"Alexa, turn on the lights in the hallway."
"OK."
"Alexa, close the door."
"OK."
"Alexa, put on some jazz."
"OK."
"Alexa, turn the bedroom temperature to 80 degrees Fahrenheit."
"OK."
Conversations like these take place every day in nearly 10 million homes.
Who is Alexa? "What else can she do?
In fact, Alexa, is a built-in smart speaker in the "Siri", is Amazon's intelligent voice system, "she" and Siri, Google now and other voice assistants are different, Amazon does not put Alexa and smart phones Combined, but for "she" found a new application scene: smart home.
As early as the end of 2014, Amazon put Alexa into the smart speaker Echo, together with the market.
Echo, the initial form of the future smart home, is the control center of the smart home, can be voice interaction, control air conditioning, lights, doors, curtains and other third-party smart home equipment, can support the call and send messages, query recipes, play music, etc., powerful, completely free your hands.
In 2017 Q1, eMarketer's statistics show that in the U.S. voice assistant market, Amazon Echo's market share reached 70.6%, and Amazon Echo became the absolute leader of the virtual voice market.
In terms of appearance, the second-generation Echo adopts a new design scheme, with a body size of 148 x 88 x 88mm, a weight of 821 grams, and a height reduced by nearly half compared to the first-generation Echo, offering six different colors to choose from, including different exterior designs such as wood, fabric, brushed metal, etc., and priced at a range of $99.99 to $119.99.
Two of the wood finishes, which stand out as a highlight of the second-generation Echo, are also priced slightly more expensive at $119.99.
Walnut and oak shell, environmentally friendly materials, warm feel, each one has a unique pattern and color. The colors and materials are so versatile that no matter which corner of the house it is placed in, it fits perfectly with the home style, and is a good example of the fusion of nature and technology.
Speaking of the fusion of nature and technology, we have to mention the originator of the earliest practice of this concept - Motorola, as early as 2013, Motorola launched the world's first wooden cell phone Moto X in cooperation with the new show new material.
