Photo: BloombergSeattle: Amazon.com Inc. unveiled a new $50 Echo Dot with an improved speaker, one of the first devices unveiled in a product show designed to keep pushing smarthome gadgets during the busy holiday shopping season. The new speaker has 70% better sound, Amazon’s senior vice president of Alexa devices, David Limp, said at a media event Thursday. The Echo Dot is one of Amazon’s best-selling devices, he said. Amazon also introduced a subwoofer to go along with existing Echo products as well as a pair of amplifiers that work like audio control centers for the home. Amazon introduced the Echo voice-activated speaker in 2014 and has maintained a lead over tech competitors Google and Apple Inc. Amazon and Google flooded the market with low-cost devices like the Echo Dot and Google Home Mini, letting shoppers try voice tech at home for as little as $25.

Source: Mint September 20, 2018 18:11 UTC