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The editors liked
Super new speakers
Bigger display
Well priced
Skype is welcome
The Echo Show offers everything you love about Alexa
Complete with new video and touchscreen controls. It shines best as a dedicated
Hands-free video calling command center
Effective smart home hub
Alexa is still a helpful ally
There's potential to tap
Visuals
It's still Alexa
Video chatting
Responsive touchscreen
Bright display
Louder and better speakers than Echo
Full-fledged Alexa
Video calls and Drop In mode
Awesome voice recognition
Visually rich touchscreen
Competent smart home hub
Video calling works well
Easier to get to grips with than other Echo speakers
Good sound quality
Useful screen
More intuitive than other Echo devices
Best-sounding Echo so far
Fully-fledged Alexa experience
Big
Bright
Responsive touch screen
Much better audio than 1st gen Show
Easy to use
Some Alexa features
Like timers and lists
Are better with visuals
Plays YouTube videos and gives visual search results
Lots of potential uses for an assistant with a screen
Plays videos and gives visual search results
Screen
Alexa
Amazon Video
YouTube
Can always hear you
Bluetooth
Video calling
Excellent smart home control
Great sound
Great design
Ideal for recipes and news
Lots of third-party Skills to add functionality
The editors didn't like
Glossy display could be a problem
Lack of YouTube
The uninspired design feels dated. At launch
The touchscreen visuals don't do enough to bring Alexa to life
Or make her much easier to use -- though that could change with the arrival of new screen-specific Alexa skills
Needs a lot more visual apps
Underwhelming speakers
Clunky design
Speaker disappointing
Sparse skills
A bit ugly
Low resolution
Not a truly high-end speaker
No app store or deep interface
Few touch-enabled skills
Speaker still sounds shallow
Video calling is limited
Alexa needs some schooling
Pricey
Not the most attractive thing
Expensive
Not the best-looking thing
Screen apps lack polish
Audio is bass heavy
Video calling still limited
Skills still need some work
No privacy shutter
Alwayslistening object in your house
Can activate accidentally
Limited number of music and video services supported
Expensive compared to Echo
No Netflix. No YouTube. Weird
Unnecessary video calling addition that means there's yet another camera in your house. It's also really expensive
The Echo Show's usefulness, more than any other Echo device thus far, will vary depending on where you put it. Putting it in the kitchen versus putting it in a living room will give you two different Echo Show experiences. It also needs more time for skil...
Published: 2017-07-12, Author: Andrew , review by: stuff.tv
Effective smart home hub, Alexa is still a helpful ally, There's potential to tap
Needs a lot more visual apps, Underwhelming speakers, Clunky design
The Echo Show's screen should become more useful in time as third-party skill makers harness its added abilities – but for now, Amazon hasn't yet proven that a home voice assistant really needs a screen attached. There are no truly new or amazing feature...
Published: 2017-06-26, Author: Ry , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Echo Show offers everything you love about Alexa, complete with new video and touchscreen controls. It shines best as a dedicated, hands-free video calling command center
The uninspired design feels dated. At launch, the touchscreen visuals don't do enough to bring Alexa to life, or make her much easier to use -- though that could change with the arrival of new screen-specific Alexa skills
Amazon's touchscreen Alexa device shows potential for people interested in video chatting with friends and family members, but it needs a little more development before we'd recommend it...
Easy to use, Some Alexa features, like timers and lists, are better with visuals, Plays YouTube videos and gives visual search results, Lots of potential uses for an assistant with a screen
Skills still need some work, No privacy shutter
The Amazon Echo is $180. The Echo Show is $230. For $50, you get some new perks and a lot of potential. If you've been thinking of grabbing an Echo for a while, you might as well get something that adds video calling, visual search results, and, in time...
Excellent design that looks great in any room, 2.5-inch circular screen is bright, crisp, and doubles as a clock, Camera can be completely disabled, Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voice-recognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, wit
Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed, Videos are truncated in full-screen mode, You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
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Published: 2017-12-19, Author: Charlie , review by: cultofmac.com
Abstract: Welcome to Cult of Mac ‘s Gadget of the Year extravaganza. Unlike some other blogs, where harassed writers get a last-minute order from the boss to come up with an end-of-year list, and then spend a half-hour writing up the first five Google results for t...
I have to admit that I have gotten used to smart assistants and I enjoy the comfort of just speaking and I recommend the Echo Show to those more into the smart home. If you have multiple cameras, it makes sense. Also, if you do more than just listen t...
Everything we like about Alexa, plus visual feedback, A 7-inch touchscreen display, Video calls and an in-home video intercom (two Echo Shows required)
Can't stream media from network storage, No video our aux audio output, Smallish 7-inch display that's limited to 1024x600 resolution
The Echo Show isn't great at everything, but it will make a fantastic addition to any home.To comment on this article and other TechHive content, visit our Facebook page or our Twitter feed...
Alexa as you've come to know and love, Not prohibitively expensive, Good sound and video quality, A reasonably attractive design
Third-party skills taking advantage of the touchscreen, Amazon's Alexa app is still a little clunky, Video "drop-ins" are fraught with danger, Alexa calls and messaging are still a walled garden
Almost 3,000 words ago I said that the Amazon Echo Show is the best Alexa you can get today. That hasn't changed. First, it looks cooler than the original obelisk Echo. It also does all the things that the OG Echo does. The addition of the touchscreen is...
Adding a screen elevates the Echo to a whole new level, has potential to be the ultimate (and only) Smart Home AI,
Voice recognition is as bad as ever, Alexa app is cluttered and unintuitive, Smart Home features rely on 3rd parties
While we're clearly a bit disappointed at this first-generation Echo Show, there's simply no doubt that Amazon's domination of the Smart Home voice assistant arena will continue, and the Echo Show is a glimpse of what the future of the Smart Home will loo...
