Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker users can control with their voice. It can be connected to Alexa Voice Service to play music and provide information like sports scores, news, and weather updates. Echo has seven microphones and beam forming technology so it can hear you from across the room. Is also a tuned speaker that can fill a room with 360° immersive sound. When you want to use Echo, just say the wake word “Alexa” and Echo responds instantly. If you have more than one Echo or Echo Dot, Alexa responds intelligently from the Echo you're closest to with ESP (Echo Spatial Perception).
Summary Notes:
- Home automation device and speaker
- 7 Microphones
- Based on Texas Instruments TMS320C64x processor
- Pricing in analysis assumes tier 1 for Amazon
Target Market: Consumer
Released: 2015
Pricing:$179.99 MSRP
Availability: US, UK, Germany...
Total Cost (Direct Material & Manufacturing): $57.60
Major Components:
- Digital Media Processor, 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Core, TMS320C64x DSP Core - MFR: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC - MPN: DM3725CUS100
- BT / WLAN Module, IEEE802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 2x2 MIMO - MFR: QUALCOMM - MPN: QCA6234X-AM2D
- Loudspeaker, Subwoofer, 60mm Diameter, w/ Integral 2-Wire Harness, & 1 Label
- AC Adapter, 15V, 1.4A, 21W, 6ft Cord, w/ Rubber Band - MFR: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP - MPN: PA-1210-1AB1
- Loudspeaker, Full Range, 50mm Diameter, w/ Integral 2-Wire Harness, & 1 Label
- ADC, Stereo Audio, 96KHz, w/ Embedded miniDSP - MFR: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC - MPN: TLV320ADC3101IRGE
- SDRAM, 2Gb, 208MHz, 1.8V - MFR: MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC - MPN: MT46H64M32LFBQ-48 WT
- Microphone Element, MEMS, Analog - MFR: KNOWLES ACOUSTICS - MPN: SPA2629LR5H-B
- Flash, eMMC NAND, 4GB, MLC - MFR: SANDISK CORP - MPN: SDIN7DP2-4G
- 4-Layer, Flex Kapton, Lead-Free - MFR: ORIENTAL PRINTED CIRCUITS LTD
