17 incredible things Amazon Echo can do (AMZN) by Mark Lennihan/AP
“I activated my Amazon Echo for the first time in December. It’s quickly become one of my favorite tech gadgets ever.
Most people compare Echo to virtual assistants like Siri and Google Now. But Amazon’s speaker, which responds to either “Alexa” or “Amazon,” is quicker to respond and understands commands much better than those rival services.
And thanks to its excellent audio system, with seven microphones for listening and a 360º omni-directional audio grille for speaking, Amazon Echo works exceedingly well wherever I am in my home. I can hear it — and it can hear me — perfectly.
Amazon Echo has completely transformed the way I live in my apartment. There’s just so much you can do with Echo. Take a look.” [READ MORE]
Amazon Echo
From Amazon ~ $179.99
Amazon Echo is designed around your voice. It’s hands-free and always on. With seven microphones and beam forming technology, Echo can hear you from across the room—even while music is playing. Echo is also an expertly tuned speaker that can fill any room with immersive sound.
Echo connects to Alexa, a cloud-based voice service, to provide information, answer questions, play music, read the news, check sports scores or the weather, and more—instantly. All you have to do is ask. Echo begins working as soon as it detects the wake word. You can pick Alexa or Amazon as your wake word. [READ MORE]