Amazon working on a portable Echo, report says

SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon is working on a portable version of the Echo, its surprisingly successful voice-activated tabletop device released earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Seattle e-commerce company plans to release a beer can sized version of Echo "in the coming weeks," the paper said. The new carry-along device will be priced lower than Echo's $180 and will require charging like a phone. It is code named "Fox," the Journal reported. A lower price "is always a good thing for greater adoption. Echo v.1 has received rave reviews from consumers and reviewers. I think they'll only benefit getting it in more hands," said Sucharita Mulpuru, a senior Amazon analyst with Forrester.