UPDATE: Check out Amazon's event live blog for all the big announcements.

As an annual event that turns from summer to fall, Amazon holds an annual event to announce its latest Alexa-enabled hardware, from the Echo Show to a flying camera drone that patrols your home.

Each year, Amazon announces dozens of products at each event, many of which go on sale just before Black Friday. In previous years, new Echo smart speakers, new Fire TV devices, routers, and more have been announced. Here is everything you need to know about the Amazon event and what we think might be announced.

The Amazon event is set for Tuesday, September 28 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. Stay tuned to Tom's Guide as we will be bringing you live coverage of the event.

Like most other launch events in the pandemic era, the Amazon event will be virtual. Unlike Apple's event, Amazon's event will be invite-only, but will cover all product releases being announced. However, Tom's Guide will be live-blogging the event, so stay tuned.

Amazon has not said anything in advance about what will be announced, but expect a flood of devices. However, leaked information over the weekend suggests that Amazon may announce a 15-inch display, a smart sound bar, and possibly a second-generation Echo Auto. [Last year saw the introduction of the Echo Show 10 with a rotating display, the new spherical Echo and Echo Dot, and the Echo Dot Kids Edition. They also announced two new Fire TV streaming sticks, two Eero routers, and the Luna game streaming service.

Amazon also announced Ring Always Home, a security drone that flies around the house, but unlike most of the others here, this one has yet to make an appearance.

Below are our guesses based on what Amazon has announced in previous years and what it has already announced this year.

Fire Tablet

Given that Amazon announced the entire slate of Fire tablets earlier this spring, we shouldn't expect much on this front. It appears to be on a different update schedule than other Amazon devices.

Fire TV devices

It is quite possible that a new Fire TV stick, or a successor to the Fire TV Cube, which is several years old at this point, will be introduced. Traditionally, Amazon has announced new streaming sticks at its September event.

Amazon Echo speaker

Given that the Echo and Echo Dot underwent significant redesigns last year, we can expect only incremental updates this year, if any. If anything, we expect a more premium smart speaker to replace the two-year-old Echo Studio at this point in time.

Echo Show Smart Display

In May, Amazon announced the latest Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 5, so if we expect anything smart display-related, it will be the Echo Show 10, which was announced just last year.

Echo Buds and Echo Frames

A new version of the Echo Buds was announced in April of this year, so these are not yet due for a refresh. The second generation of Echo Frames was announced in late 2020, so it is possible that these will be announced at the event on the 28th. Also, the possibility of other Day 1 products like the Echo Loop cannot be ruled out.

Eero Router

Amazon has been releasing new Eero mesh routers for the past two years, so there may be an upgrade this year.

Alexa-enabled appliances and devices

In 2019, Amazon released a smart oven and Echo Glow; the Glow is still available (and makes a great sleep training watch), but the 4-in-1 microwave is not. Last year was a quiet year with respect to such devices. For example, there were no Alexa-enabled clocks, but hopefully we'll see one or two fun devices like this one this year.

Ring devices

Ring is owned by Amazon, but tends to release products on its own schedule; The Verge speculates that a Ring Car Cam may be in the works.

Alexa updates

It is reasonable to assume that we will see many improvements to Amazon's smart assistant itself, such as Alexa Guard. With the relatively recent rollout of Sidewalk, Amazon's low-power networking protocol, it is also expected that more third-party devices will support this feature.

More details are expected on September 28, and we will report that news as soon as we get it.