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Amazon's Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, a $699 3D printer and AI rules

Amazon's new twelve-inch tablet uses a Nanomatte screen to cut glare, and it arrives alongside a $699 desktop printer from Formlabs; almost is doing heavy lifting.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 9:18 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Verge: “The Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is almost the Android tablet we needed”, with reporting from Wired.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 9:18 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Android, Alexa, Pro, Amazon, AI.
BBN covered this story before: Google's Play Store opens up to AI-built personal apps (October 13).

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The VergeThe Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is almost the Android tablet we needed
WiredFormlabs Has a 3D Printer for Normies

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile, on land, Amazon has a new Alexa Tablet 12 Pro with a twelve-inch screen and a coating meant to cut glare, and The Verge calls it almost the Android tablet we needed.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAlmost? That's basically a trophy. I'm reading it as a rave.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAlmost means something is missing, Kenji.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNext, Formlabs has a three-D printer for regular people at six hundred ninety-nine dollars, and Wired says it only stinks a little bit.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA little bit! I want it on my kitchen counter, printing me a spatula.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNext to your breakfast. Of course.