The Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. The Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, control smart devices, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more ˗ instantly. All you have to do is say the wake word “Alexa” and the Echo responds right away. Tucked under the light ring is an array of seven microphones. With far-field voice recognition, Echo can hear you ask a question from any direction. The downward-firing speakers produce a 360° omni-directional sound. Echo’s voice-first interface enables people of all generations to embrace this Internet access point.