Amazon unveils the Echo Hub, a wall-mountable smart home controller with an 8-inch touchscreen, and Map View, an Alexa app interface for users' floor plans.
At the new product launch event held by Amazon on September 20, 2023 local time, the 3rd generation Echo Show 8 and the glasses-type device Echo Frames were announced. In addition, the smart home controller `` Echo Hub '' and the new smart home service `` Map View '' were also announced at the same time.
Amazon smart home announcements 2023: Echo Hub, Map View, and more
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Amazon's newest Echo is a touchscreen controller for your smart home - The Verge
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The display size of the smart home controller 'Echo Hub' that Amazon announced on September 20, 2023 is 8 inches. Basically, it is used by hanging it on the wall, but it is also possible to use it by placing it.
Echo Hub supports the wireless communication standards '
By using Echo Hub, you can centrally manage and operate various smart home devices such as smart home-compatible lighting, air conditioning, and security cameras from the Echo Hub control panel. In addition to touch operation, voice control using Alexa is also possible. Furthermore, according to Dave Limp, Amazon's senior vice president of devices and services, the Echo Hub will support Prime Video, Hulu, Tubi, etc. at the time of release. Therefore, you can also listen to music and videos on Echo Hub.
``Amazon designed the Echo Hub for households with 20 or more smart home devices,'' Limp said, ``Amazon designed the Echo Hub for households with 20 or more smart home devices. It's perfect for customers who have ever felt like they couldn't afford a panel that was too expensive.'
The price of Echo Hub is 25,980 yen including tax, and the release date is undecided.
In addition, the new smart home service ``Map View'', which is scheduled to be introduced to Echo Hub in early 2024, will create a floor plan just by scanning the inside of the house with a camera. The created floor plan shows the smart home devices installed in that room, and you can control each device individually with a tap.
Below is a video introducing Map View. You can confirm that it is possible to switch the temperature of the thermostat installed in each room, adjust the brightness of the lighting, and adjust the volume of the speakers depending on the situation.
Introducing Map View | Quickly see and control your smart home - YouTube
Map View will be available in the U.S. starting in late 2023 through the Alexa app. Please note that the release date in Japan has not yet been determined. Additionally, Map View is only available on iOS devices with LIDAR .
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