Amazon Echo: It's hands-free and always on a cloud-based voice service, to provide information,

• Plays all your music from Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more using just your voice

• Fills the room with immersive, 360º omni-directional audio

• Allows hands-free convenience with voice-control

• Hears you from across the room with far-field voice recognition, even while music is playing

• Answers questions, reads audiobooks and the news, reports traffic and weather, gives info on local businesses, provides sports scores and schedules, and more with Alexa, a cloud-based voice service

• Controls lights and switches with compatible WeMo, Philips Hue, Samsung SmartThings, Wink, Insteon, and other smart home devices

• Always getting smarter and adding new features and skills--over 100 added since launch, including Domino's and Uber

Always be heard

Tucked under the light ring on Echo is an array of seven microphones. These sensors use beam forming technology to hear you from any direction. With enhanced noise cancellation, Echo can hear you ask a question even while it's playing music.

...just ask

Echo uses on-device keyword spotting to detect the wake word. When Echo detects the wake word, it lights up and streams audio to the cloud, where we leverage the Alexa Voice Service to recognize and respond to your request.

Ever-evolving

Alexa—the brain behind Echo—is built in the cloud, so it is always getting smarter. The more you use Echo, the more it adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences. And because Echo is always connected, updates are delivered automatically.

...and adding new skills

We are always adding new capabilities to Echo. Recently, we’ve added local search from Yelp, streaming music from Spotify and Pandora, Audible audiobooks, Kindle eBooks, Google Calendar access, live sports scores and schedules, traffic reports, Amazon.com re-ordering, control of smart home devices with WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, Wink, over 100 new skills from third-party developers like Uber and Domino's, and more.

360° immersive sound

Echo has been fine-tuned to deliver crisp vocals with dynamic bass response. Its dual downward-firing speakers produce 360° omni-directional audio to fill the room with immersive sound.

...for all of your music

Echo provides hands-free voice control for Amazon Music, Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn. Plus, Echo is Bluetooth-enabled so you can stream other popular music services like iTunes from your phone or tablet.

Don't lift a finger

Use Echo to switch on the lamp before getting out of bed, turn on the fan or space heater while reading in your favorite chair, or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie—all without lifting a finger...or even raising your voice.

...to control your smart home

Echo works with devices such as lights and switches from WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink. Starter kits are available for easy setup.

Echo doesn't stop working when you're away from home. With the free companion app on Fire OS, Android, iOS, and desktop browsers, you can easily manage your alarms, music, shopping lists, and more.

Easy setup

Connect to your home network with a simple setup, guided by the free companion app on Fire OS, Android, iOS, and desktop browsers.

Just ask

Echo is always ready, connected, and fast. Just say the wake word, "Alexa," for:

NEW – Local search: Get information about local businesses and restaurants from Yelp. NEW – Audible: Play audiobooks from Audible with Echo. Plus, Echo supports Whispersync for Voice to continue right where you left off. NEW – Calendars: Check your upcoming schedule by asking what’s on your Google calendar. NEW – Shopping: Restock on previously purchased items by re-ordering Prime-eligible products in your Amazon shopping history. NEW – Smart home: Control compatible WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink devices with your voice. NEW – Traffic: Hear commute time and the fastest route to your destination.

NEW – Sports: Ask for sports scores and schedules from the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB, NHL, NCAA, WNBA, and more. NEW – Spotify: Listen to and discover music from Spotify's library of over 30 million tracks. Music: Listen to your Amazon Music Library, Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. News, weather, and information: Hear up-to-the-minute weather and news from a variety of sources, including local radio stations, NPR, and ESPN from TuneIn. Questions and answers: Get information from Wikipedia, definitions, answers to common questions, and more. Alarms, timers, and lists: Stay on time and organized with voice-controlled alarms, timers, shopping lists, and to-do lists. More coming soon: Echo automatically updates through the cloud with new services and features.

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