It seems that the Amazon Echo family of products launched by the company of the same name, will continue to grow during the coming months with a new model of smart speaker with integrated display.
Just a day after the internet sales giant introduced the Echo Look, a smart speaker with a built-in camera, and according to the information to which CNET would have had exclusive access, "a person familiar with the plans" of the company would have revealed that Amazon plans to launch an Echo device with a built-in display as soon as next month.
The anonymous source that has provided this information to CNET ensures that Amazon has been working on significantly improving its Echo devices for some time However, the fact that Google said that its smart speakers would now be capable of identify multiple users, was a "wake-up call," as it is a feature that Amazon's Echo devices lack. So now the development team for these devices is working to accelerate the introduction of features like this in order to stay ahead of google.
The anonymous voice of CNET He cautioned that while there are plans for this new device to be released as early as next month, deadlines may vary. For its part, Amazon has declined to comment on the matter, after CNET contacted one of its spokespersons.
In any case, this rush to get a new version of your Echo speaker out highlights the fierce battle to dominate the smart home and connected devices. While Amazon has enjoyed a significant advantage by placing the Echo in homes and enhancing the capabilities of its Alexa voice assistant, Google has come in strong with its Google Home and its Google Assistant.
Amazon has sold about 8 million Echo devices in the United States since its launch, according to figures provided by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners in January.