The new Amazon event has arrived and not a few devices and the occasional surprise service have been presented, such as the Amazon Moon that is ready to compete against xCloud, Stadia or GeForce Now. And among all the presentations, three new devices from the Echo family arrived: The new Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon Echo Show 10. The first two in its third generation and the Echo Show 10 in the fourth.
The devices follow the previous Echo product line, although this time we have more than interesting news For example, the AZ1 processor for machine learning which, in the words of Amazon itself, promises to process orders at twice the power in addition to consuming much less memory and energy. And that’s only on the Echo and Echo Dot.
So are the Echo and Echo Dot
Spherical, they are. It is not the only novelty introduced in this new generation but it is certainly striking enough to stand out. Amazon has changed the form factor of its physical assistants and now they are spheres with a single flattened part, powerfully reminding us of failed Google Nexus Q of your competition.
More power, better sound and lower energy consumption
Both the Echo and the Echo Dot incorporate the aforementioned AZ1 processor for artificial intelligence tasks and they also incorporate new improvements. Alexa’s voice is more natural in this generation, for example, and we can make her participate in our group conversations. With an “Alexa, join our conversation”, the Amazon assistant can talk to different parties at the same time.
The Echo, meanwhile, incorporates a three-inch woofer inside and two tweeters, which improves sound quality. In addition, it is made compatible with Dolby Atmos and can adapt the sound to the room in which it is located using acoustic analysis that it will carry out if we ask it.
The Echo Dot, in fact, are two models. One of them incorporates a clock on one of its sides that can also project the temperature and other notifications. The Dots are more compact than the normal Echo and incorporate a 1.6-inch front speaker in addition to having a version for children, the Echo Dot Kids Edition, personalized with funny animals and a very curious function: Alexa can now read together with the little ones in the house.
New Echo (4th generation) | High-quality sound, integrated smart home controller and Alexa | Anthracite
New Echo Dot (4th generation) | Smart speaker with Alexa | Anthracite
New Echo Dot (4th generation) | Smart speaker with clock and Alexa | White
This is the new Amazon Echo Show 10
And as we said at the beginning, the Amazon Echo Show 10, with its 10-inch screen, is also renewed and thus reaches its fourth generation. The device maintains the form factor that we already knew previously but incorporates a novelty and that is that is able to rotate to follow us and the rotation is smart. She knows we are there but she does not recognize us, or so Amazon tells us.
The Echo Show 10 now follows us and frames us so that we do not miss anything, or get lost
The rotation system is controlled by an artificial intelligence responsible for ensuring that the screen is always pointing towards us. For example, if we are moving during a video call or we are watching a movie or a series, the screen will always be in front of us so we don’t miss anything. Neither us nor the others, of course, it also has a front camera for video conferencing.
The camera is 12 megapixels with a wide angle lens that also takes care of automatically framing us using the same AI that generates the rotation of the device. The screen is 10 inches with HD resolution and has the AZ1 processor to carry out all tasks more quickly and efficiently.
New Echo Show 10 (3rd generation) | HD Smart Screen with Motion and Alexa, Anthracite
In addition to the aforementioned, the new Echo Show 10 has a vigilant mode with which it can become an automatic security camera which sends the image to our mobile phone. Thus, it will be in rotation recording what happens at home and will let us consult it from the phone. The Echo Show 10 will be compatible with Zoom and Amazon Chime, with Alexa Group Calling coming soon. In addition, Amazon plans to incorporate connectivity with Netflix, as it is already compatible with Amazon Prime.
Versions and prices of the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and Echo Show 10
At the moment, Amazon has not set an arrival date for the Echo Dot Kids Edition so we will have to settle for seeing them from a distance. For the rest of the devices, there are already official prices and they are the following:
- Amazon Echo: 99.99 euros
- Amazon Echo Dot: 59.99 euros
- Amazon Echo Dot with clock: 69.99 euros
- Amazon Echo Show 10: 249.99 euros
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