Amazon introduces the new Echo Dot and Echo Dot with clock. According to Amazon, the new Echo Dot and Echo Dot with clock offer twice as much bass and now also have a temperature and acceleration sensor. The LED display on the watch model has also been improved.
New audio architecture for Echo Dot
The 5th generation of the small Alexa speaker is said to offer better sound with the same compact design, for which the audio architecture has been redesigned. It includes a proprietary full-range driver and speaker with the highest excursion of any Echo Dot device to date.
Now with temperature and acceleration sensor
The newly integrated temperature sensor, which was previously reserved for larger Echo models, can be used, for example, to control routines that use its values. For example, a fan can be switched off via a smart switch socket when a certain room temperature has been reached. Also new is an acceleration sensor, which is used to implement the tap control. With this, users can tap on the top of the device to pause or start music playback, turn off the alarm or end a call, for example. So far, the snooze function of the alarm clock could be activated via the tap control on a current Echo, Echo Dot or Echo Dot with a clock (test).