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The former Echo Dot debuted in March of this year. As the mini version of the Amazon Echo smart speaker, the former also achieved success. It not only surpassed manufacturers' expectations in terms of sales, but also won various praises.

Thanks to the help of numerous third-party voice applications, the second generation of Dots has consistently performed brilliantly at the level of intelligence. In addition, in addition to the cheaper price, the new Dot's speakers are able to recognize the user's voice commands in music playing or noisy environments. In other words, this product is not only lower in price, but also does not shrink in function.

"Alexa" is Amazon's cloud-based voice-activated virtual assistant, like Siri in speakers. The user wakes up the function by saying her name or other keywords. The Echo Dot's built-in microphone array is always ready to listen to sounds from around. Once the keywords are recognized, these microphones will record any subsequent words and then send them to Amazon's cloud server. After these servers recognize the voice commands, they will return instructions to tell Alexa how to respond. All of these are completed in a matter of moments.

Users can let Alexa handle all kinds of transactions. For those who are new to the product, you can try streaming music from Amazon Prime Music, Pandora, or Spotify, set up a kitchen timer or alarm clock, and tell them to tell you all kinds of joke or one by one. Broadcast news that interests you. Despite all kinds of requests to her, you will be satisfied!

In addition, Alexa's "IQ" is growing, thanks to the growing number of voice applications called "skills" that appear on the market. These applications provided by third-party developers currently exceed 3,000 in number, each of which gives Alexa a new ability. For example, apps from Uber allow users to call cars through Alexa; banking applications allow users to complete a credit card payment transaction; food and beverage applications allow users to order pick-ups as they wish; and a method called Wayne Investigation (Wayne Investigation). ) The application allows users to solve some of the events in Gotham City through interactive voice operations. With the Alexa app, users can browse these app lists and launch any voice apps they are interested in. All of these applications are free so far.

In addition, the list of smart home devices that Alexa can control is also growing, including various types of connected light bulbs and intelligent thermostats, and supports various types of smart home platforms. There is absolutely no problem with Alexa's voice command to turn on the kitchen lighting or to raise the room temperature. Here are some of the popular smart home devices supported by Alexa: Philips Hue Connectable LED, Belkin WeMo Switches, August Smart Lock, Nest Learning Thermostat Thermostat, SmartThings, Wink, and Insteon's Smart Home Platform, GE Smart Appliance, Logitech Harmony Hub Entertainment control and so on. If you happen to be a smart home lover, Echo Dot is definitely a worthy product.

The new Echo Dot is a bit shorter than the previous generation because the top ring used to control the volume is removed and replaced by two volume control buttons that are also on the top. This product is also slightly lighter in weight, with a glossy plastic case replacing the black matte body of the previous generation. In addition, it is no different from its predecessor: the same convenient plug-and-play and the same intelligent voice interaction.

Like other various Echo products, this Dot also exists as an entrance device to the Amazon Alexa cloud platform. In other words, Dot's Alexa functionality is exactly the same as full-size Amazon Echo or battery-powered Amazon Tap. Dot is just not equipped with powerful speaker functionality.

However, through the jack provided by the Dot, the user can connect it to the existing speaker, or through Bluetooth. In contrast, for Echo or Tap users, they can only use the speakers built into the product.

This also makes Dot most flexible in the three products. After all, music is the most important part of the Alexa experience. Most music lovers obviously have their own favorite speaker equipment. Dot offers them a better choice.

Amazon did not attach a connecting cable. The move seems to be to make the cost of the product as low as possible. Of course, the user can also choose the Bluetooth connection, which is acceptable considering the low price.

In previous generation products, Dot's speaker array performed slightly worse than full-size Echo in picking up voice commands, especially when playing music or in a noisy environment, users need to shorten their distance from Dot to complete the activation.

In this regard, the testers specifically conducted a comparative test on this new Dot from all angles. The result is that the second-generation Dot surpasses the performance of previous generations of products. It can also recognize voice commands well when playing music.

In the video, we can see that when playing a fast-paced song, the new Dot can easily pick up the sound of testers 3 meters away, without any need to improve the tricks, and this generation of Dot can not do. As mentioned above, the biggest significance of Dot is that it exists as an entrance device to Alexa. Its improvement in the voice command picking performance is undoubtedly of considerable practical significance.

Of course, if the volume of the speaker is too loud and too close to Dot, then it may not be able to recognize the command quickly. Simply separating the Dot from the speaker position can greatly improve the situation. If users are keen to play deafening music, then you can consider buying an additional Alexa Voice Remote remote control for $30 (about RMB 200).

The vendor plans to call the next feature launched by Alexa "Echo Spatial Perception," which will be available to all Echo users through software updates pushed in the next few weeks. The main purpose of this function is that when the user speaks a voice command, only the nearest device will respond.

Amazon does not only focus on having Alexa appear in each user's living room, but each room, so this feature is of great significance. Because in all kinds of promotional activities, users may purchase multiple Dot devices at once, and all devices will respond together. It is terrible just to think about it!

In terms of functions, Alexa still has plenty of room for improvement. For beginners, Echo cannot coordinate playing music on multiple devices. In response, the company plans to integrate it with Sonos' multi-room playback system. This feature, expected to debut next year, is bound to attract the attention of music lovers, but it is ideal to implement this function on its own hardware. The solution.

In addition, there are reports that Amazon is considering adding some voice push notifications, such as reminding users that the next meeting time is coming, or that the traffic on a certain road in the morning is bad. As long as users can freely adjust these push functions, their presence will undoubtedly further enhance the appeal of the product.

In addition, it is a good design idea to display various states through the ring indicator at the top of the product. When the user sees a particular color of light flashing, they can ask Alexa what needs attention, so that they can listen to all kinds of notification information when they are convenient.

The slogan for Amazon Echo is: Star Trek computer at home. Now, at a price of 50 US dollars (approximately 333 yuan), users can access the future in the living room.

For such devices, Amazon undoubtedly gave its own answer, and Google and Apple how to deal with is still not known. Amazon has been leading this for two years and is consolidating its dominant position through the diversification of the Echo product line. It is hard to imagine that other companies can recover the situation with only a single product, even if technology giants such as Google or Apple do.

So is the new Echo Dot worth starting? The answer is obvious! The product not only has a stylish appearance, but also has a wealth of functions. With such a low cost, you can experience technology that represents the future in your living room. What else is worth hesitating?

Source: cnet

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