Amazon Echo (2nd generation), Charcoal Fabric

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Amazon Echo connects to Alexa, a cloud-based voice service, to play music, make calls, set alarms and timers, ask questions, check your calendar, weather, traffic and sports scores, manage to-do and shopping lists, control compatible smart home devices, and more.
Just ask for a song, artist or genre from Amazon Music Unlimited, Apple Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and more. With multi-room music, you can play music on Echo devices in different rooms. Echo can play Audible audiobooks, radio stations, news briefings and read kindle ebooks. Services may require subscriptions or other fees; Bluetooth not supported for multi-room music.
Call or message anyone hands-free who also has an Echo device or the Alexa App. Also, quickly connect to other Echo devices in your home using just your voice.
Dolby processing speakers that fills the room with immersive, 360 degree omnidirectional audio, and delivers crisp vocals, deep bass, and clear highs at louder volumes.
With seven microphones, beam-forming technology and noise cancellation, Echo hears you from any direction-even while music is playing.
Just ask Alexa to control your compatible smart lights, switches and smart plugs.
Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills. Just ask Alexa to control compatible smart devices, request an Uber, find a recipe, and more.

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Link your Ring account to Alexa for hands-free home monitoring so you’ll always know when someone’s there. Enable announcements in the Alexa app to hear alerts on compatible Echo devices when anyone presses your doorbell or triggers Ring’s built-in motion sensors. Then talk to visitors through compatible Echo devices, like Echo Dot or Echo Show, by simply saying “Alexa, talk to the front door.”

With the free Alexa app on Android (5.0 or higher), iOS (9.0 or higher) and desktop browsers, you can easily set up and manage your Amazon Echo Dot, Echo and Echo Plus.

Use the Alexa app to connect services such as Amazon Music Unlimited, Spotify and Google Calendar. Set up your compatible smart home devices from Philips Hue, LIFX, TP-Link, D-Link, Logitech Harmony, and more. View shopping and to-do lists while on the go. Control your timers and set custom tones for your alarms, and much more. The Alexa App is also where you discover and enable third-party skills.

Make calls to anyone with a supported Echo device or the Alexa app, view your conversation history, manage contacts and get notifications when you receive a message.

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Ms Cheryl A Huckel

Not really ready for Australian market.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 July 2018

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Many of the services are not available in Australia. I wanted to play my podcasts using the Anypod skill but it isn't available here. The only work around is to upload them via iTunes on the computer, which is very clumsy. The Amazon app doesn't allow you to search the skills as the keyboard won't work in the app. Really the only thing Alexa does well is to tell you the weather, time and setup reminders and play from the few selected skills that you can see in the app. Until access is enabled to all the skills and the app is updated so that you can type in the search bar the Echo is underwhelming.

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Great starting point for voice assistant even for Apple ecosystem "tragics"

Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2018

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As someone deeply entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, buying the Amazon Echo wasn't an instinctive decision.

However, I identified a number of first-world problems that I thought the Echo could solve, so decided to give it a try. The installation and set up was simple and took very little time.

The two big things I'd wanted the Echo to do for me were to add things to a shopping list "on the fly", and set timers. For this reason, we installed it in the kitchen area.

In addition to perfectly carrying out these "mission critical" tasks, I have been able to use a few IFTT triggers to duplicate the Echo shopping list on my Apple Reminders list, add events to my iCloud Calendar, turn on some smart bulbs.

I would certainly recommend the Amazo Echo as a great starting point for voice-activated home automation. Alexa has a bit of "personality" and the regular updates from Amazon suggesting new uses or skills keep the device "fresh" and fun.

15 people found this helpful

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hobbsie

Great assistant, however would be better if didnt have to change language to English US to use most skills

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2018

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This was my fist experience with the Echo range of products, and I couldn't be happier.
It has been a pretty seamless experience so far, setup worked first time, re-configuring when I change my WiFi, perfect!

