Update: The Amazon Echo has a new look for 2017. Check out our new Amazon Echo review.
But the Amazon Echo 2017 isn’t the only new device in town: there’s also the Amazon Echo Plus and Amazon Echo Spot, an alarm clock-sized Amazon Echo meant for a nightstand. The devices are due out on October 30, alongside the new Amazon Fire TV, but are available for pre-order right now on Amazon and Amazon UK.
Original review continues below…
The Amazon Echo was the device that kicked off Amazon’s voice-activated smart home ambitions, and although the company is constantly expanding the lineup (most recently with the new Amazon Echo Show) the Echo is still the core of the lineup.
After all, the original Echo is still receiving new functionality on a regular basis, and will even be getting some of the new functionality coming to the Echo Show, including voice calling and messaging.
It seems like only yesterday we had our first conversation with Alexa, a personal assistant built in to the $179 Amazon Echo (£150, around AU$230). The conversation wasn’t very deep, but they got a good laugh asking Alexa stupid questions, having her shuffle music and asking about mundane topics …read more
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