What is Amazon Echo?
Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, re-order products previously purchased on Amazon (coming soon) and more. All you have to do is ask. Amazon Echo is available on pre-order from today and will start shipping to customers on September, 28th.
- Plays all your music from Prime Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more using just your voice
- Fills the room with immersive, 360º omni-directional audio
- Allows hands-free convenience with voice control
- Hears you from across the room with far-field voice recognition, even in noisy environments or while playing music
- Answers questions, reads audiobooks, reports news, traffic and weather, provides sports scores and schedules, and more using the Alexa Voice Service
- Controls lights, switches, thermostats and more with compatible connected devices from WeMo, Philips Hue, Hive, Netatmo, tado° and others
- Always getting smarter – Alexa updates through the cloud automatically and is continually learning, adding new features and skills
- Amazon Echo is available in black and white.
You can find more information here.
One more thing…The Echo Dot also received a refresh with some updates:
Sleek and compact design makes Amazon Echo Dot a convenient addition to any room in the house. With its built-in speaker, you can place Echo Dot in the bedroom and use it as a smart alarm clock that can also turn off your lights. Or use Echo Dot in the kitchen to easily set timers and re-order products previously purchased on Amazon (coming soon) using just your voice. Amazon Echo Dot is available on pre-order from today and will start shipping to customers on October, 20th.
- Amazon Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms and more
- Connects to speakers or headphones through Bluetooth or 3.5 mm stereo cable to play music from Prime Music, Spotify and TuneIn
- Controls lights, switches, thermostats and more with compatible connected devices from WeMo, Philips Hue, Hive, Netatmo, tado° and others
- Hears you from across the room with 7 microphones for far-field hands-free voice control, even in noisy environments or while playing music
- Includes a built-in speaker so it can work on its own as a smart alarm clock in the bedroom, an assistant in the kitchen, or anywhere you might want a voice-controlled device
- Always getting smarter – Alexa updates through the cloud automatically and is continually learning, adding new features and skills
- Amazon Echo Dot is available in black and white.
You can find more information here.
Pricing
The Echo will cost £149.99, and Prime members who pre-order will get £50 off, whilst the Echo Dot, will cost £49.99, and will be selling in a pack of six and 12, with one free Dot in the six-pack and two in the 12-pack.