Echo Dot
A compact smart speaker for voice commands, reminders, timers, and everyday assistance.
Technology That Responds to You
Amazon Echo devices are voice-controlled smart devices that can provide assistance without requiring a phone, keyboard, or complicated controls. Simply speaking a command to Alexa can allow a person to perform many everyday tasks using their voice.
For individuals who want to remain independent at home, voice technology can provide an easy way to access information, set reminders, communicate with others, and interact with connected devices throughout the home.
Echo devices are available in several different forms, ranging from compact speakers such as the Echo Dot and Echo Pop to larger touchscreen devices such as the Echo Show 8, Echo Show 15, and Echo Show 21.
Meet the Echo Family
Explore a few Amazon Echo devices that can help make everyday life at home more convenient.
Echo Show 8
A touchscreen smart display for visual information, reminders, and compatible smart-home controls.
Echo Show 21
A large smart display that can help keep household information and compatible smart-home controls accessible.
Echo Devices Available
Echo Dot
A compact voice-controlled smart speaker
for everyday Alexa commands.
Echo Pop
A small, simple smart speaker designed
for voice assistance around the home.
Echo Show 8
A smart display combining Alexa voice
controls with a touchscreen.
Echo Show 15
A larger smart display designed to provide
information, calendars, reminders, and
other visual features.
Echo Show 21
A large-format smart display that can
provide an expansive visual interface
for the home.
How Alexa Can Help With Independence
Voice control can be especially useful for people who have difficulty reaching switches, navigating menus, or remembering where they placed a phone. Instead of physically interacting with a device, many tasks can be started simply by asking Alexa.
Alexa can also provide reminders, timers, weather information, news, music, and other everyday assistance. These features can make routine activities easier while allowing the individual to remain in control.
Voice Control
Perform many everyday tasks using simple spoken commands instead of physical controls.
Reminders & Timers
Set reminders and timers for appointments, routines, cooking, medications, and other daily activities.
Smart Home Control
Control compatible smart home devices such as lights, Govee lamps, plugs, thermostats, and other connected equipment using your voice.
Connected Doorbells
Compatible video doorbells can work with Echo devices to provide convenient access to doorbell notifications and video features.
A More Accessible Smart Home
Echo devices can become a central way to interact with other technology in the home. For example, someone could ask Alexa to turn on a Govee lamp, control compatible smart lights, or interact with other connected devices without needing to get up and operate each device manually.
Compatible video doorbells can provide another useful connection between the home and the person living in it. Depending on the equipment and configuration, an Echo Show can provide visual information about activity at the door while compatible Echo speakers can provide audible notifications.
Together, these capabilities can help create a home environment that responds to the person rather than requiring the person to constantly interact with individual controls.
See Alexa in Action
These demonstrations show some of the features available on Echo Show displays and Echo smart speakers.
