<s>
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
Show	I-Device
is	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
that	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
line	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
in	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
around	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
Alexa	B-Application
,	O
but	O
additionally	O
features	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
visual	O
information	O
to	O
accompany	O
its	O
responses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
play	O
video	O
and	O
conduct	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
with	O
other	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	B-Application
call	I-Application
feature	O
was	O
later	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
all	O
Skype	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
noting	O
its	O
improved	O
sound	O
quality	O
over	O
the	O
standard	O
Echo	B-Device
speaker	O
,	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
supplement	O
Alexa	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
full-featured	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
many	O
third-party	O
Alexa	B-Application
functions	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
fully	O
utilize	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
an	O
Alexa-themed	O
product	O
event	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
10-inch	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
improved	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
mesh	O
casing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
with	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
5.5-inch	O
screen	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
12	O
countries	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
(	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
)	O
contains	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
two-inch	O
speakers	O
and	O
is	O
distinguished	O
from	O
other	O
Echo	B-Device
products	O
by	O
containing	O
a	O
7-inch	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Echo	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
conduct	O
voice	O
calls	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
to	O
other	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
users	O
and	O
through	O
Skype	B-Application
with	O
its	O
5-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
(	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
)	O
is	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
will	O
have	O
better	O
sound	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
integrates	O
a	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
hub	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
5	O
is	O
a	O
variation	O
with	O
a	O
5.5	O
"	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
8	O
is	O
a	O
variation	O
with	O
an	O
8	O
"	O
display	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
for	O
shipment	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
10	O
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
available	O
until	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
15	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
15	O
is	O
a	O
15.6	O
"	O
,	O
1080p	O
Full	O
HD	O
device	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
wall-mounted	O
(	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
previous	O
tabletop	O
forms	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
tilt	O
stand	O
(	O
sold	O
separately	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
stand	O
on	O
a	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
September	O
28th	O
,	O
2021	O
in	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
*	O
Devices	O
and	O
Services	O
Event*	O
it	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
5MP	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
that	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
run	O
as	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Generation	O
Second	O
Generation	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
5	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
8	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
10	O
(	O
3rd	O
Gen	O
)	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
5	O
(	O
2nd	O
Gen	O
)	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
8	O
(	O
2nd	O
Gen	O
)	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
15	O
Released	O
June	O
2017	O
October	O
2018	O
June	O
2019	O
November	O
2019	O
February	O
2021	O
June	O
2021	O
June	O
2021December	O
2021	O
Screen	O
size	O
7	O
"	O
10.1	O
"	O
5.5	O
"	O
8	O
"	O
10.1	O
"	O
5.5	O
"	O
8	O
"	O
15.6	O
"	O
Resolution	O
1024x600	O
1280x800	O
960x480	O
1280x800	O
1280x800	O
960x480	O
1280x8001920x1080	O
Microphone/camera	O
off	O
button	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔✔	O
Camera	O
cover	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔	O
✔✔	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
hub	O
✔	O
✔	O
Camera	O
5MP	O
5MP	O
1MP	O
1MP	O
13MP	O
2MP	O
13MP5MP	O
Speakers	O
2	O
x	O
2	O
"	O
2	O
x	O
2.2	O
"	O
,	O
10W	O
1	O
x	O
1.7	O
"	O
,	O
4W	O
2	O
x	O
2.0	O
"	O
,	O
10W	O
2	O
x	O
1.0	O
”	O
tweeters	O
+	O
3.0	O
”	O
woofer	O
1	O
x	O
1.7	O
"	O
,	O
4W	O
2	O
x	O
2.0	O
"	O
,	O
10W2	O
x	O
1.6	O
"	O
Processor	O
Intel	O
Atom	O
x5-Z8350	O
Intel	O
Atom	O
x5-Z8350	O
MediaTek	O
MT	O
8163	O
MediaTek	O
MT	O
8163	O
MediaTek	O
8183	O
+	O
Amazon	B-Application
AZ1	O
Neural	O
Edge	O
v1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	O
MT	O
8163	O
MediaTek	O
MT	O
8183Amlogic	O
PopcornA	O
+	O
Amazon	B-Application
AZ2	O
Neural	O
Edge	O
v2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
on	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
visual	O
output	O
for	O
Alexa	B-Application
assistant	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
contain	O
motion	O
sensors	O
to	O
automatically	O
wake	O
its	O
screen	O
when	O
someone	O
enters	O
a	O
room	O
;	O
in	O
this	O
state	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
display	O
prompts	O
regarding	O
news	O
headlines	O
,	O
suggested	O
Alexa	B-Application
commands	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
