Amazon’s newest Echo Show smart display is the largest yet, with a 15.6 inch full HD display and support for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The Amazon Echo Show 15 is also the first Echo device that’s meant to hang on your wall like a picture frame. In fact, you can also use it as a digital […]
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Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 has a faster processor and better camera, Echo Show 5 gets spec bump, price cut, and Kids Editio
Amazon is upgrading its most two most affordable smart displays. The new Amazon Echo Show 8 has the same $130 starting price as its predecessor, but Amazon has upgraded the processor and camera. Meanwhile the new Echo Show 5 is getting a modest spec bump and a $5 price cut. The 2021 model has an upgraded camera […]
Mozilla is ending support for Firefox on Amazon Fire TV and Echo devices
The Firefox web browser is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers as well as Android and iOS phones and tablets. For the past few years there’s also been a version of Firefox for Amazon Fire TV devices that you could use to surf the web or stream videos from sites that might not have […]
The new $249 Amazon Echo Show 10 has a rotating screen (and support for Netflix)
If the original Amazon Echo Show looked like Amazon slapped a screen into a chunky box, the company’s newest smart display looks more like a smart speaker with a 10 inch tablet slapped on the front. What’s most interesting about the new model though, is that the front is determined by where you are – […]
Zoom comes to smart displays, Google Meet to Chromecast
Zoom, the rising start in easy-to-use video conferencing/video calling has gotten a big boost from the global pandemic which has millions of people stuck at home and looking for ways to connect. Now there are a few new ways to do that — the company has announced it’s bringing Zoom to smart displays this fall, […]
Amazon Echo Show now comes in 5, 8, and 10 inch models
A few months after introducing the Echo Show 5, Amazon has added another model to its Echo Show line of smart displays. The Amazon Echo Show 8 features an 8 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel touchscreen display, 10 watt stereo speakers, and a 1MP front-facing camera (with a shutter that covers it when it’s not in […]
Daily Deals (7-30-2018)
Didn’t get a chance to pick up an Amazon Echo Show when it was on sale for $130 on Prime Day? Now you’ve got another chance: Best Buy is selling the Echo Show for the same price. That’s $100 off the list price and $60 less than Amazon is currently charging for refurbished models. Of […]
Fun fact: Amazon’s Echo devices run Android-based OS
You probably know that Amazon’s Fire tablet run a modified version of Google Android called Fire OS. People have been hacking Amazon tablets for years to make them more… Android-like, by sideloading apps, installing the Play Store, or even replacing Fire OS with custom ROMs. But did you know that Amazon’s Echo line of smart […]
Amazon Echo Show’s coolest features are also its creepiest
The new Amazon Echo Show is basically an Echo with a display… and a camera. The display lets you do things like watch videos or see news, stock price, traffic, or weather updates, among other things. But it’s the camera which really makes the $230 Echo Show different from most of Amazon’s previous devices. Because now in […]
Amazon Echo Show with touch display launches for $230 (pre-order now, ships in June)
As expected, Amazon is adding a new Echo device to its line of products featuring the Alexa voice service. The Amazon Echo Show can do everything the company’s other smart speakers can… but it also has a 7 inch touchscreen display and a camera, which allow it to do even more. For example, you can […]