When Amazon talks to sell "Amazon Echo" which can create shopping list, schedule management, music playback, search etc.

Amazon is a device that enables various operations just by talking in voice "EchoWe announced. Echo can recognize human voice, it is possible to use an assistant function like Siri installed in iPhone etc.

Amazon Echo - Official site - Request an invitation
http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo

"Echo" is a device with a cylindrical shape. The lower half of the fuselage has a mesh shape, and on the upper part, control related buttons are concentrated.


Its size is about 8 cm in diameter × 23.5 cm in height. The top of the main unit has built-in rotary type volume ring and control related, under it there is built-in speaker for bass and high tone.


In addition, we adopt a technology that detects only the voice which sees 7 microphones on the top surface and speaks. It is designed to be able to perform operations regardless of where you are in the room.


You can see what kind of things can be done with Echo by looking at the following movie.

Introducing Amazon Echo


A cylindrical object placed on the desk, this is "Echo".


Echo is a device that can operate variously just by talking to you. Recognition is done by adding a specific word called "wake word" at the beginning of the instruction, and in the movie you can see how words like the name of "Alexa" are used.


"Alexa, Lock the Rock"


I got around and I heard rock. Inside the body is built a port that controls the bass and augment it, and it is designed to diffuse sound to around 360 degrees.


"Alexa, stop it."


Music stopped. Sorrowful little son.


Echo can be used whenever you connect it to the power supply. Ask questions such as "What is the height of Everest?" Or "How many cups of table spoon does it have with a tea spoon?", Instructions to "put the lap in the shopping list" and "set the timer to 8 minutes" It can be done by voice.


Echo's characteristic that its real heart exists on the cloud. By connecting to the cloud via the net, you can get more information and touch the latest information.

Of course it also serves as an alarm. Moreover, it is possible to listen to the radio program of the radio station by instructing "this morning's news".


My son told my father, "How do you write" Daddy, "cantaroop"? "" Well, C, A, N, T ...... Alexa, how about the spelling of "cantaroop"?


"C - A - N - T - A - L - O - U - P - E"


"Yeah, I will do it."


"Alexa, playing my dance music list"


A brother appeared where older sister is listening to the song. "Alexa, stop"


Echo stopped playing obediently. My sister who stopped the song he was listening is irresistible, "Alexa, what is the definition of" Annoying "?" "Annoying" means that it is annoying and stupid "" My brother and something like that " . It is quite angry.


Echo can also be controlled from a dedicated application.


Besides this, you can do many of the work that you did with PCs and smartphones, such as checking the weather forecast by talking to Echo, checking the calendar, searching the word on the net, managing the To-Do list, etc. It has become possible to do.


It is possible to get Amazone Echo at a substantial discount of 199 dollars (about 23,000 yen) at regular price and 99 dollars (about 15 thousand yen) at the company's Prime member. However, in order to actually get the product, it is an invitation system that requires invitation from Amazon, so that you can send an invitation request from within the site.

Amazon Echo - Official site - Request an invitation