Over on the Present fashions, they now have a 13-megapixel digicam for richer particulars in your video calls, with improved audio high quality as properly. Amazon says increasingly corporations are integrating with Alexa+, touting an Oura partnership that permits you to ask Alexa about final night time’s sleep with information collected out of your Oura ring. Extra integrations are on the way in which, together with the flexibility to purchase film tickets with Fandango.
All of those Echo gadgets can be found for preorder at present.
Alexa+ Is Nonetheless in Early Entry
Alexa+ was introduced again in February and commenced rolling out in early entry by March. Not a lot is altering about this. Amazon says Alexa+ is now rolling out within the US “throughout an early entry interval” and in waves over the approaching months. It’ll prioritize Echo Present 8, 10, 15, and 21 machine homeowners on this interval, and you may join early entry right here. The quickest method to entry it’s to purchase one of many new Echo gadgets introduced at present.
Alexa+ is an improve over the usual Alexa you are accustomed to. Powered by a big language mannequin, it lets you be extra conversational with the assistant. Alexa+ is far quicker at answering extra topical and contextual questions, appropriately answering issues like “What’s that fashionable Soda Pop track?” You possibly can learn extra right here about our expertise utilizing it for every week.
Alexa+ is free for Amazon Prime subscribers, however prices $20 a month for everybody else. Amazon says Alexa+ is being built-in into different gadgets from Sonos, Bose, Samsung, LG, and BMW.
The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft
The Kindle Scribe is a comparatively new entry in Amazon’s e-reader ecosystem, however now it is already in its third technology. And for the third iteration, there are three new 11-inch Kindle Scribe fashions: Kindle Scribe ($430), Kindle Scribe With Frontlight ($550), and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft ($630). These gadgets are 5.4 mm thick, which is thinner than the brand new iPhone Air. They weigh 400 grams and are comprised of precision-milled aluminum. Panay says they’re 40 p.c quicker, although he wasn’t particular about what he was evaluating them to. If you write, you must expertise a lowered latency of below 12 milliseconds.
