Amazon announces Echo Studio speaker with a built-in camera
Amazon announced a new Echo Studio with Home Camera, a premium smart speaker with a built-in camera, as part of a wider launch of new Echo devices.
Amazon has announced a new version of its premium smart speaker, the Echo Studio, with a built-in camera. It is called the Echo Studio with Home Camera.
The Verge reports the camera can be used to monitor a room while you are away and to show things to Alexa. The Verge also says it will soon work with video calls on Fire TV devices.
Ars Technica reports the device can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."
The Verge says the speaker was one of several announcements on Wednesday. It describes the rest of the launch as focused largely on new Echo speakers, plus a few new smart home gadgets. One of them is an Echo Show 16, which The Verge says adds a larger display.
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- The VergeAmazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a cameraWed, Oct 28, 8:00 AM EDT
- The VergeAmazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updatesWed, Oct 28, 8:08 AM EDT
- Ars TechnicaAmazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, tooWed, Oct 28, 2:05 PM EDT
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