Amazon immediately introduced 4 new members of its Echo sequence of good residence audio system designed to work with the corporate’s new Alexa+. This features a new Echo Dot Max, the Echo Studio, and two new Echo Present fashions in numerous sizes.
Beginning with the Echo Dot Max, it incorporates a dual-driver design consisting of a woofer and a tweeter. The brand new design built-in the speaker straight into the system housing as an alternative of a separate module, which doubles the interior air area for fuller sound. The system also can tune the sound to your surrounding and Amazon claims it may produce 3x the bass of the fifth gen Echo Dot.
The Echo Studio is sort of a greater model of the Echo Dot Max. It has a excessive tour woofer with three full vary drivers. It has assist for spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. And it does all this in an enclosure that’s 40% smaller than the unique Studio.
Each the Echo Dot Max and the Echo Studio can be chained collectively for a stereo or a encompass sound expertise. You’ll be able to pair as much as 5 of every with suitable Fireplace TV sticks for a makeshift residence theater setup.
Subsequent are the Echo Present 8 and the Echo Present 11. They’ve 8-inch and 11-inch touchscreens, respectively, and Amazon says it makes use of in-cell contact and detrimental liquid crystal design to scale back layer of lamination and maximise the viewing angle. Each items even have a 13MP digicam for video calls, and Alexa also can acknowledge you once you stroll as much as the system for {custom} data.
Each the Echo Present fashions have a brand new audio structure, that includes front-facing stereo audio system and a {custom} woofer. The drivers are positioned underneath the show and fireplace audio in direction of the consumer on the entrance.
Powering the brand new Echo gadgets are new custom-designed chips with AI accelerators. The Echo Dot Max is powered by Amazon’s new AZ3 chip whereas the opposite three use the AZ3 Professional. These new chips even have higher microphone high quality, sooner general response, and improved AI efficiency.
The costs are $100 for the Echo Dot Max, $220 for the Echo Studio, $180 for the Echo Present 8, and $220 for the Echo Present 11. All 4 can be found for pre-order immediately, and US clients will get Alexa+ Early Entry out of the field. The Echo Dot Max and the Echo Studio might be obtainable on October 29, and the Echo Present fashions might be obtainable on November 12.
