{"id":29996,"date":"2017-05-16T21:01:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29996"},"modified":"2019-05-25T20:01:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T12:01:31","slug":"alexa-device-amazon-echo-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/alexa-device-amazon-echo-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Echo Show – The Latest Alexa-powered Smart Device"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon isn\u2019t stranger to the concept of smart home systems<\/a> with an embedded digital assistant<\/strong>. After all, the company was the first to introduce such a device by way of the Amazon Echo<\/strong><\/a>, a smart speaker powered by Alexa that was released a full year before Google got into the market<\/strong> via the Google Home.<\/p>\n

Since then, the company has experimented with its Echo line<\/strong> of Alexa-powered smart devices, ranging from variants of the original Echo speaker such as the Echo Dot<\/strong><\/a> and the Amazon Tap<\/strong><\/a>, or the webcam-like Echo Look<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t19 Home Automation Gadgets You Should Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Now, the company is ready to release yet another Echo device<\/strong>, but this one isn\u2019t just a revision of the original smart speaker. Unlike the currently available Echo devices, the upcoming Echo Show<\/strong><\/a> will be the first device in the line to sport a screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Amazon Echo Show \u2013 In a Nutshell<\/h2>\n

Echo Show is the latest entry in Amazon\u2019s line of Alexa-powered Echo smart devices<\/strong>. New to the Echo Show is the presence of a seven-inch screen, which allows users to view videos or other content<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the screen, the Echo Show sports eight microphones<\/strong> with beam-forming technology and noise canceling, allowing it to hear your voice regardless of your location in the room<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Other notable parts of the Echo Show include a front-facing camera<\/strong>, as well as the ability to connect to your house\u2019s Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n

What can it do?<\/h2>\n

As the device is powered by Alexa<\/strong>, Echo Show has all the features of the previous Echo devices. However, thanks to the addition of the screen, the Echo Show can do some things better than its predecessors. For example, you can look up YouTube videos with it, prepare a to-do list<\/strong>, and thanks to the front-facing camera, you can even do video calls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Seeing as the Echo Show is made to be a smart home hub, the device can also connect to your other smart home devices<\/strong> (i.e. smart cameras, smart light etc.) via Wi-Fi. Once connected, you\u2019ll be able to control your home\u2019s smart devices through it. For example, once you\u2019ve linked your smart security camera to your Echo Show, you can view live feeds of the camera <\/strong>through the device itself.<\/p>\n

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While the addition of the screen makes the Echo Show bigger than the speakers<\/strong> that came before it, the device itself is still highly portable, so you\u2019ll still be able to take it along<\/strong> to various parts of the house.<\/p>\n

Price<\/h2>\n

If the Echo Show has managed to spark your curiosity, you\u2019ll be pleased to know that the device is now available for preorder at Amazon<\/strong>. You can get it in either Black or White colors.<\/p>\n

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For those who are looking to get multiple Echo Shows, Amazon will offer a discount<\/strong> if you\u2019ll order 2 or more Echo Show devices<\/strong> by using the code SHOW2PACK<\/strong> during checkout.<\/p>\n

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