Amazon staff have released a list of "The 9 best things Amazon announced at CES 2023. The inventions include the Ring Car Cam and Astro, a new smart-home communication standard, as well as voice artificial intelligence vehicle integrations, and devices that utilize Sidewalk—Amazon’s secure, always-on community network.

Amazon announced the next phase of its Matter launch, bringing support for the standard to well over 100 million in-field devices across 30 different Echo and eero models. Once completed, it will be the largest footprint of Matter-supported devices yet.

In addition, Amazon will bring Matter to thermostats, blinds, and sensors, along with support for Matter device setup in the Alexa iOS app and Thread border router support on the Echo (4th Gen). With these updates, plus broad support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, and Zigbee across Amazon and Alexa devices, customers can mix and match smart home devices from a range of brands with the confidence that they will just work.

Ring also announced the Ring Peephole Cam, a video doorbell that can be easily installed over an existing door peephole in an apartment or rental property. With a 1080p HD camera, night vision, Two-Way Talk, and Knock and Motion Detection, Peephole Cam is perfect for renters. Ring Peephole Cam is now available in the U.S. at a new, lower price of $129.99.

Amazon and Panasonic announced they will work together on integration for Panasonic’s SkipGen in-vehicle infotainment system. The partnership will allow customers to simultaneously use Alexa and Siri in Apple CarPlay by simply saying either voice service’s wake word. This ultimately offers customers more choice and flexibility to easily enable iPhone features, Alexa’s in-vehicle controls, and more.

For the first time, Amazon publicly demoed the Hey Disney! voice assistant, which will give customers access through their Echo devices at home and in Disney Resort hotel rooms. Customers will be able to interact with more than 20 Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars characters—including Mickey Mouse, Dory from Finding Nemo, and Olaf from Frozen—to hear jokes, play trivia, experience soundscapes, and more. Soon, customers in the U.S. will be able to purchase the service at home through the Alexa Skills Store or enjoy it as part of an Amazon Kids+ subscription.

Amazon announced a host of new third-party devices that will soon join Amazon Sidewalk, the private, secure, always-on community network designed to connect billions of devices. The new devices from New Cosmos USA Inc., Browan, and Meshify (IoT subsidiary of HSB) will be available to customers later this year, while a smart modem from Deviceroy is available now.

Amazon announced that later this year, electric vehicle (EV) drivers in the U.S. will be able to ask Alexa to help them navigate to over 150,000 public charging stations. When you ask Alexa to find an EV charging station, you will receive a list of public charging locations, with availability by plug type, and the time and distance to arrival.

Amazon is partnering with Josh.ai to demonstrate the potential of a multi-assistant integration for the Josh.ai home intelligence system. While Josh.ai’s purpose-built assistant controls the smart home and its connected devices, customers will be able to simultaneously use Alexa for a variety of voice requests they know and love, such as checking for the latest sports scores and managing shopping lists.

Astro brings together new advancements in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor technology, and voice and edge computing in a package that’s designed to be helpful and convenient. Amazon previously announced new abilities for Astro, like detecting pets and identifying certain objects in the home. This year, Amazon brought Astro to CES for the first time to showcase the robot—and its increased functionality—in live demonstrations.