Amazon Officially Unveils Its New 'Amazon Echo Show' With Video Calling

Amazon has officially unveiled the widely leaked 'Amazon Echo Show', its latest Echo device featuring a 7-inch touchscreen display and video calling.

Voice responses from Alexa are now enhanced with visuals and optimized for visibility across the room. Call or message your family and friends that also have an Echo or the Alexa App, get the news with a video flash briefing, see your Prime Photos, shop with your voice, see lyrics with Amazon Music, and more. All you have to do is ask.


Echo Show has eight microphones and beam-forming technology to hear you from across the room. It's speaker is powered by Dolby and is 'fine-tuned to deliver crisp vocals with dynamic bass response and expansive sound'.



Features
● Echo Show brings you everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things. Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. All hands-free—just ask.
● Introducing a new way to be together. Talk to family and friends who have an Echo or the Alexa App.
● See lyrics on-screen with Amazon Music. Just ask to play a song, artist or genre, and stream over Wi-Fi. Also, stream music on Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and more.
● Powerful, room-filling speakers with Dolby processing for crisp vocals and extended bass response
● Ask Alexa to show you the front door or monitor the baby's room with compatible cameras from Ring and Arlo. Turn on lights, control thermostats and more with WeMo, Philips Hue, ecobee, and other compatible smart home devices.
● With eight microphones, beam-forming technology, and noise cancellation, Echo Show hears you from any direction—even while music is playing
● Always getting smarter and adding new features, plus thousands of skills like Uber, Jeopardy!, Allrecipes, CNN, and more

Specifications:
● Size: 7.4” x 7.4” x 3.5” (187 mm x 187 mm x 90 mm)
● Weight: 41.0 oz. (1170 grams)
● Display: 7" touchscreen
● Camera: 5MP
● Wi-Fi Connectivity: Dual-band Wi-Fi supports 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz) networks. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
● Bluetooth Connectivity: Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo Show or from Echo Show to your Bluetooth speaker. Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) for voice control of connected mobile devices. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported.
● Audio: Dual 2 inch stereo speakers
● Alexa App : The Alexa App is compatible with Fire OS, Android, and iOS devices.
● Processor: Intel Atom x5-Z8350 processor for advanced technology and processing capabilities

The Amazon Echo Show costs $229.99 and ships June 28 in black or white. For a limited time you can get $100 off with the purchase of two devices by using the coupon code SHOW2PACK.


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