The concept: tell Alexa to take photos of you in various outfits and get feedback and recommendations from Amazon's human and bot "Style Check" experts. Now, the Echo Plus, with its built-in ZigBee antenna, will sense, set up and connect these devices automatically. Amazon Echo Show (2nd Generation) Review. For now, the Echo Look is available to customers in the US on a limited basis; you have to request to be added to the rolling invite system. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on Follow @BGRDeals on Twitter to keep up with the latest and greatest deals we find around the web. The 2nd-generation Echo Show 8 will keep the $129.99 retail price from Amazons current Echo Show 8 model, though the current model is on sale for $109.99 at the moment. This month, Amazon eliminated that limitation; you can now use any Echo speaker to call landlines and mobile phones in the US, Canada, and Mexico for free. The new 2nd-generation Echo Show 5 retails for $84.99 instead. That said, theyre the logical next step in the evolution of smart home devices that serve mainly as virtual assistant portals. (Note that a number of these devices are not yet available in the UK or Australia.) 99 Sure, it covers most of the basic Echo bases: support for Alexa, solid sound quality, and Bluetooth connectivity. The Echo hardware complement includes a Texas Instruments DM3725 ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 256MB of LPDDR1 RAM and 4GB of storage space. The new ones are smaller and start at $99 while offering some of the features found in Apple's $249 AirPods Pro. If you ever need to buzz in: Amazon's Echo Buttons. The new Echo Spot is Amazon's mashup of the deluxe Show and the entry-level Dot. Given that Amazon is reported to have more than 5,000 people working on Alexa, we're sure to see continued experimentation and innovation across the Echo line. Before, you needed a separate hub from SmartThings, Wink, or another third party -- which could run $50 to $100 -- to control the smart-home devices made by companies like Philips Hue, GE and Kwikset. It combines the Dot's hockey puck aesthetic and low-power output to the Show's video capabilities, while meeting at about the halfway point on price. Theres no place for expensive laptops with 8GB of RAM anymore. The 2nd generation Echo has a 2.5 downward-firing woofer and 0.6 tweeter powered by Dolby to deliver crisp vocals and dynamic bass throughout the room. Later this year, Amazon brings out the Echo Connect, which ties your home phone line into to your Echo speakers and lets you make calls with Alexa's help. While a gadget like the Echo Dot is great for so many different Alexa skills, its missing a huge piece of the puzzle because it doesnt give Alexa the ability to show you anything. Dot Genie Deluxe Mount for Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Generation Alexa: The Simplest and Cleanest High-End Outlet Wall Mount Hanger Stand for Kitchen and Bathroom Speakers (Black) 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,715 $19.99 $ 19 . A software update released in February 2017 breathed new life into the Tap, and it now responds to the wake word "Alexa" just like the Echo, Dot and the rest. The just-announced 2nd-generation Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8 dont have any upgrades that are quite so sophisticated, but the latter does have a similar feature thats very cool. Or what about searching for YouTube tutorials or checking out whos at your front door thanks to your Ring Video Doorbell? Read:All of the products that work with Amazon Alexa.