“India is our fourth market to launch in, which should show how serious we are about it.” That’s Puneesh Kumar, Country Manager – India, Alexa Experience and Devices, talking about the Echo series of smart-speakers, which launched in India in October last year. Amazon’s Alexa-powered smart speakers have now gone on open sale after being available only via Amazon.in on an invitation basis.You can now buy the smart speakers offline as well. The three-month period between the launch and the open sale that was to get the devices in the hands of early adopters, “who are passionate enough to give feedback, and will also put up with the rough edges,” said Parag Gupta, Head of Product Management and Marketing, Amazon Devices.
Amazon Devices Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills. Just ask Alexa to order food from Zomato, request a ride from Ola, book a carpenter from Urbanclap, and more.Call or message anyone hands-free who also has an Echo device or the Alexa App. Using Drop In, you can quickly connect to other Echo devices in your home using just your voice.Controls lights, plugs, and more with compatible connected devices from Philips, Syska, TP-Link and Oakter.
The company is still only selling three speakers – the Echo Dot, the Echo, and the Echo Plus
Amazon Echo Dot
- Echo Dot is a hands-free smart speaker that you control using your voice. It connects to Alexa – a cloud based voice service to play music, make calls, check weather and news, set alarms, control smart home devices, and much more.
- Echo Dot includes a built-in speaker. It can also connect to external speakers or headphones through Bluetooth or 3.5 mm stereo cable.
Amazon Echo
- Amazon Echo is a hands-free smart speaker that you control using your voice. It connects to Alexa – a cloud based voice service to play music, make calls, check weather and news, set alarms, control smart home devices, and much more.
- Echo has powerful speakers that fill the room with immersive 360° omnidirectional audio, and deliver crisp vocals and dynamic bass response.
Amazon Echo Plus
- Echo Plus is a hands-free smart speaker that you control using your voice. It connects to Alexa – a cloud based voice service to play music, make calls, check weather and news, set alarms, control smart home devices, and much more.
- Echo Plus has built-in smart hub using which you can setup compatible Zigbee enabled smart home devices directly. Just ask Alexa to discover your devices. You can control compatible lights and plugs from Philips, Syska, TP-Link and Oakter, using just your voice.
- Echo Plus has powerful speakers that fill the room with immersive 360° omnidirectional audio, and deliver crisp vocals and dynamic bass response.
Sources: gadget.ndtv.com
