Amazon.com has been on the cutting edge of implementing new technologies for many years. I\’ve been an Amazon associate for a very long time, a customer even before then and an adopter of their Amazon Prime program since they first launched it. I love the benefits that come from Prime, including free 2-day shipping, video streaming and Prime music.
When Amazon announced their new voice-controlled device for home use, the Amazon Echo, I instantly took advantage of pre-ordering one at the Prime discount price of $99.
My Echo arrived today and I\’ve taken some time to unbox and show you what this little gadget can do. Here\’s my brief unboxing video.
Not only is it a decent-quality bluetooth speaker, but the voice-control options go beyond playing music. I can tell the device to give me the news or the weather. I can ask it a question such as \”how far is it to Los Angeles\”. I can ask to find a song and then have it buy the music for me.
Take a look at the following video to give you an idea of what the Amazon Echo can do.
Yeah, I think I can get used to having Echo around.