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Title: The Morning After: AmazonΓÇÖs got a 21-inch Echo Show

Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:15:02 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-...

As our homes (and lives) get smarter, the need for some sort of digital hub
big enough to run things becomes more urgent. ItΓÇÖs why Amazon surprise-
released a new 21-inch version of its Echo Show that does everything the Show
15 did, but biggererer. It gets a built-in smart home hub with Thread, Zigbee
and Matter control, Wi-Fi 6E and a better camera for video calls.

I bought an Echo Show 8 on a whim to use as a screen for my Ring doorbell and
found it quite underwhelming. But the idea of having a 21-inch screen that
could theoretically lay out to-do lists and calendar tasks on the daily is
quite appealing. Having two small kids makes being able to marshal all our
schedules on one device quite desirable.

ΓÇö Dan Cooper

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