Amazon Echo: Is this the ultimate home assistant?

Amazon's intelligent speaker promises to be at your every beck and call

Alexa
Amazon uses AI to power its Echo smart speakers
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The Amazon Echo – the company's smart speaker system for the home – is at last going on sale in the UK.

Only available in the US until now, the Echo is a large cylindrical speaker powered by a digital assistant called Alexa. It works in a similar way to Apple's Siri or Google Assistant, but is slanted heavily towards home living.

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