Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to Alexa Voice Service to play music, make calls, answer questions, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more – instantly. All you have to do is ask. Alexa, play top Bollywood songs.
The use of Alexa is clear ” you can ask the digital assistant questions or command her to control the devices in your home. Alexa will then try and get you the information you need, or talk to the devices in your home to get them to do what you want.”
Easy To setup:
- Plug in Echo and connect to a Power source
- Use Alexa app to connect to WiFi
- Just Ask for news, weather etc.
5 amazon Alexa Devices:
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Alexa, the brain behind Amazon Echo, is built in the cloud, so it is always getting smarter. The more you use Echo, the more Alexa adapts to your speech patterns and vocabulary. Using Alexa is as simple as asking a question – just ask and Alexa will respond instantly |
1. Amazon Echo – Smart speaker with Alexa | Powered by Dolby – Black
Features:
- Amazon Echo is a hands-free smart speaker that you control using your voice. It connects to Alexa – a cloud-based voice service to play music, make calls, check weather and news, set alarms, control smart home devices, and much more.
- Echo has powerful speakers that fill the room with immersive 360° omnidirectional audio, and deliver crisp vocals and dynamic bass response.
- Just ask for a song, artist, or genre from your favorite music services like Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, and TuneIn. Using multi-room music, you can even play music across multiple Echo devices at the same time.
- With seven microphones, beam-forming technology, and noise cancellation, Echo hears you from any direction-even in noisy environments or while playing music.
- Call or message anyone hands-free who also has an Echo device or the Alexa App. Simply ask “Alexa, how do I set up calling?” to get started.
- Controls lights, plugs, and more with compatible connected devices from Philips, Syska, TP-Link, and Oakter.
- Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills. Just ask Alexa to order food from Zomato, request a ride from Ola, book a carpenter from Urbanclap, and more.
Pros:
- You don’t need to use your hands while making commands on Alexa enabled devices.
- Before leaving for a weekend lunch, you can ask Alexa to check for the best restaurants in the city.
- With Amazon Echo Show that features Alexa, you can watch video flash briefings, Amazon Video content, see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to do and shopping lists, browse and listen to Audible audiobooks and much more.
Cons:
- Takes some days to update the new version of Software into the device.
- The major pros and cons are related to home secrecy.
- Others can also access echo conversations.
- Echo must be plugged in to use since it has no internal battery.
- People can identify who is present on the home based on echo private conversations.
- Amazon retains digital recordings of users’ audio spoken after the “wake up word”
2. All-new Echo Dot (3rd Gen) – Smart speaker with Alexa (Black)
Features:
- Echo Dot is amazon’s popular voice-controlled speaker, now with an improved sound and a new design.
- Echo Dot connects to Alexa, a cloud-based voice service, to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more.
- Stream music from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, and TuneIn – just ask for a song, artist, or genre. Fill your whole home with music with multiple Echo devices across different rooms.
- Control Echo Dot hands-free – it can hear you from across the room with 4 far-field microphones, even in noisy environments or while playing music.
- Call or message family and friends who have an Echo device or the Alexa App. Use announcements like a one-way intercom to broadcast messages to all your Echo devices.
- Control compatible smart lights, plugs, and remotes from Philips, Syska, TP-Link, and Oakter – just using your voice.
- Use the built-in speaker or connect to speakers through Bluetooth or audio cable for bigger sound.
- 15,000+ skills including ordering cab, food, jokes, and games. Always getting smarter and adding new features.
Pros:
- You can make calls to other Echo devices using just your voice.
- It controls lights, fans, TVs, switches, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, locks, and more with compatible connected devices from WeMo, Philips Hue, Sony, Samsung SmartThings, Nest, and others.
- Its 7 far-field microphones can catch you from across the room even in loud music as well.
- Has an inbuilt speaker which allows you to set alarm for your early morning exercises.
Cons:
- You need to have unlimited internet data plan; as Echo Dot uses much internet.
- The Echo Dot is creating surprises in the US and UK, but the customers residing in any other country suffered incompatibility issues in their country.
- You cannot add more than one item at a time from the shopping list.
- Alexa’s ordering function is not working with add-on Items.
3. All-new Echo Plus (2nd gen) – Premium sound with a built-in smart home hub-Black
Features:
- Echo Plus has a new design and an improved sound. It comes with a built-in hub to easily setup and controls your compatible smart home devices.
- New premium speakers powered by Dolby, play 360° audio with crisp vocals and dynamic bass response.
- Echo Plus connects to Alexa, a cloud-based voice service, to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more.
- Stream music from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, and TuneIn – just ask for a song, artist, or genre. You can also use your voice to adjust equalizer settings. Just say, “Alexa, increase the bass”.
- Set up your smart lights and plugs from Philips Hue and Anchor without a separate hub – just ask “Alexa, discover my devices”. Also control other compatible smart lights, plugs and remotes from Oakter, Syska, TP-Link, and more.
- Call or message family and friends who have an Echo device or the Alexa App. Use announcements like a one-way intercom to broadcast messages to all your Echo devices.
- Control Echo Plus hands-free – it can hear you from across the room with 7 far-field microphones, even in noisy environments or while playing music.
- 15,000+ skills including ordering cab, food, jokes, and games. Always getting smarter and adding new features.
Pros:
- Matches the size of standard Echo.
- Fresh redesign with a fabric finish.
- Built-in Zigbee hub.
- Bluetooth and line-out for external speakers
Cons:
- More expensive.
4. Echo Spot – Stylish echo with a screen (Black)
Features:
- Echo Spot is designed to fit anywhere in your home. It uses far-field voice recognition and connects to Alexa – a cloud-based voice service.
- With Echo Spot make audio & video calls, watch news bulletins, play music, watch videos, see your calendar, to-do lists, view your Facebook photos, and much more. All hands-free – just ask Alexa.
- Echo Spot uses the built-in speaker or connects to external speakers through Bluetooth or 3.5 mm stereo. Just ask for a song, artist, or genre and stream music from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, and TuneIn. Watch as the display comes alive with album art.
- Ask Alexa to control lights, plugs, and more with compatible smart home devices from Philips, Syska, TP-Link and Oakter.
- Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills. Just ask Alexa to order food from Zomato, request a ride from Ola, book a carpenter from Urbanclap, and more.
Pros:
- Super cute.
- Useful display.
- Supports all Alexa features.
- 3.5mm output.
Cons:
- Not a powerful speaker.
- No non-camera option.
5. Echo Sub – Powerful subwoofer for your Echo – requires compatible Echo device
Features:
- Echo Sub delivers down-firing, 100W deep bass sound through a 6″ woofer.
- Pair with Amazon Echo or Echo Plus (sold separately) to enjoy dynamic music that fills the room.
- Pair with two Amazon Echo or two Echo Plus for rich left/right stereo sound.
- Simple to set up and use—just plug in, open the Alexa app, and wirelessly connect to your Echo device(s) to control music with your voice.
Pros:
- Small and inexpensive.
- Successfully rounds out low-frequency response when used with an Echo or Echo Plus
Cons:
- Not particularly powerful or booming.
- Only works with Echo speakers.
- Doesn’t work with Bluetooth connections to Echo speakers.
