Amazon's New Echo for Kids Will Train Your Children to Say 'Please'

Whether it's accidentally ordering a $170 dollhouse without mom and dad's permission or learning poor manners, the Amazon Echo's increasingly pervasive presence in the home has caused considerable concern for parents. Now, Amazon is hoping to address issues like these and make the Echo a more appealing learning tool for children with the debut of several new features and a new $79.99 The Echo Dot Kids Edition, which starts shipping on May 9, comes with Amazon's FreeTime parental controls, one year of FreeTime Unlimited (Amazon's $2.99 per-month subscription program for children's content), a child-friendly case for the device, and a two-year warranty. The Echo Dot Kids Edition will come in black with the option to pair it with a blue, green, or red case. Parents who already have an Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Plus don't need to purchase the Kids Edition to get the new software features, however.