Amazon Tap and Echo Dot Helps Streamline Household Duties and More
Meghan Young — March 7, 2016 — Art & Design
References: fastcompany
Riding off of the success of Echo, Amazon has since unveiled two new voice-control devices: Tap and Echo Dot. Two great alternatives to what's currently on the market, they serve basically the same purpose: they bring the personal assistant function out of the smartphone and into the home in a more tangible way.
The voice-control devices are nevertheless very unobtrusive. Sleek and simple, people will be able to keep them around the house without fear of them taking away from the overall home decor. The Amazon Tap allows people to order Amazon music, get weather and traffic info, order food and more. The Echo Dot is much more basic, but still incredibly helpful. A secondary device to the original Echo, it delivers voice information and alarm clock functions in addition to a few other basic features.
The voice-control devices are nevertheless very unobtrusive. Sleek and simple, people will be able to keep them around the house without fear of them taking away from the overall home decor. The Amazon Tap allows people to order Amazon music, get weather and traffic info, order food and more. The Echo Dot is much more basic, but still incredibly helpful. A secondary device to the original Echo, it delivers voice information and alarm clock functions in addition to a few other basic features.
Trend Themes
1. Voice-control Devices - As voice-control devices become more prevalent, there is an opportunity to use them to control and streamline various aspects of daily life.
2. Smart Home Automation - The rise of voice-controlled devices like Amazon Tap and Echo Dot indicate a growing demand for home automation among consumers.
3. Virtual Personal Assistants - Voice-control devices provide an opportunity to create virtual personal assistants that can help manage daily tasks, provide information, and streamline communication.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The increasing popularity of voice-controlled devices such as Amazon Tap and Echo Dot provide disruptive innovation opportunities for companies operating in the consumer electronics industry to capitalize on the smart home automation trend.
2. Home Automation - Voice-control devices like Amazon Tap and Echo Dot provide companies operating in the home automation industry an opportunity to expand their offerings and develop new products to meet the growing demand for smart home technology.
3. Artificial Intelligence - As virtual personal assistants become more prevalent, there is a growing demand for companies engaged in artificial intelligence to develop the technology behind them.
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