maandag, oktober 02, 2017

Amazon's expanding CPE portfolio

Amazon's recent launch event brought the following.

Hardware
  • Echo Spot (with circular screen, Alexa, front-facing camera, built-in speaker, Bluetooth, audio-out), $130 in US (Dec 17); 2018 in UK, Germany
  • New Echo, $100 (with Alexa, Dolby)
  • Echo Plus, $150.
  • New Amazon Fire TV, $70 in US (dongle; HDMI, 4K, HDR, Alexa Voice Remote, 60 fps, Dolby Atmos)
  • Echo Connect, $35 (Alexa accessory, turns Echo device into hands-free speakerphone for existing home phone line (PSTN or VoIP); connects to home phone jack or VoIP adapter & to Echo device over WiFi)
  • Echo Buttons, $20 for 2 in US, UK, Germany: device for playing games via Alexa; push to answer; Trivial Pursuit from Hasbr; Sounds Fun with Mike Epps; Buzzer Beater Basketball Trivia with Karl-Anthony Towns; Fourth Down Football Trivia with Philip Rivers; Full Count Baseball Trivia with Buster Posey from Ground Control; Beat the Intro from Musicplode)
  • Plans more Alexa Gadgets.
  • For all Echo devices: microphone array with second generation far-field technology.
Software & services
  • Fire OS 6.0 (based on Android Nougat), first in 4K Fire TV
  • Smart Home hub, built into the Echo Plus
  • Alexa Calling, in all Echo devices
  • Alexa Routines (customisable actions using a single voice command)
  • Free outbound calling in US, Canada, Mexico (excl 911)
Milestones
  • Alexa reaches 25k 3rd party skills
  • 5k employees work on Alexa
The total hardware (CPE) portfolio
  • Kindle: e-readers (and a tablet)
  • Fire: tablets
  • Fire TV: casting devices (STB, console, dongle)
  • Dash: ordering devices
  • Echo (and Tap): smart speakers
  • Alexa Gadgets: Echo Buttons

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