This year Amazon launched the Echo Show 15 in Europe, one of its most interesting smart speakers, combining a large 15-inch screen with new technologies such as Visual ID that recognizes each member of the family. .
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We’ve already raved about the Echo Show 15’s hardware and features in its day, but to be honest, it’s probably one of the least popular models in the Echo line, considering its price tag of 249 dollars.
The Echo Show 15 becomes a television
Perhaps that’s why Amazon has decided to sweeten the deal, with the release of an update capable of completely transforming the device, turning it into a smart TV with the same functions as a Fire TV.
The new update, available for all Echo Show 15s, both those already sold and those that will be sold from now on, adds the Fire TV platform to the system, with all that that implies. This means that we will have access to the exact same features and applications that exist on televisions with Fire TV or on devices like the recently released Fire TV Cube.
Amazon Echo Show 15 with Fire TV
When we launch Fire TV on the Echo Show 15, the screen will essentially become a TV, and we will have access to all applications, like Disney+, YouTube, HBO Max and more. In this way, it bypasses the limitation that the Echo Shows usually have, which are only compatible with a certain number of streaming services.
In the same way, the home screen can be personalized in the same way as with television, including the presence of the Alexa Widgets
In other words, Amazon basically allows us to have two different devices in one: a personal assistant with a screen, or a smart TV that we can put anywhere, like the kitchen, with all its advantages.
