semi-spherical smart speaker
Amazon unveils the $40 Echo Pop, a semi-spherical smart speaker
Amazon updated its Echo speaker lineup today, including a new $40 model with a semi-spherical design, the Echo Pop. Additionally, Echo Auto is coming to more countries. The Echo Pop is Amazon's newest entry-level Alexa-powered device. Its half-globe design uses a front-facing speaker with "full sound," although it sounds like it will be a better fit for small spaces like dorm rooms where you only need to hear it from one direction. It also carries over two features from the latest Echo Dot. First, it has Amazon's AZ2 Neural Edge processor for on-device machine learning tasks.