Amazon is giving its voice-enabled Echo speaker a touch screen and video-calling capabilities as it competes with Google's efforts at bringing "smarts" to the home.
The new device, called Echo Show[1], goes on sale on June 28 for $230.
The market for voice-assisted speakers is small but growing. Research firm eMarketer expects usage of the speakers to more than double, with nearly 36 million Americans using such a device at least once a month by year's end.
Amazon's Echo[2] is expected to continue its dominance, with a share of nearly 71 percent, though eMarketer expects Google's Home[3] speaker to cut into that share in the coming years.
Amazon[4] says it's also bringing calling and messaging features to its existing Echo and Echo Dot[5] devices and the Alexa app for phones....
References
- ^ Echo Show (www.amazon.com)
- ^ Amazon's Echo (gadgets.ndtv.com)
- ^ Google's Home (gadgets.ndtv.com)
- ^ Amazon (gadgets.ndtv.com)
- ^ Echo Dot (gadgets.ndtv.com)