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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.”

Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, answer questions, make calls, send and receive messages, provide information, news, sports scores, weather and more. All you have to do is ask. Echo is also an expertly tuned speaker that can fill any room with immersive sound. It has seven microphones and beam-forming technology so it can hear you from across the room - even while music is playing. When you want to use Echo, just say the wake word, “Alexa”, and Echo lights up and responds to your request.

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The 2nd generation Amazon Echo has a 2.5” downward-firing woofer and 0.6” tweeter powered by Dolby, delivering crisp vocals and dynamic bass throughout the room. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible, play music from Amazon Music Unlimited, Apple Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more.
Alexa, play 90s pop music.

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The 2nd generation Amazon Echo has a 2.5” downward-firing woofer and 0.6” tweeter powered by Dolby, delivering crisp vocals and dynamic bass throughout the room. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible, play music from Amazon Music Unlimited, Apple Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more.

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Alexa, play 90s pop music.

With Amazon Echo, you can talk to almost anyone hands-free—no tapping or searching required. Use the Drop In feature when you want to connect with compatible Echo devices in your home. For example, you can ask someone for help with a chore, or remind the kids to go to sleep—without having to raise your voice. Making calls with Alexa is easy. Your contacts will see your number when they receive the call so they know who is calling. Additionally, you can send messages via voice to anyone with a supported Echo device or the Alexa App. Learn more Plus, now with Skype calling stay in touch with friends and family in over 150 countries.
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With Amazon Echo, you can talk to almost anyone hands-free—no tapping or searching required. Use the Drop In feature when you want to connect with compatible Echo devices in your home. For example, you can ask someone for help with a chore, or remind the kids to go to sleep—without having to raise your voice.

Making calls with Alexa is easy. Your contacts will see your number when they receive the call so they know who is calling. Additionally, you can send messages via voice to anyone with a supported Echo device or the Alexa App. Learn more Plus, now with Skype calling stay in touch with friends and family in over 150 countries.

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Alexa, send a message to Andy

Laurie Williams

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.

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Ms Cheryl A Huckel

Not really ready for Australian market.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 July 2018

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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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

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.

9 people found this helpful

Dan

How much fun are these

Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2018

How much fun are these, works well with amazon music as well. Only thing is I can’t listen to amazon music on my phone while the family listens to it on the echo. Been waiting for years for one of these and finally I have one

6 people found this helpful

Evgueni Iakhontov

A bit disappointed

Reviewed in Australia on 4 July 2018

A bit disappointed with it as found limited use. Apart from setting a timer or a reminder when I'm cooking and my hands are busy I haven't found it that useful. It would be more useful if it could play youtube videos or music from my phone or be able to answer general queries like "what time is Master Chef tonight?". It doesn't seem to be integrated with a TV guide

5 people found this helpful

Lachlan Gregory

LOVE IT!

Reviewed in Australia on 5 March 2018

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!

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

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!!

3 people found this helpful

The Echo is good but is let down by Alexa

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2019

I have been living with the Echo & Alexa for about two weeks now. I have found it useful but oh so very frustrating. I think Alexa struggles with the Australian accent (and I do not think that mine is a strong accent). No matter how many times I say a word beginning with "a", Alexa seems to think that I have used a word beginning with "i" irrespective of the context. I reckon that happens at least 70% of the time. That is just one problem. I have had to change the name of my main play list a couple of times in order to improve Alexa's accuracy in choosing it. I guess it is a work in progress but I am yet to see any signs that Alexa is improving the more I engage with "her".

Size	148 x 88 x 88 mm
Weight	821 g Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process
Wi-Fi Connectivity	Wi-Fi required. Dual-band Wi-Fi supports 802.11 a/b/g/n. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
Bluetooth Connectivity	Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo or from Echo to your Bluetooth speaker. Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) for voice control of connected mobile devices. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported.
Audio	2.5” woofer and 0.6” tweeter

System Requirements	The Alexa App is compatible with Fire OS, Android and iOS devices and also accessible via your desktop browser. Certain skills and services are subject to change, may not be available in all areas and may require separate subscriptions or other fees.
Warranty and Service	Amazon Echo is sold with a limited warranty of one year provided by the manufacturer. This Limited Warranty does not restrict or alter any non-excludable statutory consumer protections or rights you may have, including under the Australian Consumer Law. Use of Echo is subject to the terms found here.
Included in the Box	Amazon Echo, Echo Shell, power adaptor/cable (1.8 m), Things to Try card and Quick Start Guide.

5 star		58%
4 star		22%
3 star		10%
2 star		5%
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