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Amazon Echo Auto arrives in Spain, Alexa in your car

More than a year after its debut on North American soil, the Amazon Echo Auto finally heads to Spain, thus bringing the advantages of the Alexa smart assistant to almost any car in the form of a compact device that is already available at Amazon.com for a price of 59.99 euros.

Amazon Echo Auto

Going into details, this is a device that is installed by means of a support for the ventilation grille of your car and that connects to its speakers through an auxiliary audio input or the Bluetooth connection of the phone. It should be noted that the device lacks its own speakers, but what it does have is 8 long-range microphones designed to hear you clearly despite road noise, car air, and even music.

Amazon Echo Auto

And speaking of music, through the Amazon Echo Auto we can ask Alexa to play the songs or Podcasts that we want via streaming of Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, iVoox, TuneIn, among others. Likewise, you can also take advantage of the Alexa Skills and ask him to read you the most relevant news of the day. As if the above mentioned were not enough, Amazon Echo Auto supports games like Veo Veo and Trivial Pursuit.

By being compatible with Amazon Alexa, the device provides the option to control other smart and home automation devices remotely.

Amazon Echo Auto with Alexa

Concerning the requirements from the Amazon Echo Auto, as we will need to connect it to a power source, either to the car’s 12V power outlet or to a USB port. In addition, the telephone to which it will connect needs to be provided with a mobile data plan to match the consumption of a device with functions like this. By last, iOS 12 or Android 6.0 is required.

To see the list of cars and mobile phones that are not supported visit this page.

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