According to Bloomberg News, the new version of Amazon Echo is expected to add touch screens and increase the sound quality to compete with current Google Home and Apple, which seems to be launching similar devices.
Amazon's source said that the current Echo is mainly operated by voice called "Alexa" AI platform. Although this approach is popular, it also limits Echo's application space, so Amazon wants to add a touch screen to allow Echo users to better "learn" more complex content, such as weather forecasts, calendars, photos. Or news.
The news also pointed out that in order to install a screen that may be up to 7 inches in size, the new Echo will be larger and the top of the cylindrical top will be cut off to form a beveled surface to accommodate the screen. As it has become a tablet to some extent, Amazon is also expected to introduce a Fire OS based on Android, an operating system that is also used on its own Fire tablet and Fire TV. ,
Despite the extra screen, Echo seems to have just one more choice and approach, and has not abandoned the original voice-based design. In addition, Bloomberg also quoted people who have seen prototypes. They think that the new Echo looks a bit like some smart refrigerators and will embed a touchpad on the door.
Currently, Amazon's new version of Echo is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2017. In fact, it is also the time when the market expects Apple to follow up with similar devices. It is also reported that Apple's new products will focus on Siri's new Apple TV, rather than stand-alone devices. Amazon Echo was originally launched in 2014, and the prototype of the product is a combination of “smart audio†and “home hubâ€. Although it was not expected at the time of listing, Echo has sold 5 million units in the past two years.
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