Amazon Echo Show

A picture of the Echo Show due to release June 28th. (Photo credit to Droid-Life)

The latest Alexa inspired innovation from Amazon is here with the Amazon Echo Show. The Echo show is a tablet infused with Alexa voice control. The device is set to be available in stores June 28th with pre-orders beginning Tuesday May 16th. The retail price for the tablet will be $229.99.
The new Echo show has all the abilities of the voice only Echo but has an added screen feature which allows you to delve further into Alexa’s capabilities. The screen function allows you to watch videos from Youtube and Amazon Video among others videos. With Amazon Music lyrics can now be displayed on screen and photos can be shown from Prime Photos. Home security is another feature the Echo show brings, with the ability to connect to Wifi connected security cameras. Video and voice calls will also be supported on the new tablet, Skype is not one of the video calling options at the moment but anyone with the Alexa app is able to video chat. A new feature included is called Drop- in and it allows you to directly call anybody else with the Alexa app and see them while the receiver gets 10 seconds to accept or reject the call. These people who can “drop in” are from a selected list that you choose yourself, and don’t worry there is also a do not disturb button if you do not wish to be dropped in on.
The echo comes with a 7 in touch screen, and is said to be visible from 7 feet away, even in a sunny bright environment. The microphone on the echo show is a 8 microphone array compared to 7 on the original Amazon Echo, and a dual 2 inch speaker.
The addition of video adds a whole new dimension to an already successful product. Instead of just hearing the weather report when you say “hey Alexa show me the weather” now view the weather report in depth. When asking for sports scores now view highlights from the game as well. With the Amazon Echo Show the possibilities seem to be endless.

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Justin Kushnir is a tech blogger at CPS Central who researches highly enticing tech topics and puts out blog posts every Monday. His post range from Music to gaming to sports and everything in between! Make sure to visit our website every Monday for more posts by Justin.