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Amazon’s new Echo Pop is its cheapest smart speaker
Prices start at just £44.99 for the new colourful Echo Pop
Amazon has unveiled new additions to its popular Echo smart speaker and display products which continue to be a best seller for the brand, with over half a billion Alexa-enabled devices sold so far.
The new entrants to the UK market are the Echo Pop, Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen), Echo Show Kids and Echo Auto Dash.
With prices starting from £44.99, the new devices promise new looks, versatility and sound, giving you more choice than ever when it comes to choosing how you access Alexa.
Amazon has unveiled new additions to its popular Echo smart speaker and display products which continue to be a best seller for the brand, with over half a billion Alexa-enabled devices sold so far.
The new entrants to the UK market are the Echo Pop, Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen), Echo Show Kids and Echo Auto Dash.
With prices starting from £44.99, the new devices promise new looks, versatility and sound, giving you more choice than ever when it comes to choosing how you access Alexa.
Credit: AmazonAmazon Echo Pop
Co-ordinate with your decor
Price: 44.99
The cheapest Amazon Echo smart speaker in the firm’s current range, the new Echo Pop comes in a semi-sphere form in a variety of fashion colours. As well as the usual charcoal and white, new colours include the on-trend ‘Lavender Bloom’ and the stylish ‘Midnight Teal’.
Powered by the Amazon AZ2 Neural Edge processor, the Echo Pop has a front-facing directional speaker that allows full sound to be played wherever you place it.
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Credit: AmazonIf cost cutting is on your mind, both this and the new Echo Show devices have a low power mode, which helps conserve energy during periods of inactivity, delivering energy savings over the lifetime of the device.
And if you change your room colour scheme, you can also change up how your device looks, making this the best smart speaker for any budding interior designers. Echo Pop sleeves, which are sold separately for £19.99, add even more colour options including blue, red and orange, and they even glow in the dark.
Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen)
Faster with clearer sound
Price: £89.99
The latest in Amazon’s smart displays, the Echo Show 5 features a new speaker system, which doubles the base versus its second generation predecessor, delivering a clearer sound when listening to your favourite tunes, podcast or book.
It’s also 20% faster than the previous generation of Echo Shows, which may be why it’s also launching at a slightly higher price than it’s predecessors.
As with all Echo Shows the device is super versatile, allowing you to make video calls, check your Ring doorbell, view shopping lists and even watch the news.
Credit: AmazonEcho Show 5 Kids
The first Echo device for Kids
Price: £99.99
While the Echo Show Kids has been around in the US already, it’s brand new to the UK. Super kid-friendly, from the parental controls to explicit lyric filtering, it allows children to use their smart device in safety.
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Credit: AmazonEcho Auto (2nd Gen)
Get smart features on the move
Price: £59.99
For cars that don’t have built-in AI support, the new Echo Auto is here to help you listen to your favourite music, catch up on news or even add items to your to do list – all without taking your eyes of the road.
Credit: AmazonYou can also control your compatible smart home devices from the road, useful if you’ve forgotten to turn off the lights or want the heating to come on for your arrival back home.
The newer slimline design and adhesive mount means you can mount it easily within your car, while the five built-in microphones can hear your requests over road noise or in-car air conditioning.
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Written by Jayne Cherrington-Cook she/her
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Jayne is the Senior Editor for Home Tech. She cut her online journalism teeth 23 years ago in an era when a dialling tone and slow page load were standard. During this time, she’s written about a variety of subjects and is just at home road-testing TVs as she is interviewing TV stars.
A diverse career has seen Jayne launch websites for popular magazines, collaborate with top brands, write regularly for major publications including Yahoo! and The Daily Telegraph, create a podcast, and also write a tech column for Women’s Own.
Her passion for technology began at age 11 when she received a BBC Micro computer one Christmas and became obsessed with beating Chuckie Egg (if you know, you know) and writing simple computer programmes. As her family’s IT department, when she isn’t writing or geeking out about some new tech, she can be found on the floor of her son’s bedroom putting together his latest gaming set-up or helping her dad understand how cloud computing works. Jayne is determined to make technology accessible for everyone because she believes technology should enhance life, not hinder it.
Jayne lives in Kent with a shepsky, her husband and her son, who is attempting to teach her the ways of TikTok, Aston Villa and anime. A keen neurodivergent ally after her son was diagnosed as autistic five years ago, when Jayne does have some rare downtime she enjoys yoga, reading, going to musicals and attempting to emulate Beyonce (poorly) in street dance classes.
