Amazon Echo Alexa 2018 event live blog
Amazon is announcing several new Echo and Alexa products at its event in Seattle. Follow our live coverage.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:13:37 PMToday, Amazon is adding Routines as a feature for the Echo Dot Kids Edition, which will let parents create custom Alexa commands that their kids can use to trigger music, lights, etc.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:13:45 PM"I would say we've made Alexa more fun." Mentions she's the repository of many corny jokes.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:14:46 PMI think we're getting to some audio equipment announcements.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:14:49 PM
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:15:03 PMLimp mentioning how playing music at home got harder and harder with more equipment.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:15:44 PM"This is the antithesis of an ambient, communal user interface," showing a bunch of folks on couch on own devices.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:15:51 PMPositioning Alexa as a simplifier for home entertainment is a smart approach.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:15:59 PMLimp said music now more communal in home again.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:16:09 PM
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:16:14 PMEcho Dot: "This is the best selling speaker ever."
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:16:24 PMBrand new Echo Dot.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:16:37 PM"It is a great product through and through."
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:16:38 PM
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:16:45 PMHere it is, a new Echo Dot. Fabric-bodied, comes in multiple colors, more powerful sound. Leaks look to have been accurate.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:16:51 PMLouder and clearer sound.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:17:18 PMContinue to connect to speakers via Bluetooth and audio out. Price the same at $50. Preorders start today.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:17:20 PMStill $50. Will ship next month to every country that Alexa is in.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:17:49 PMIt's way nicer looking, no longer a plastic hockey-puck.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:18:06 PMPhotos coming in just a sec -- think the new design looks great.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:18:07 PM
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:18:21 PMPeople connecting all these different speakers to the Dot. Amazon wanted to play into that variety, with Echo Input.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:18:40 PM"This is an incredibly thin tiny Echo." Has no speaker.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:18:50 PMAha! Second Echo Dot! Called Echo Input. No built-in speaker at all -- designed entirely to be connected to other speakers.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:18:54 PMUse it to connect to other speakers.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:19:12 PMWill cost $35, coming later this year to US, UK, and Germany.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:19:12 PM
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:19:50 PM
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:20:08 PM
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:20:22 PMNew API SDK to use multi-room capability for third-party speakers. Free for all device makers.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:20:47 PMMulti-room already available for Amazon's own devices.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:20:55 PM
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:21:04 PMEcho Sub.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:21:28 PMYou'll also be able to pair multiple Echoes for stereo sound -- which ties right into the leaked Echo Sub.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:21:30 PMNew subwoofer. "It gives you rich deep sound." Can be used for multi-room audio.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:21:47 PM
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:21:54 PMNow playing music using the subwoofer. It's pretty bassy.
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:22:08 PMGetting a stereo audio demo with Echoes on the left and right of us.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:22:24 PM
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:22:33 PMEcho Sub is $129.99.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:22:49 PMSub shipping later this month. $130. Preorders today.
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Tyler Lizenby 9/20/2018 5:22:57 PM
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Ry Crist 9/20/2018 5:23:12 PMEcho Sub gets the same fabric-bodied design as the Echo Dot.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:23:24 PMOh man, we are like 20 minutes in and already announced three million new devices.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:23:35 PMEcho Link Amp and Echo Link.
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Ben Fox Rubin 9/20/2018 5:23:58 PMNo microphones, work with other Echoes in home.