Amazon Echo
Voice-activated assistant device
Amazon Echo is a voice-activated smart speaker made by Amazon, introduced in 2014.
Users interact with it through Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant, by speaking commands to play music, control smart home devices, check weather, or make purchases: Ask the Echo to set a timer.
The device listens continuously for its wake word, raising privacy concerns about always-on microphones in homes.
- AlexaVirtual home assistant
- skillsLearned competencies
- voice commandSpoken order to technology
- SiriDigital voice helper
- SpotifyMusic streaming platform
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- wireless devicessmartphone, cell phone, tablet, wireless router, WiFi router
- smart speakersGoogle Home, Google Nest
- AV equipmentTV, streaming, audio player, cable box, DVD player
- audio devicesmicrophone, mic, CD player, iPod, stereo
- home entertainmentsmart TV, home theater, media center, streaming device, media player
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Handheld connected computer
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Wave-based audio receiver
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