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Home LivingSmart HomeAll-new Amazon Echo Show 8 adds spatial audio for wider soundAmazon announces a new generation of its touch screen Echo Show 8 assistantWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Amazon announces a new generation of its touch screen Echo Show 8 assistant
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Amazon)
(Image credit: Amazon)
Amazonhas announced a new version of its popular Echo Show smart assistant.
In addition, it has tuning capabilities that will assess its surroundings and then adjust the sound depending on your room. That means you will get a slightly different audio signature in a kitchen. say, to a larger living room.
The new speaker array leads to a tweaked design, too. The rear of the device now has a rounder bump which sits behind the screen. That feature won’t really be seen (depending on where you place it) but does give it a more modern feel.
The touchscreen device also gains a new feature that enables the screen to change the closer you are. You may get basic information when stood further away, but more will appear contextually when you approach.
(Image credit: Amazon)
(Image credit: Amazon)
It also gains a smart home hub this time. You can use it to drive all of the supported, connected devices around the home without multiple hubs needing to be hooked up to your home network.
Later, in 2024, owners of the new Echo Show 8 will be able to interact with a new generative AI-driven version ofAlexa, which not only reduces the need to use the wake word over and again, it will be more conversational and personal in chats. This new Alexa AI will be available in the States first, and will then hopefully roll out to other countries after.
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The new Amazon Echo Show 8 is available to pre-order from today, Wednesday 20 September 2023, for $149.99 in the US, £149.99 in the UK. It’ll start to ship next month, from 25 October.
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