Amazon unveils feature-packed new Echo Dot and Echo Studio upgrade

At a high-profile occasion Amazon this afternoon unveiled its fifth-generation Echo Dot which retains the identical ball-shape design as its predecessor, together with a brand new Kindle you’ll be able to write on and a sleep monitoring system. However whereas the brand new Echo Dot appears precisely the identical because the 2020 mannequin there are many enhancements underneath the hood. The Echo Dot fifth era mannequin will supply large sound enhancements, with twice as a lot bass as earlier than in addition to higher readability due to audio distortion being lowered by as much as 50 p.c.

These upgrades will not result in the Echo Dot’s cute and compact measurement being beefed up, because the fifth gen mannequin would be the similar measurement because the 4th gen speaker.

Amazon mentioned their new Echo Dot, which is offered to pre-order as we speak, is the “greatest sounding Echo Dot ever”.

In addition to this, in the event you select the fifth era Echo Dot with clock you’ll discover some show upgrades which present much more info than earlier than.

Customers get knowledge reminiscent of snooze countdown, an artist’s identify when listening to music, particulars on the climate and way more.

Elsewhere, the fifth era Echo Dots may also be fitted with temperature sensors and accelerometers. The previous will allow you to ask Alexa for particulars on the room temperature whereas the latter will supply particular instructions whenever you faucet the highest of your Echo Dot.

If this wasn’t sufficient, in the event you already use the Amazon eero mesh router system then the Echo Dot has simply turn out to be much more helpful.

The fifth era Echo Dots will have the ability to double up as eero mesh Wi-Fi community extenders, growing the vary even additional. Utilizing only one new Echo Dot will present as much as 1,000 further sq. toes of protection.

The fifth era Echo Dot is priced at $49.99 whereas the Echo Dot with Clock is $59.99.

In addition to the Echo Dot, Amazon additionally revealed a brand new color scheme for the Echo Studio – glacier white.

That is not all although, as this new Echo Studio will include higher sound due to new spatial audio processing and enchancment’s to Amazon’s 3D sound tech.

That is meant to show the Echo Studio right into a “hi-fi audio system” that may supply “higher, width, readability and presence”.

Higher but although, current Echo Studio house owners will not be left behind – as these sound enhancements might be added to the system in a free software program replace.