The Amazon Echo Experience with Joel Comm

Amazon.com has been on the cutting edge of implementing new technologies for many years. I’ve been an Amazon associate for a very long time, a customer even before then and an adopter of their Amazon Prime program since they first launched it. I love the benefits that come from Prime, including free 2-day shipping, video streaming and Prime music.

When Amazon announced their new voice-controlled device for home use, the Amazon Echo, I instantly took advantage of pre-ordering one at the Prime discount price of $99.

My Echo arrived today and I’ve taken some time to unbox and show you what this little gadget can do. Here’s my brief unboxing video.

Not only is it a decent-quality bluetooth speaker, but the voice-control options go beyond playing music. I can tell the device to give me the news or the weather. I can ask it a question such as “how far is it to Los Angeles”. I can ask to find a song and then have it buy the music for me.

Take a look at the following video to give you an idea of what the Amazon Echo can do.

Yeah, I think I can get used to having Echo around.