Amazon's new Echo and Echo Plus help you control your household
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If you've wanted to get in on the voice-activated home-assistant action but balked at the high price of devices like Apple's HomePod or Amazon's Echo, you're in luck. Amazon just announced a brand-new, lower-cost Echo. The new device can wear up to six different casings to synchronize with your decor. Along with the cheaper and prettier Echo, Amazon has a a souped-up Echo Plus on the way, which can function as a smart home hub. Finally, the compact Echo Spot takes a novel approach by adding a screen.
The six interchangeable casings ...