Stuff - UK (2020-02)

2

3

FIRST TEST AMAZON ECHO SHOW 8

Tech specs

13hrs 14hrs 14.1hrs 22hrs 24hrs

Th

e^ a

mb

ien

t^ li

gh

t^ s

en

so

r^ a

uto

• d

im

s^

th

e^ s

cre

en

-^
m
us
t^ b

e^ b

ed

tim

e.

Kid

s^ c

om

pla

in^ t

he

y^ c

an

’t^ w

atc

h^ N

etf

lix

be

fo

re^

sc

ho

ol.

Ki

ds

th

es

e^ d

ay

s...

Th

e^ b

as

s^ i

s^ s

ur

pri

sin

gly

go

od

.^ T
im
e^ t

o^

wa

ke

up

th

e^ n

eig

hb

ou

rs.

Da

m

n^ –

th

e^ n

eig

hb

ou

rs

us

ed

Dr

op

• In

to

as

k^ m

e^ t

o^ t

ur

n^ i

t^ d

ow

n!^

Ad

din

g^ a

sk

ill^ t

o^ c

he

ck

th

e^ w

ea

th

er

m

ak

es

it^

ea

sie

r^ t

o^ p

lan

fo

r^ t

he

da

y.

STUFF SAYS +++++

The Alexa home invasion continues

apace with a smart display that’s

hard to complain about at the price

The Echo Show 8 could be the right

smart display for a lot of people. It’s

big enough for easy video chatting,

and to fit in drivers powerful enough

to fill rooms with music. We just

wish Amazon could find a way to iron out

the politics that mean we don’t get such

important video staples as YouTube and

Netflix. @wwwdotandrew

Q Spat’s entertainment

The Amazon/Google

feud means there’s no

dedicated YouTube app,

but you can simply ask

Alexa to search YouTube

for a favourite video or

channel. This will then be

played through a browser.

Q Deletin’ trifles

It’s easy enough to

do away with Amazon’s

boring old default

background image.

You can upload a photo

of your own directly from

your phone through the

Alexa app.

Q Pizza render

Love pizza? Domino’s

has its own Alexa skill

that allows you to repeat

your last order or create a

new pizza just by shouting

some instructions at your

Show 8. Not necessarily

in an Italian accent.

Q The bitterest kill

Don’t worry, you have

full control over who can

use the new Drop-In

instantaneous video

call function by selecting

either On, Only My

Household or Off from

the main settings menu.

Even absolute beginners can get more out of the

Amazon Echo Show 8 with a little bit of customising...

Display 8-inch 1280x800 LCD touchscreen

Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Alexa (4x mics)

Audio 2x 2in drivers, passive bass radiator

Camera 1MP Processor MediaTek MT 8163

Controls Mics/camera on/off, volume up/down

Dimensions 200x136x99mm, 1.04kg

This is the moddin’ world