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Developing an advanced Echo
Like the speakers on the screen, the world's largest online retailer is trying to capitalize on the amazing success of its voice --
Control household gadgets against competition from Google and Apple.
The new device has a touch screen size of about 7 inch, which is very different from Amazon's existing cylindrical home devices, which are controlled and responded mainly through the company's voice
According to two people familiar with the matter, the digital assistant based in Alexa.
People familiar with the matter said it would make it easier to access content such as weather forecasts, calendar appointments and news.
They asked not to be identified when talking about products that have not yet been announced.
A person familiar with the matter said that the latest Amazon speakers will be larger and tilted upwards so that the user can see when the screen is placed on the counter and the user is standing. High-
The person also said that the grade speakers will make the gadget sound much better than the current Echo device.
Amazon's new device is scheduled to be released in 2017, the person added.
Amazon, based in Seattle, Washington, declined to comment. So-
Gadgets, known as smart homes, are one of the biggest tech companies vying for the latest computing battlefield.
So far, however, they have not matched the popularity of smartphones and PCs.
Amazon's hardware records are also mixed, and the launch of the Fire Phone in 2014 was disappointing.
However, the Consumer Intelligence Research Partner estimated that its Echo speakers had been hit unexpectedlyS.
More than 5 million units have been sold since 2014.
Amazon plans to expand Alexa-
In line with the growing competition of Alphabet Inc.
Google Home speakers and Apple
Interest in building a home device using Siri digital assistant.
The new Amazon device will use the optimized version of the Fire OS, which runs Amazon's Fire tablet and Fire TV-top box.
Like the current Alexa device, this gadget will still respond to verbal commands and verbal questions.
Amazon is also testing a feature that allows users to fix items such as photos on the speaker screen, similar to putting items on the refrigerator door, a person familiar with the matter said.
Amazon plans to continue selling Dot, Tap and Echo speakers that are usually stationed in the living room and bedroom, a person familiar with the matter said.
Another person said that the current speakers are priced at $50, $130 and $180 respectively, while models with screens may be priced higher.
According to one of the people familiar with the matter, some commenters criticized the current echo because of poor audio quality, in part because Amazon designed it to sound better at a medium volume.
The new Speaker will play high-
The person said that there is high quality audio at all volumes.
They added that at least one prototype version of the device placed the speakers under and behind the screen.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year that Amazon's lab300 hardware division is developing Alexa-
Electric equipment with tablet
Just like the computer screen called "Knight" inside.