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DEVICE
Amazon Echo Plus Voice Controller
 Amazon Echo, often shortened to Echo, is an American brand of smart
speakers developed by Amazon. Echo devices connect to the voice-controlled
intelligent personal assistant service Alexa, which will respond when a user
says "Alexa". Users may change this wake word to "Amazon", "Echo" or
"Computer". The features of the device include voice interaction, music
playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, and playing
audiobooks, in addition to providing weather, traffic and other real-time
information. It can also control several smart devices, acting as a home
automation hub. The smart speaker needs to use Wi-Fi to connect to the
Internet as there is no Ethernet port.
 Echo devices offer weather from AccuWeather and news from a variety of
sources, including local radio stations, BBC, NPR, and ESPN from TuneIn.
Echo can play music from the owner's Amazon Music accounts and has built-
in support for other streaming music services like Apple Music, Spotify,
Deezer, Pandora and Sirius XM among others, and has support for IFTTT and
Nest thermostats. Echo can also play music from non-compatible music
streaming services such as Google Play Music from a phone or tablet via
Bluetooth. Echo maintains voice-controlled alarms, timers, shopping and to-do
lists and can access Wikipedia articles.
 The Amazon Echo is able to connect to many different smart home devices.
Thermostats, humidifiers, light bulbs, plugs, dog and cat feeder, door locks,
cameras, thermostats, security systems, speakers, Wi-Fi, televisions, vacuums,
microwaves, printers, and other smart home devices can now all be controlled
through Alexa. Alexa can be used to activate and deactivate all of these smart
home appliances, as well as change their settings depending on the device.
 Top Features:

 Amazon Echo can play songs, connect to external speakers or headphones.

 It is capable of making calls and messaging on voice command.
 Amazon Echo has around 6-7 microphones, good technical specification and
sound cancellation. It is capable of hearing your voice from all the directions
even when songs are played.
 Controls compatible smart home devices including lights, plugs, and more.