The homes of the future will be full of technology, and today it is already possible to automate curtains, lamps, robot vacuums and various devices that we share every week on our YouTube channel. And for those who dream of connecting their home, Echo Show 15, which I present in this video, is a great option. This is because it can act as the central hub of your smart home.

If you don’t know where to start, it’s ideal to have such a central device. You do not need to pay someone to create a connection between smart devices, by choosing Alexa and Echo Show 15, you can proceed with a simple installation. Amazon, the owner of this device, has made great strides in the automation market, and I’ll talk more about that below and in the video.

Echo Show 15: the heart of your smart home

To install a home automation system, you need a clear center that brings together all the settings, the heart of the house. And the 15.6-inch Echo Show 15 is great for that. You can place it at the center point of your home, a common point for everyone, and it will allow everyone to control the lights, turn on the music, open the curtains, watch movies, control the house.

And the system is not universal, it manages to be simple, reliable and constantly updated without needing constant technical support. Alexa from Amazon, one of the largest companies on the planet, is a virtual voice assistant that will grow strongly in the coming years, and centralizing your home in it can be a great way to go. The good thing about this centralization is that you have hundreds of compatible devices that can connect to it.

As for the Echo Show 15, it even features home automation from a central point in the home as a starting point for this. This is especially interesting for those who share a house with a lot of people, for a family.

And it’s nice that you can gradually make your home smart. If you check the prices of a home automation system from a specialized company, chances are that you will be intimidated by the amounts charged. Much more than the original 2000 reais that will be paid out on Echo Show 15 to start having a connected home. Of course, this also depends on who is offering the service, and it is important to remember that prices vary. Anyway, in a little research, I saw that it’s much cheaper to leave your home connected to Alexa alone than to pay someone who often depends on a third-party system. And I know that the implementation of home automation depends on the knowledge of each person, but it has never been so easy to make this type of service, everything can be quickly configured using a mobile phone.

The installation of the Echo Show 15 is practical, you can mount the device on the wall, position it vertically or horizontally, and all settings are done through the application. It is clearly designed to be as simple as possible.

Usually you want to place it in your living room or kitchen so everyone has access. There are even people who use double sided tape to attach the bracket to the wall. Amazon supplies screws and dowels so you can drill through the wall, but you can lean on a bookshelf or try double-sided tape at your own risk.

Positive and negative points

When we talk about picture quality, sound quality, these are not the highlights of this device. However, you get a Full HD screen and the sound isn’t terrible either, it’s just not meant to be seen in a movie theater. It’s lower and simpler. And these are the weak points, and you can understand, it fits well with the product proposal, and I comment below.

So what can the Echo Show 15 do?

The home page of the system already points very directly to the main functions and its usefulness. You have access to the weather forecast, reminders, time, news, and even the ability to ask for something for her by matching Amazon and other services. So you can order music, watch movies on PrimeVideo or Netflix, watch YouTube videos and have access to the Internet.

home camera

Another advantage is the ability to access the device’s camera through another Amazon device and vice versa. If you place the Echo Show 15 at a strategic point, you can even use it to monitor through the 5MP camera.

The quality is not the highest, but it is definitely useful and good enough for the functionality of using it.

You can use it to video chat with someone who has an Alexa device, and the call doesn’t have to be a video call. And this is an opportunity that has a lot to do with the future, we grew up with this vision that was very strongly conveyed in the films of the past decades and how they believed that video calls would revolutionize communication. Today this type of resource has become much easier and it is clear that the future is here and more accessible than ever.

If you have two Echo devices at home, you can make an internal call without yelling at someone on the second floor.

Alexa knows the people in the house

And, as I mentioned, the strong point of the Echo Show 15 is that it works as a hub. So Alexa here can identify every member of your family, just register every person in your home by registering a photo and voice.

This is good for more personal use, after all, when you ask for a schedule for the day, you want your schedule to be shown, not someone else’s in the house.

This concept tends to improve significantly in the coming years, the machine will be able to identify us more and more to adapt to our needs until it reaches incredible accuracy.

It is worth remembering that Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, wants to put humanoid robots at home to work and help us in our daily lives. Recognizing not only who people are and what they want, but also objects and everything that circulates around their home. Who knows, maybe even cook for you. But it should still take time, as the Echo Show 15 is the closest we have to it, and it can identify profiles and what has been saved by everyone in the house.

privacy issues

And, of course, talking about the camera, about the fact that the robot recognizes you, there are basic privacy issues. Since this will be the heart of your home, Amazon claims to protect your privacy and does not sell your personal information. It also confirms that the Echo Show 15 and Alexa have multiple levels of privacy controls, including a microphone and camera mute button.

There is even a built-in camera cover. This cover may seem silly, but it’s worth remembering that Snowden, the former NSA agent who revealed that the United States was spying on the world, said that the US had a system that could access the webcams of computers around the world. So it’s always good to get into the habit of physically closing the lid so you can even circle the US government. This is even important so that the Alexa webcam doesn’t accidentally activate and record moments it shouldn’t. Artificial intelligence is still under development and can be confusing for teams.

Entertainment with Echo Show 15

It’s certainly not Echo Show’s forte, but you can watch Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, browse the Internet using Alexa. And it’s not much, because of course you don’t want to marathon an episode in front of a small screen and in a space that probably has a lot of light or doesn’t have a comfortable sofa.

Since the device is usually located in the kitchen, you can position it at a strategic point and eat while watching something.

And you can also skip some specialized streaming apps. Amazon even updates this from time to time, but at the time of this writing, they don’t have dedicated apps for Disney Plus, Apple TV, HBO Max.

Also, it is not considered entertainment, but you can use it to follow the recipes in a didactic way and step by step.

To learn more about the features and details of the Echo Show 15, I recommend watching the video attached here and hosted on our YouTube channel.

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