Alexa adds new features, including how-to
videos from wikiHow, updated smart home controls, customizable
morning and evening routines, new privacy features, and even more
visual content
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced the newest addition to
the Echo Show family—Echo Show 5. With its compact design, 5.5-inch
display, rich sound, HD camera, and built-in camera shutter, Echo
Show 5 lets Alexa show you things in every room of your home—all
for only $89.99.
“Since we launched the first Echo Show device, customers have
told us they love asking Alexa to show them things—whether it’s a
recipe for banana bread, their shopping list, or music lyrics. With
Echo Show 5, we’ve made it even easier and affordable for customers
to add a smart display to every room of their house,” said Tom
Taylor, Senior Vice President, Amazon Alexa. “The compact form
factor is perfect for a bedside table or desk, plus it has a camera
shutter for added peace of mind, and new Alexa privacy features for
even more control.”
Compact Design for Rich Entertainment
With rich and full sound, Echo Show 5 is great for watching
music videos from Vevo or listening to your favorite songs from
Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and more. Simply say,
“Alexa, play my dinner playlist” to play music for your dinner
party and follow along with on-screen lyrics from Amazon Music.
Echo Show 5 makes it easy to watch your favorite shows from NBC
and Prime Video, or short news clips from Reuters, CNN, and more.
Coming soon, a new integration with wikiHow allows you to access
hundreds of how-to videos by voice—just ask Alexa to show you how
to open a tight jar, clean a cast iron skillet, make a paper crane,
or solve a Rubik’s Cube.
New Ways to Control Your Smart Home
A new smart home dashboard available on all Echo Show devices
gives you even more control over compatible smart home devices and
groups. Simply say, “Alexa, turn on the lights” or use the
on-screen controls to adjust the light’s brightness or turn it off.
You can also view your smart home camera feed and thermostats,
access recently used devices, and manage smart devices by
group.
With the Arlo baby camera, just say, “Alexa, show me the nursery
camera” to check on your baby when your hands are full of laundry
or you’re working in your home office. Echo Show 5 also has two-way
talk functionality with Ring doorbell cameras. Simply say, “Alexa,
answer the front door,” when the doorbell rings or the camera
detects motion and you’ll be able to see and talk to whoever is at
the front door.
Wake Up and Wind Down with Alexa
Now, there are even more ways to customize your morning and
evening routines with Alexa. Set a nighttime routine that turns off
your bedroom lamp and starts playing nature or sleep sounds for
relaxation. When your alarm goes off in the morning, wake up to an
Alexa Sunrise—the screen on Echo Show devices will naturally
brighten and display a sunrise animation before your alarm goes
off. You can also create a routine that starts the coffee pot 10
minutes after your alarm goes off, or one that gives you the
weather forecast, morning news, and an email update when you say,
“Alexa, start my day.”
Personalize Your Experience
Choose from all-new clock faces or add a personal photo from
your latest vacation to make the home screen unique to you and your
family. You can also connect to your Facebook account and play a
slideshow of your photos, view a specific album, or set your photos
to rotate in the background. Plus, the new ambient lighting mode
auto-adjusts the screen brightness based on the lighting in the
room—so it’s never too bright or too dark. To get even more from
your Alexa experience, swipe left from the far-right side of the
screen to access shortcuts and discover all Alexa can do—from smart
home controls to recipes, reminders, skills, and more.
Connect with Family and Friends
Stay in touch with your closest friends and family with
hands-free video calls to those who have an Echo Spot or Echo Show
device, the Alexa App, or Skype. Plus, with Echo Show 5 in multiple
rooms of your home, you can easily drop in on another room or make
an announcement that dinner is ready.
Skills for the Screen
There are thousands of visual skills from third-party developers
available on Echo Show devices. You can watch episodes of “The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” catch up on the news with CNN,
watch a real-world sunrise with EarthCam, and much more. To learn
more about skills, simply say, “Alexa, show me skills.”
Privacy by Design
Echo devices are built with multiple layers of privacy
protections. As with all Echo Show devices, the new Echo Show 5
includes a microphone/camera off button that electronically
disconnects both the microphone and camera, and a clear visual
indicator that shows when audio or video is streaming to the cloud.
Plus, Echo Show 5 has a built-in camera shutter so you can easily
cover the camera, while still being able to talk to Alexa.
Amazon is also introducing new, even easier ways to delete your
voice recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices—simply say, “Alexa,
delete everything I said today” and the respective recordings will
be deleted. Coming soon, customers will also be able to delete
their last request by saying, “Alexa, delete what I just said.” The
new Alexa Privacy Hub also offers a single source of information on
how Echo devices are designed and the controls you have over your
Alexa experience.
Pricing and Availability
Echo Show 5 is available in Charcoal and Sandstone for $89.99.
You can also choose to purchase a magnetic stand that lets you tilt
the device to adjust viewing and camera angles for only $19.99.
Both are available for pre-order today at www.amazon.com/echoshow5
and will start shipping in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia
next month and to India in July. Coming soon, it will also be
available in Mexico.
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