The echo is, by far, my favorite electronic device. It makes Apple’s Siri look and sound retarded. The product is brilliant and the closest thing to having Iron Man’s Jarvis in your house.
They’ve launched two new versions.
Two new versions were unveiled Thursday. The $90 Echo Dot, which looks like a hockey puck, lets customers hook up their own speakers to access Amazon’s online services. Amazon Tap, which sells for $130, is a portable battery-powered version of the Echo, which debuted in 2014 as an intelligent home assistant that can respond to utterances such as “re-order paper towels,” “play Kanye” and “turn on the lights.”
My most recent experience with the echo was listening to Winston Churchill’s book, via audible, about the Second World War. It was narrated by the brilliant Michael Jayston, spanning in 6 parts. Aside from being a great leader, Winston was a master with the pen. Superb prose.
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How is the sound? Was looking into Bose Soundlink mini. Love my Bose Companion 5 cpu speakers.
I have better wireless speakers. You don’t buy this for sound, believe it or not. This device is actually intelligent. It replaces Google search for me in many instances.
I have an Echo. It is better than Siri, I must agree. It is intelligent only in certain ways though, and still needs improvements. It’s kind of learning disabled, with areas of great strength and areas of weakness.