【Tags】
Amazon's Echo speakers are Tagsabout to get a new superpower: phone calls.
The company just unveiled a new gadget, the Echo Connect, which allows you to make landline phone calls via your Echo.
SEE ALSO: Amazon is showing off a lot of new Alexa-powered products todayThe $34.99 box connects to your existing phone line and allows your Echo speaker to essentially act as a speakerphone. It works with international and emergency calls and is compatible with the Amazon Echo, Echo Plus, Echo Dot, Echo Spot, and Echo Show.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
After the Connect is, er, connected to your phone line (via a phone jack), you can sync your contacts to the Alexa app on your phone. Once your contacts are synced, all you have to do is ask Alexa to call one of the numbers you've added.
It also allows you to answer your phone with the command "Alexa, answer the phone."
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable The feature is likely meant to rival Google Home's voice calling, which doesn't require an existing landline.
Amazon's gadget, though, has the advantage of working with its existing lineup of Echo devices, so you don't need to upgrade to a new Echo to take advantage of the device's speakerphone functionality.
The Echo Connect is available for pre-order today and will start shipping December 13th.
Featured Video For You
The store of the future has no checkout lines
Topics Amazon Gadgets
Search
Categories
Latest Posts
'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 4: Why Ellie sings 'Take on Me'
2025-06-26 04:30Cooking with Mikhail Sholokhov by Valerie Stivers
2025-06-26 02:58Popular Posts
This fat bear's before and after photos are stunning
2025-06-26 04:28A Swift Arrow’s Flight by Susan Choi
2025-06-26 03:30Redux: Not an After
2025-06-26 03:18Cézanne on Paper by The Paris Review
2025-06-26 03:05Featured Posts
'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 4: Why Ellie sings 'Take on Me'
2025-06-26 04:34Wordle today: The answer and hints for January 17
2025-06-26 03:44Redux: Fireworks Out of Nowhere by The Paris Review
2025-06-26 02:51Best keyboard deals: Save on Asus gaming keyboards at Amazon
2025-06-26 02:27Popular Articles
Bargaining For the Common Good
2025-06-26 04:22Reading Jane Eyre as a Sacred Text by Vanessa Zoltan
2025-06-26 04:06This is the fattest of the extremely fat bears
2025-06-26 03:39Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates.
Comments (217)
Exquisite Information Network
Best keyboard deals: Save on Asus gaming keyboards at Amazon
2025-06-26 04:52Unobstructed Information Network
Authenticity and Apocalypse: An Interview with Alexandra Kleeman by Cornelia Channing
2025-06-26 04:45Defense Information Network
Staff Picks: Bowling, Borges, and Bad People by The Paris Review
2025-06-26 04:27Exquisite Information Network
Best AirPods deal: Save 20% on Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen)
2025-06-26 03:43Heat Information Network
Best vacuum mop combo deal: Save $140 on the Tineco Floor One S5
2025-06-26 03:23