Apple, Amazon and NVIDIA Set October and November AI Device Releases

Apple, Amazon and NVIDIA have set release dates for new AI-enabled consumer devices, with U.S. sales or shipments spanning October and November ahead of the 2026 holiday season.

Apple announced its $299 HomeView on Oct. 13. The 7-inch device includes facial recognition and Siri AI and can sit on a tabletop or mount on a wall. U.S. preorders are open, with sales beginning Nov. 13.

“Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user,” Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said.

Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro starts at $499.99, with the Nanomatte version priced at $549.99. The Alexa Tablet 11 starts at $329.99, while the Alexa Tablet 8 starts at $229.99. The tablets ship in the United States on Oct. 14.

Alexa+ is included at no additional charge for Prime members. Customers without Prime pay $19.99 a month for unlimited access, while a limited free chat option is also available.

NVIDIA RTX Spark laptops become available Oct. 16. Configurations offer up to 128 GB of unified memory and support running AI locally. In May, NVIDIA said RTX Spark laptops and compact desktops were expected from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft Surface and MSI in fall 2026.

“The PC is being reinvented,” NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang said in May.

The devices bring AI features to a home display and personal computers, while NVIDIA’s laptops are designed for local AI processing. Apple’s U.S. sales begin Nov. 13; Amazon’s tablets ship Oct. 14, and NVIDIA’s laptops become available Oct. 16.