Amazon’s Echo family could get a new member soon. The company recently launched the Amazon Echo Look which can turn into a person’s best friend by giving style advice. According to CNet, Amazon is also going to unveil a new Amazon Echo with a built-in screen. We could see the new product revealed as soon as next month. The story is quite credible. After all, why can we have a smart speaker with a built-in camera and we couldn’t have one with a built-in screen? All this is only a rumor at this point, as Amazon representatives declined to comment on this matter.
The Amazon Echo was the first smart speaker to overtake the world. Ever since it was launched, Alexa entered a lot of homes. However, the popularity of the Amazon Echo devices could drop after the release of the Google Home. In order to maintain its position, Amazon really needs to come up with some innovative devices that are even greater than the Google Home. The Amazon Echo speakers have improved a lot in the past few years, and now they have a lot more capabilities than they used to. However, now that they have a direct competitor, this may not be enough.
The Amazon Echo with a built-in screen could allow users to make and take video calls. It could also make online shopping a lot more fun for its owners.Another smart move from Amazon would be to add support for multiple users to its smart speakers, as Google did. The Amazon Echo devices are meant to serve a home, not only one person. Supporting multiple users would be a nice feature. Amazon’s smart speakers are, at this point, quite popular. However, with other companies such as Google and Apple closing in on it, it could lose some terrain. Amazon should really keep up the pace and deliver some truly amazing devices for our homes if it wants to stay in the game.
Source: CNet
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