The next Echo will probably let you talk to someone besides Alexa.
People have been saying that the will have a touchscreen and let you make video calls since early 2017. We've also seen some of what is being touted as the next Echo, complete with a big screen, a video camera, and a speaker chamber. Today the jumps in and says everything we've heard is true.
This is probably going to happen.
More importantly, what does this mean for Amazon customers and ? A touchscreen brings a whole new way to interact with Amazon's assistant, and that might make things complicated or make them awesome. And Amazon has no infrastructure in place to make video calling a thing, so are they building that out or will they partner with someone like Microsoft or Kik?
Enquiring minds want to know. But for now, all we can do is wait.
People have been saying that the will have a touchscreen and let you make video calls since early 2017. We've also seen some of what is being touted as the next Echo, complete with a big screen, a video camera, and a speaker chamber. Today the jumps in and says everything we've heard is true.
This is probably going to happen.
More importantly, what does this mean for Amazon customers and ? A touchscreen brings a whole new way to interact with Amazon's assistant, and that might make things complicated or make them awesome. And Amazon has no infrastructure in place to make video calling a thing, so are they building that out or will they partner with someone like Microsoft or Kik?
Enquiring minds want to know. But for now, all we can do is wait.