398: The Amazon Echo... Show

Daniel Bader takes a break from dirty diapers and sleepless nights to join Andrew Martonik and Jerry Hildenbrand for an in-depth look at the staggering number of devices Amazon unveiled at a recent event in Seattle. This is a serious shot across the bow of every smart home company. Amazon excels at automation — now they're looking to Echo all the things into just about every facet of life imaginable.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Here's everything Amazon announced at its 2018 hardware event
• Amazon just asked Alexa to declare war on every smart home company
• Amazon Alexa does a whole bunch of new stuff
• Amazon announces upgraded Echo Dot with vastly improved sound quality
• The Amazon Echo Sub is a subwoofer for your Echo speakers
• Amazon's new Echo Show has slimmer bezels and dual side-firing speakers
• Amazon Will Consider Opening Up to 3,000 Cashierless Stores by 2021
• Fire TV Recast sends local TV to your Echo Shows and Fire TVs
• Amazon offers its latest Echo devices in discounted bundles, so pre-order now

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