Echo Show

Echo Show. © Amazon.

Amazon has unveiled its latest voice assistant, the Echo Show, equipped with a 7-inch touchscreen. The Show has the same basic capabilities as the regular, voice-only Echo, but the built-in display adds new functionalities: videoconferencing, displaying video feed from wi-fi connected cameras, displaying visual information to complement Alexa’s audio answers, streaming Youtube and Amazon videos, displaying Prime Photos, etc. The Echo Show will come in white or black. Available for preorder in the United States only, for US$230, with delivery as of June 28.

⇨ The Verge, “Amazon officially unveils touchscreen Echo Show.”