Several new devices were announced at Amazon's recent event, including a new Echo Show 10 that rotates and moves with the . It's quite a nice convenience feature and is sure to become popular, although some may find the idea of a display with a camera automatically tracking the movements of the viewer a little concerning.
Alexa is the digital assistant made by Amazon. Devices that use artificial intelligence with its ongoing efforts to make its assistant more intelligent.
The unique new feature of Amazon's third-generation Amazon said the technology used to follow the is based on audio beamforming and computer vision. In addition, the data is all processed locally and securely on the device’s neural processors. Alexa doesn’t identify a specific person, just a human shape which should help to ease some privacy concerns.
Pricing, Availability & Specifications
The Echo Show 10 will sell for $249.99 and Amazon shows it to be coming soon with an email notification option. Available colors include Charcoal and Glacier White. The third-generation Echo Show 10 now offers group calling and Skype was already ed, but more calling options are nice to have. Amazon said new effects for video calls are also coming which should help to add some fun to the video-chatting experience.
The Echo Show 10 has a 10.1-inch HD screen and the camera is thirteen megapixels. Of course, resolution drops with digital zooming, but the camera should be good enough quality for zooming without pixelation on a smaller screen. Since the Echo Show 10 is an Alexa device and an Echo, it will have all the same voice command capabilities and of an Echo smart speaker. Amazon recently made Alexa smarter and more conversational than ever, so the new Echo Show 10 should make for a nice addition to the home.
Source: Amazon