Amazon announced a plethora of Echo smart devices at an event in Seattle last night. Among the many devices announced, Amazon is bringing three new Echo devices to the Indian market – New Echo, Echo Dot with Clock, and Echo Studio. All the new Echo devices come with Alexa voice assistant and also some new features.
Echo Dot with clock
Echo Dot now comes in a new variant along with a bright LED display that automatically adjusts based on the brightness of the room. One can easily see the time or just ask to see the outdoor temperature or to set a morning alarm or cooking timer. Also, you can tap the top of the device to conveniently snooze an alarm.
Features
- Voice control your music from Amazon Prime Music, Apple Music, JioSaavn, and Gaana
- Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more
- Compatible with hundreds of smart home devices from Philips, Wipro, Syska, TP-Link and more
- Multiple layers of privacy protections and controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones
- Alexa skills, with tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills like booking a cab, ordering food, playing games, and more.
- Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
- 3.5 mm stereo audio output for use with external speakers
Color Options: Black, White, Grey
Price: INR 5,499
All-new Echo
The next-generation Echo comes with updated fabric design, has the same audio architecture as Echo Plus including a 3-inch woofer and increased back volume so that the bass feels stronger, and the mids and highs are clearer.
Features
- 3.0-inch neodymium woofer and 0.8-inch tweeter
- Dolby Atmos
- Voice control, Alexa Voice Assistant
- Compatible with hundreds of smart home devices from Philips, Wipro, Syska, TP-Link and more
- Multiple layers of privacy protections and controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones
- Alexa skills
- Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
- 3.5 mm stereo audio output for use with external speakers
- Use Echo Studio to call or message anyone who has an Echo device or the Alexa app
Color Options: Black, Blue, White, Grey
Price: INR 9,999
Echo Studio
The new Echo Studio features five built-in directional speakers. The 5.25-inch woofer and 330W of peak power produce deep, rich bass by using the bass port at the bottom to maximize airflow and bass output from the woofer. Echo Studio has a 1-inch tweeter and three 2-inch midrange speakers that deliver dynamic midranges and crisp, high frequencies. Plus, it has a 24-bit DAC and a power amplifier with 100 kHz of bandwidth for high-res, lossless music playback. Echo Studio also automatically senses the acoustics of your space and fine-tunes audio playback to deliver optimal sound. One or two Echo Studio devices can be paired with the Fire TV Stick 4K for audio playback with multi-channel sound and support for Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio 5.1, and stereo audio.
Features
- Built-in smart home hub – Set up your smart lights and plugs from Philips Hue and Anchor without a separate hub – just ask “Alexa, discover my devices”
- 3 x 2-inch(51mm)mid-range speakers, 1 x 1-inch (25mm) tweeter, 1 x 5.25-inch(133mm) woofer with bass aperture
- Dolby Atmos Processing
- Voice control, Alexa Voice Assistant
- Alexa skills
- Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
- Use Echo Studio to call or message anyone who has an Echo device or the Alexa app
Color Options: Black
Price: INR 22,999
Availability
All three Echo products – Echo, Echo Dot with clock, and Echo Studio are available for pre-order on Amazon.in and select offline stores starting today and will start shipping later this year. Customers who pre-order can avail of a smart bulb at no extra cost and a smart plug at INR 199 only.
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