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Title: Amazon announces second-gen Echo with better audio, new design, and lower price
Post by: HCK on September 28, 2017, 04:05:18 pm
Amazon announces second-gen Echo with better audio, new design, and lower price

Amazon just revealed its second-generation Amazon Echo with newer, better sound and a whole new design.

At a surprise press event on Wednesday Amazon revealed a new and improved Amazon Echo smart speaker. The device features an upgraded audio system and an updated design.

The second-generation Echo touts immersive sound thanks to an all-new speaker architecture that packs in Dolby processing, a dedicated tweeter, and a 2.5-inch down-firing woofer. It also has Amazon's second-generation far-field technology, which means it's going to get a lot better at understanding you. Here's what Amazon says about the new voice technology:


  The new Echo uses Amazon's second generation far-field technology, which features better wake word processing, improved beamforming technology, and enhanced noise cancellation. The Echo far-field technology works to detect the wake word from across the room even in the noisiest parts of your home.


Interestingly, the shorter, wider device also features in...

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