{"id":11635,"date":"2016-11-30T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=11635"},"modified":"2016-11-30T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T13:30:30","slug":"amazon-reportedly-working-on-a-touchscreen-echo-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/amazon-reportedly-working-on-a-touchscreen-echo-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon reportedly working on a touchscreen Echo speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>A report has revealed that Amazon might be working on a new smart speaker to follow their Echo speakers but with a 7-inch touchscreen and high-end audio.<\/h4>\n<p>Yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-11-29\/amazon-said-to-plan-premium-alexa-speaker-with-large-screen\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported that Amazon are developing a new Echo-like smart speaker but with some nifty new additions. According to &#8220;two people familiar with the matter&#8221; the new speaker will come with a 7-inch touchscreen for even more functionality and control over the speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s surprisingly successful Echo speakers have been lauded for their excellent voice-controlled AI Alexa, making it easy to search the web, play music, set appointments and much more. It&#8217;s unlikely the touch-screen will replace Alexa after &#8220;she&#8221; has been so well received so it will be interesting to see what functions it serves.<\/p>\n<p>A screen would make it easier to check weather forecasts, your calendar and other assistant functions. A screen could also be used to show album art when streaming music and make it easier to explore streaming services. Rumours also suggest that it could be used like a digital photo frame with a slideshow of photos playing whilst in idle or when streaming music.<\/p>\n<p>The new speaker will reportedly be bigger, as one would assume with the addition of a 7-inch screen, and will be able to tilt upwards to view the screen. According to those &#8220;familiar&#8221; with the speaker it will also feature high-grade speakers for vastly improved sound quality on the Echo, which some said had underwhelming audio output.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the reports from Bloomberg&#8217;s sources are accurate will have to be seen but it doesn&#8217;t seem unrealistic and Amazon are definitely making the best of capitalising on Echo&#8217;s success. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/03\/03\/amazon-adds-the-130-tap-and-the-90-dot-to-the-echo-family\/\">Earlier this year\u00a0Amazon debuted two new home speakers<\/a> based on the Echo, the cheaper alternatives Tap and Dot.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for any more information on Amazon&#8217;s next speaker venture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report has revealed that Amazon might be working on a new smart speaker to follow their Echo speakers but with a 7-inch touchscreen and high-end audio. Yesterday Bloomberg reported that Amazon are developing a new Echo-like smart speaker but with some nifty new additions. According to &#8220;two people familiar with the matter&#8221; the new speaker will come with a 7-inch touchscreen for even more functionality and control over the speaker. Amazon&#8217;s surprisingly successful Echo speakers have been lauded for their excellent voice-controlled AI Alexa, making it easy to search the web, play music, set appointments and much more. 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