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New Delhi, November 3 (IANS) Like smartphones, smart home speakers are now embracing new form factors, from spherical to cylindrical to thinner and what not, giving your home a whole new feel while maintaining the richness of sound and the overall voice-as-a-service experience. intact.
Amazon Echo Dot (4th generation) is another Alexa-powered device that comes with the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that make Alexa more natural, conversational, and useful.
The fact is, customers have connected more than 100 million smart home devices to Alexa around the world and Indians are slowly getting used to the virtual assistant too.
There’s a hint in the air in North India and a perfect time to relax, enjoy your morning cup of tea while some morning ragas or classic bhajans play in the background.
Keep the evenings for relaxing music and on the weekends for K-pop, aka BTS, to vibrate the house (keep the volume low so neighbors don’t knock on the door) as Diwali approaches.
Echo Dot with a new spherical design to produce crisp, full sound and powerful bass costs just Rs 4,499 in two colors (black and blue). There are often deals of the day in e-commerce markets where the price can even drop to Rs 3,249.
Let’s listen and find out how the fourth generation speaker behaves with people who belong to previous generations.
Weighing 341.3 grams, the new Echo sounds significantly better thanks to a 3.0-inch woofer, dual-shot tweeters, and Dolby processing that deliver stereo sound with clear highs, dynamic mids, and deep bass.
The microphone volume (up and down), action and off buttons are neatly placed on the top, while the 3.5mm stereo audio output and power port are placed on the back, with the cape of the ring of light illuminating the surface at the bottom this time.
The tap-to-snooze feature is amazing on the Echo Dot.
Echo Dot streams music from Amazon Prime Music, JioSaavn, Gaana, Hungama Music and Spotify and as always just ask for your favorite artist or song, or request a specific genre or mood in various Indian languages.
Set timers, ask questions, add items to lists, and create calendar events and reminders on the new Echo Dot. You can also pay your utility bills just like you did with previous Echo devices.
In terms of privacy, the Echo Dot has a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones. In addition, it offers the ability to view and delete voice recordings.
You also have control over your voice recordings and can view, listen to, or delete them at any time.
To reduce power consumption, the Echo Dot enters Low Power Mode when idle.
Alexa now has over 30,000 skills (and counting) that help you stay up-to-date with the latest news, music, radio, and podcasts or access stories, recipes, movie reviews, and more from your favorite brands.
With sustainability being the new buzzword among tech companies, 50 percent of the plastics used in the Echo Dot are post-consumer recycled plastics.
While 100% of the fabric used is post-consumer recycled fabric, 100% of the aluminum used is recycled die-cast aluminum (device, cable and adapter included).
Visit the Alexa Privacy Center to explore how the Alexa and Echo devices are designed to protect your privacy.
The smart speaker is compact, but includes a powerful 1.6-inch front speaker that produces clear voices and balanced bass for full sound.
Bottom Line: As we celebrate the holidays, lights and music are welcome in the house and the Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) is another great addition to the family.
Remember that Alexa is getting smarter and it doesn’t disappoint you most of the time (unless you ask some awkward questions or make an unreasonable demand), so behave yourself well and you’ll be amazed at what this little device can do for you.
At this affordable price, the Echo Dot (4th generation) is a good value for money device to light up your home.
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