Hands On With the New Touch-Screen Amazon Echo Show

SEATTLE—Amazon announced a slew of Echo devices on Thursday, refreshing most of its lineup and calculation some surprising new models (like a microwave) to fill up certain holes in functionality and price. The Echo Show is getting what is perhaps the biggest upgrade, and nosotros got to see (and hear) it in action.

The second-gen Echo Show gets a complete overhaul, moving upward to a 10-inch, 1080p touch screen from the seven-inch, ane,024-by-600 panel of the original. It likewise features the same smart home hub as the one built into the Echo Plus, along with a more powerful speaker system.

Aesthetically, the new Repeat Show looks much better than the previous one. The screen now takes upwardly the majority of the angled surface instead of only half, and the very stark edges have been replaced with more friendly, curved lines. The back also now has the same fabric design as the Echo (as well as the new Repeat Dot and Echo Plus), making it fit in much better with the overall lineup.

I couldn't tell if the new Echo Show actually sounds better based on what I heard at Amazon'southward demo, but the screen is certainly bigger, brighter, and sharper.

The nearly important changes are on the software side, and only a few were enabled at the demo. The new Echo Bear witness (and the original Echo Show, with a planned update) features Amazon's Silk web browser. This is a big addition in functionality over the original, which currently lacks any controlled web browser. The Show loaded PCMag.com without result, rendering the front page clearly. It'south also being opened up to streaming video services outside of Amazon, with Hulu and NBC able to stream to the screen with phonation control.

The Echo Show's 5-megapixel camera will see more use beyond Amazon's own Drop In messaging organisation, with new software back up. A partnership volition enable video calls over Skype (and vocalization calls over Skype on other Echo devices). All the same, this feature was not ready to exist shown off at the consequence. The Repeat Testify will too enable ii-way communication with certain home security devices, similar Baronial and Ring doorbell cameras.

This expanded third-party support on the Echo Show and other Repeat devices with displays (like the Echo Spot) will keep to grow with Amazon's release of Alexa Presentation Linguistic communication, a new toolset for developers to make tertiary-party Alexa skills with visual elements that can be shown on screens. Users volition as well be able to brand personalized Alexa skills for the Repeat Bear witness with upcoming Alexa Blueprints with visual features.

The new Repeat Show will retail for $229.99 when it ships in October; you can pre-order it now. An optional stand up volition enable tilt adjustments for the angled screen for $29.99. Check back for a full review.

Source: https://sea.pcmag.com/amazon-echo-show/29500/hands-on-with-the-new-touch-screen-amazon-echo-show

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