Are we ready for video drop ins? Amazon hopes so.

Echo Show lets folks drop in via video. Are you ready to have friends and loved ones drop in unexpectedly? That's precisely what Amazon will let you do via the "Drop In" feature that's part of the company's new voice-driven $229.99 Alexa-ready Echo Show, the first Amazon Echo to add a (7-inch) touchscreen. You'll have to "whitelist" or approve someone before they can drop in on your Echo Show; they in turn must approve you so that you can drop in on them.