Amazon new Echo is a cute glowing orb with faster response times

At a live-streamed hardware event, Amazon revealed its latest line-up of Alexa-powered devices. The Amazon Echo, almost iconic for its cylindrical shape, has now been redesigned as… a big ol’ sphere. Or a little ol’ sphere, in the case of the Echo Dot. Amazon says it’s once again improved the sound quality on the Echo, using the same automatic room equalization available on the Echo Studio. Two tweeters and woofer try to make the most out of the compact form factor. But one of the biggest changes is the addition of a new AZ1 Neural Edge processor, which allows the…

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