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Amazon Leak Exposes Echo AI Device With Touch Display and FireOS (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: Today, an image of what could be a touch-screen Amazon Echo device has emerged. Like the earlier Echo Look leak, the image of the device was found on Amazon's servers, just waiting to be discovered. The new Echo device is reportedly codenamed "Knight" and will be revealed later this month. It will also take its place as the flagship of the Echo family, likely surpassing the $179.99 MSRP of the original Alexa-powered AI speaker. It should be noted that the image leak lines up with previous reports we've seen regarding a so-called flagship Echo device. Late last year, we learned that the device would feature a 7-inch touch screen, and that it would have integrated speakers that are superior to those in the original Echo. There's even a built-in camera at the top of the device, which could be useful for video conferencing. It was also mentioned that the Echo device will run Amazon's FireOS and respond to verbal commands and spoken questions, just like current Alexa devices. Amazon is also reportedly testing a feature that allows users to pin items such as photos on their speaker's screen akin to physically placing items on a "refrigerator door."
7" touch screen? Camera and better speaker than an Echo? Runs Fire OS? Likely $199+? Almost certainly runs ARM. Tell me again how this is different from a Fire tablet.
Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
"There's even a built-in camera at the top of the device, which could be useful for video conferencing."
So, the always-listening device sitting inside people's homes is now outfitted with an always-watching feature. Color me surprised that the Alexa generation would welcome this shit too.
Since most of us do video conferencing from a smartphone or tablet which is far more portable, I'm failing to understand why we need another device to do this. I suppose next years model will come with a SIM card too; you know, so everyone can replace that cheap landline they used to have with the e-hipster kitsch flavor of the month.
With words such as "leaked," people should know better. It's a bullshit term used to trick half-wit techies into clicking on an ad while feeling "cool" about it; it's their version of "lit." Amazon or any other company with an ounce of intelligence wouldn't let information of a new product sit on a server to be easily discovered unless it was intentional. Hasn't anyone noticed the "leak" ratio between competing companies? Microsoft "leaks" a laptop and then Amazon just happens to "leak" their new product. Apple will "leak" a new product soon too. Product secrets aren't kept in some magical container with holes to ooze out of. Some pseudo hacker runs a scraper they think they've cleverly made and then just happens to "descover" a new product. Companies know about scrapers and how people like finding "secrets" to tell. It's psychology used to bring free advertising.