Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo is a smart speaker from Amazon.com. The product can play music and answers questions. It is a nine-inches-tall, cylinder-shaped device.[1] It responds to the name "Alexa," though this can be changed to "Amazon" or "Echo."[2]
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| Manufacturer | Amazon.com |
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| Release date | November 6, 2014 |
| Input | Voice command |
Amazon Echo was released on November 6, 2014 through Amazon.com. Many critics gave it positive reviews.[3] Gizmodo believed that Amazon Echo is "the most innovative device Amazon made in years."[4] Many critics believe Amazon Echo is similar to Apple Inc.'s Siri,[5] as well as Alphabet Inc.'s Google Home.[6] Amazon Echo is the second device released by Amazon.com in 2014, after the Amazon Fire TV.
Amazon Echo Media
A microphone (center) and two LEDs (left and right) inside an Echo Dot
The Echo contains several microphones (here: an array of seven microphones inside an Echo Dot, with six of them arranged in a circle alternating with LEDs)
A loudspeaker inside an Echo Dot
The black Amazon Echo Dot (second generation) sitting idle on a wood surface
The Amazon Tap smart speaker on display at an Amazon Books location
The Amazon Echo Show in white on display at an Amazon Books location.
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Echo Flex device
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References
- ↑ Stone, Brad; Soper, Spencer (2014-11-06). "Amazon Unveils a Listening, Talking, Music-Playing Speaker for Your Home". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ↑ Martin, Taylor (January 16, 2017). "How to change Alexa's name". CNET. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Amazon Echo is another step toward commoditizing your personal life". Mashable Business. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ↑ "Amazon's Echo Might Be Its Most Important Product In Years". Gizmodo. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ↑ "Amazon's 'Echo' is a standalone Siri-like virtual assistant for the home". Mashable Business. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ↑ Google Home now lets you shop at Target with just your voice. https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/12/16463942/target-google-express-voice-shopping. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
