Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen): It Turns with You
With the pledge to be absolutely environment friendly, Amazon has come up with yet another amazing smart device that has the power to control your smart home with just your voice instructions.
But hey, this is no child’s play because this upcoming device would cost you $250, but has features that are worth more than what it takes. Most importantly, this 3rd-Gen Amazon Echo Show 10 could be one of the pioneers in the smart display segment with its amazing features and some cool technological advancements.
Here are some of the major specifications and features that could drive you crazy for it:
Amazon Echo Show 10: Look and Feel
The 3rd-Gen Amazon Echo Show 10 contains a 10.1” display with a display resolution of 1,200 x 800-pixel and has a smart screen that is mounted on a cylindrical speaker base. The speaker has an automatic-turning neck that allows the screen to rotate with you. When you use it, the screen will turn with your face, no matter where you are and travel in the room. No doubt, you can even walk around freely in the room while taking a video call.
The device has a 13-megapixel camera built into the screen and this is what drives the motorized neck. Even when you move back and forth while in a video call, the camera ensures to pan and zoom, while always keeping you in the center of the frame during a video call.
With the ever-expanding video call capabilities, the 3rd-Gen Amazon Echo Show 10 could help you make calls to other Show devices, Amazon Alexa smartphone apps, and even Skype calls. Not just this, even support for Zoom video calls is coming up soon.
Talking about the audio features, the device contains a couple of one-inch tweeters and a single three-inch woofer, which is similar to the hardware in Amazon Echo smart speaker. There is a built-in smart home hub that supports Zigbee, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and Amazon Sidewalk etc.
The device has MediaTek MT8183 as its main processor that takes care of the display and powers seamless connectivity. Besides, there is also an AZ1 Neural Edge processor, a chip that is said to enable a new speech recognition system that makes Alexa much more responsive with the help of edge processing.
Other Smart Features:
The 3rd-Gen Amazon Echo Show 10 has some other amazing features as well and these are as follows:
You can set up all the compatible Zigbee devices or smart home products without needing a separate hub. Just ask Alexa to show you the security cameras, control lights, and also adjust thermostats through voice control.
The pivoting camera can also keep your home secure with Alexa Guard. It can periodically scan the room and if it detects anyone while you’re away, it sends you an alarm. You can access its camera from the Alexa app or any other Echo Show device, keep your home secure while you are away. Though, there are no video recording facilities.
You can put your memories on display through this device in your room. Just use Amazon Photos and it would turn your home screen into a digital photo frame. Your favorite photos could be put to display on this.
Amazon promises no privacy breaches. This is why you can electronically disconnect the microphones and camera with one press of a button. There is a built-in shutter to cover the camera and even the motion can be disabled at any time.
No doubt, the new Amazon Echo Show has pretty interesting features that can surely turn the heads, of people and of the device as well. It’s one of the coolest devices of the season, to say the least.