Amazon is updating its Echo speakers with all-new models


Mathieu Grumiaux

September 28, 2022 at 8:05 p.m.

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Amazon Echo Dot 5th gen © © Amazon

© Amazon

Amazon presents two new connected speakers from the Echo range that are more of a technical update.

The American e-merchant presented this Wednesday, September 28 its new connected speakers, which look exactly like the models already available on its platform.

Echo Dot: the small Alexa speaker becomes a Wi-Fi repeater (and spits out more bass)

So let’s start this overview with the Echo Dot which, for this fifth generation, takes up the curvaceous design of the previous model. The connected speaker is still available in two models, one with an LED display, brighter this year and which gives the time or the title of the song being listened to, and the other without this information bar .

Amazon said during its presentation that it had completely redesigned the audio architecture of its speaker, while maintaining the same dimensions. The latter offers bass twice as powerful.

Amazon Echo Dot 5th gen © © Amazon

© Amazon

A temperature sensor has been integrated into this new speaker, which allows Alexa routines taking this parameter into account to activate automatically. If your Echo Dot detects a change in temperature, it can, for example, modulate the connected heating.

The Echo Dot finally becomes a Wi-Fi repeater. All you need is an Eero brand router, owned by Amazon, to automatically use the speaker(s) installed in your home and extend the wireless signal in your home.

The fifth-generation Amazon Echo Dot is available for pre-order at a price of 59.99 euros, or 69.99 euros for the version with LED display. Deliveries will begin in October.

A new Echo Auto with a more compact design and a software update for the Echo Studio

Amazon also introduced a new version of the Echo Studio, its premium speaker. Again, no aesthetic changes on the horizon, apart from a new white color.

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The manufacturer took advantage of this new model to announce an OTA update, available on all Echo Studio, and not only on this model, in order to improve 360° sound and integrate band extension technology. frequencies for clearer mids, deeper bass and a better listening experience.

Finally, Amazon introduced a new Echo Auto. The device offers a much more compact design and easier to hang in your car with an adhesive support to stick it to your dashboard. He always connects via a jack or to his vehicle’s Bluetooth system.

Amazon Echo Auto © © Amazon

© Amazon

The Echo Auto includes five microphones, but Amazon explains that its algorithms have been trained to better recognize voices and commands, even in a noisy environment like the interior of a car. Thus, you can ask the device to play a playlist or send a message without taking your eyes off the road.

The new Amazon Echo Auto will soon be available in the US for $54.99, and we’ll let you know when it arrives in France.

Source: Amazon press release



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