request	O
the	O
playback	O
of	O
videos	O
on	O
its	O
screen	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
Video	I-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
initially	O
supported	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
;	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
(	O
who	O
manufactures	O
Google	B-Device
Home	I-Device
,	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
line	O
)	O
had	O
blocked	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
citing	O
violations	O
of	O
its	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
and	O
ongoing	O
negotiations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Amazon	B-Application
later	O
worked	O
around	O
the	O
restriction	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
web	O
version	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
block	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
citing	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
ongoing	O
restrictions	O
against	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
products	O
which	O
compete	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
video	O
ecosystem	O
,	O
and	O
refusal	O
to	O
support	O
its	O
own	O
video	O
platform	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
was	O
now	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
searches	O
are	O
now	O
performed	O
using	O
the	O
Silk	B-Protocol
or	O
Firefox	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsers	I-Application
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
research	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
Pwn2Own	O
hacking	O
contest	O
hacked	O
into	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
Show	I-Device
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
so	O
by	O
hacking	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
patch	O
gap	O
"	O
that	O
meshed	O
older	O
software	O
patched	O
onto	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
smart	O
screen	O
used	O
an	O
old	O
version	O
of	O
Chromium	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
security	O
team	O
exploited	O
the	O
code	O
using	O
"	O
an	O
integer	B-Error_Name
overflow	I-Error_Name
JavaScript	B-Language
bug	O
to	O
hijack	O
the	O
device	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
malicious	O
WiFi	O
network.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
shared	O
the	O
findings	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
investigating	O
the	O
hack	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
take	O
"	O
appropriate	O
steps.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
compared	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
to	O
previous	O
"	O
internet	O
appliances	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
3Com	B-Device
Audrey	I-Device
and	O
Chumby	B-Application
,	O
but	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
neither	O
of	O
them	O
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
voice-activated	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
both	O
were	O
built	O
with	O
too	O
much	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
having	O
intentionally	O
limited	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
touchscreen-oriented	O
functionality	O
on	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
few	O
third-party	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skills	I-Application
actually	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
limited	O
options	O
for	O
video	O
services	O
that	O
integrated	O
with	O
Alexa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
was	O
perceived	O
as	O
being	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Echo	B-Device
,	O
but	O
lower	O
than	O
other	O
dedicated	O
speakers	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
holding	O
back	O
,	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
feels	O
like	O
it	O
does	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sound	O
quality	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
fill	O
your	O
entire	O
room	O
and	O
then	O
some	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
look	O
up	O
and	O
view	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
fastest	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
quick	O
enough	O
and	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
glitch	O
out	O
on	O
us.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
integrating	O
with	O
smart	B-Device
home	I-Device
products	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
home	O
security	O
cameras	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
display	O
their	O
feeds	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
unfinished	O
"	O
Alexa	B-Application
still	O
hampered	O
the	O
experience	O
(	O
noting	O
an	O
error	O
where	O
it	O
played	O
the	O
film	O
Creed	O
when	O
asked	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
by	O
the	O
band	O
Creed	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
Skills	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
fully	O
support	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
nothing	O
else	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
fun	O
to	O
poke	O
around	O
and	O
explore	O
what	O
else	O
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
at	O
its	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
featured	O
higher-quality	O
speakers	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
OS	O
with	O
an	O
app	O
store	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sound	O
quality	O
alone	O
justified	O
its	O
higher	O
price	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Echo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
model	O
,	O
Pocket-lint	O
praised	O
its	O
improvements	O
to	O
audio	O
quality	O
(	O
albeit	O
being	O
"	O
bass-heavy	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
screen	O
size	O
,	O
Zigbee	B-Protocol
support	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
neater	O
"	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
optimization	O
of	O
third-party	O
Skills	O
for	O
the	O
Echo	B-Device
Show	I-Device
was	O
still	O
inconsistent	O
.	O
</s>
