Amazon’s first wall-mounted good show simply acquired a giant improve. Immediately, the corporate introduced the launch of the Echo Present 21, an improve to the Echo Present 15 that debuted in 2022. The brand new mannequin has a 21-inch display screen with 1080p decision for $399.99. Amazon says it has higher audio high quality than the unique Present 15 and practically doubles the viewing space. An improved digital camera and a built-in good house hub spherical out the options. A brand new Echo Present 15 for $299.99 was additionally introduced and comes with the identical audio, digital camera, and good house upgrades.
Based on Amazon, the Present 21 will probably be able to “delivering immersive sound, double the bass and room adaption expertise.” The corporate additionally upgraded the auto-framing digital camera for improved video calls with “greater than double the sphere of view and 65% extra zoom than the first-generation Echo Present 15” and added noise discount to make calls clearer.
The brand new Echo Present 15 can even get the identical audio and digital camera upgrades. Each units can act as good house hubs, with Wi-Fi, Thread, and Zigbee radios, and Matter Controller capabilities for good house management. Amazon says these fashions can even be able to controlling some units regionally, together with lights, switches, and plugs. This operate was first obtainable on the Echo Hub, which launched earlier this yr.
The 2 new Present units even have Wi-Fi 6E, which ought to assist with sooner music and video streaming. They’ll double as Hearth TVs and work with Amazon’s Hearth TV distant. I take advantage of the present Echo Present 15 in my kitchen, and it is an excellent little kitchen TV. Nonetheless, the 21-inch mannequin is perhaps a little bit of a problem for my countertop!
Each fashions function the customizable widgets that first arrived on the Present 15, together with a calendar, good house controls, buying, and to-do lists. A refreshed audio widget will present all of your favourite audio content material and allow you to faucet a gaggle to play audio throughout a number of audio system.
The Present 21 and Present 15 can be found now at Amazon and ship with the Alexa Voice Distant and wall-mounting gear. A countertop stand is bought individually.
