Amazon announces new Echo Input smart speaker with built-in battery

Amazon today announced the brand-new Echo Input smart speaker in India. For the first time, this new Echo speaker has in-built 4800mAh rechargeable battery that will offer 10hrs of music playback. You can see the current battery status using the LEDs. You know that the device is fully charged when all the 4 LEDs turn off.

Highlights:

• Portable Echo for your home – Smart speaker that comes with a fabric design and 360 degree sound. Unplug the device and carry it room to room while listening to music, uninterrupted.
• Built-in battery for non-stop music – Comes with a 4800mAh rechargeable battery that provides up to 10hrs of continuous music playback time (up to 11hrs of stand-by time). Tap the power button to see the current battery level indicated by the 4 LEDs.
• Voice control your music – Stream music from Amazon Prime Music, Apple Music, JioSaavn, and Gaana – just ask for a song, artist, or genre. To increase the volume, just ask “Alexa, volume 10.”
• Get help when your hands are full – Ask Alexa to play music, control compatible smart home devices, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, and more.
• Works with compatible smart home devices – The device is compatible with hundreds of smart home devices from Philips, Wipro, Syska, TP-Link and more.
• Designed to protect your privacy – Built with multiple layers of privacy protections and controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.
• Alexa has skills – With tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills like booking a cab, ordering food, playing games, and more.

You can pre-order Amazon Echo Input speaker here for Rs.4,999 ($70 USD approx).