 hardware lineup today, complete with new additions to the Kindle, Fire TV, Echo, Blink, and Ring families. Tie all that together with the AI processing power of Alexa Plus, and you’re looking at a pretty solid collection, capable of pulling off some seriously impressive technological feats. And my favorite thing there might have been a dinky little $20 light switch.

To be fair, this is more than just a simple switch, and the $19.99 Amazon Basics Smart Dimmer Switch and Remote for Music and Routines does a

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