{"id":1533,"date":"2016-03-10T14:16:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:27:28","slug":"amazon-launches-echo-dot-and-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/amazon-launches-echo-dot-and-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Launches Echo Dot and Tap to Extend its Echo-related Product Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon&#8217;s Echo family just got a tad bigger with the addition of two new Echo-related products, viz. Echo Dot and Amazon Tap.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about the Echo family&#8217;s two latest entrants, Echo Dot is the mini, less costly version of its family predecessor, Amazon Echo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1534\" style=\"width: 1702px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-echo-dot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1534\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-echo-dot.png\" alt=\"Image Source: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/echodot \" width=\"1702\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/echodot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new mini version, Echo Dot is only 1.5 inches tall and offers similar functionality like its bigger prototype, at only half the price i.e. $90. The mini Echo version has a built-in speaker whose audio quality doesn&#8217;t pack a punch when compared to the bigger Echo version. Besides that, you can connect Echo Dot to your own speakers via a cable connection or Bluetooth pairing. The idea behind the launch of the mini Echo version is supposedly to position it as a less expensive version of its bigger alternative that works efficiently in other rooms of your house.<\/p>\n<p>The other notable Echo related feature which makes it different from Apple&#8217;s search assistant Siri, Microsoft&#8217;s Cortana and Google&#8217;s online search assistance, is the fact that Echo is not a mobile. But, Amazon has simultaneously announced the launch of Amazon Tap that works as a portable speaker and includes the Alexa voice recognition technology. The idea behind launching this product is to position the Echo product as your outdoor voice search assistance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1535\" style=\"width: 1677px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-tap.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1535\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agencyplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-tap.png\" alt=\"Image Source: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/amazontap \" width=\"1677\" height=\"843\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/amazontap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To pre-order Amazon Dot, you need to have the voice-enabled functionality on your existing Echo product or Fire TV. Amazon Tap is priced at $129.99 and you need to pre-order via Amazon.com.<\/p>\n<p>Send in your views by commenting below. Or you can email us at <a href=\"mailto:sales@agencyplatform.com\">sales@agencyplatform.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon&#8217;s Echo family just got a tad bigger with the addition of two new Echo-related products, viz. Echo Dot and Amazon Tap. Talking about the Echo family&#8217;s two latest entrants, Echo Dot is the mini, less costly version of its family predecessor, Amazon Echo. 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