However as with most assistants it doesnt always get words right and has issues hearing me when the portable air-con is on (granted my google home has similar issues). The skills are great however its such a pity it has to be in English US to use most of them, prefer the Aussie voice.

Looking to purchase a dot shortly.
Well done Amazon!!

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Amazon Customer

With the limited Australian skills this device works great and will only get better over time

Reviewed in Australia on 7 February 2018

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With the limited Australian skills this device works great and will only get better over time. Had the echo dot 2nd gen and this sounds a lot better with great bass. Perfect to use in the kitchen/living area while using the echo dot in the bedroom. Will slowly convert my house to a smart home with this being the feature.

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Lachlan Gregory

LOVE IT!

Reviewed in Australia on 5 March 2018

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Bought this for my mum after she had been asking about smart home devices. My whole family absolutely adore our Echo and it has become second nature to use it. It intergrated great with our smart lights (Philips Hues) and was a breeze to set up. Even in the 2 weeks we have been using it there is a constant stream of new Skills for Alexa, which is incredible when you think it's only been released for a month in AUS. LOVE IT and can't wait to get another one!

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William Burke

Great Product definitely I recommend it

Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2018

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The Amazon echo does amazing things and I use it every day. It helps me get ready in the morning, time conversions and many other amazing things! although I found when I am playing music at a louder volume I will need to say Alexa twice for it to hear me but that is only if I am in a big room and if I am near the echo it picks up my voice straight away! Another thing the echo can do which is just amazing is that it is compatible with Apple devices, including your iMac! that is a big reason why I opted for the echo instead of the Google home because it can sync all the stuff from my iCalender and many other Apple products to the Echo!

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Karen Black

I might have to change Ebook suppliers. I have been with Amazon so long. Alexa waste of money

Reviewed in Australia on 23 October 2018

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I luv Alexa I am using her for music. I want to use Alexa to read Audible and Kindle. I have not been getting my mail 4 Kindle it has gone to junk, I am also ordering books I don’t want. Do not like after climbers book 8 Want to change it 4 new Belinda Alexander book or Mary Higgins Clark want to change back to 1 click method. Can I still buy echo speaker this way disappointed in content of Audible all books on my list r in Kindle some books did not have price

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Alan the Writer

Has Promise

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2019

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Out of the box Alexa in the Echo is slim, elegant and has a feel of quality. Set up was a breeze....except Alexa is American, USCentric and requires some extra effort to 'think' outside the confines of North America. For instance "alexa play eighties music" gets a playlist from the US. being specific like "British" or "Australian" gets the "I'm sorry I cant do that now" so you have to go to Simple Radio and specify the channel. Unlike "hey Google" which we also have Alexa will not access the free music available on Youtube and other places . instead, annoyingly refers to "Amazon Music". Alexa will not access my itunes files...which is even more infuriating as I have paid for that music over the years and have a great collection...grrrr
Ok, now the plus side, Alexa answers questions very well...accesses my gmail, but reads aloud to the room...hmm I don't always want anyone to able to do that. Alexas "learn my voice" just doesn't work, Alexa apologises explaining "I cant do that yet" Alexa also keeps my partner happy with weather, answering questions and me happy with news, weather and classical music,except she keeps trying to sell me shit from Amazon Music...NO thank you Alexa. Alexa can be amusing try saying "Alexa, Beam me up" the ripostes get quite hilarious. Alexa also will not connect to my TV....its old, so not really expected but it would have been nice! Alexa keeps lists and at our advanced ages that is great...list for Shopping, Bunnings, the Pharmacists, things to ask the doctor...she is really on top of her game. But so far the best fun has been "Alexa, Make cat noises" I have a much adored cat who, some evenings decides I need punishing for some misdeed and that command distracts him from chewing my arm or attacking my feet instanter!
There are more Apps nearly every day so the experience is improving....in conclusion Alexa is useful, getting more useful as apps are added, just need to be a bit more world conscious..there is more than the US .........

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