Amazon Introduces Upgraded Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 5

Echo Show 8 also helps put your memories on display. You can use Amazon Photos to turn your home screen into a digital frame. Plus if you're a Prime member, you have unlimited, full-resolution cloud photo storage with Amazon Photos—and the adaptive color display on Echo Show 8 makes your photos look great in any light.

Echo Show 5—Compact design, improved camera, even more colours, still just $99.99 
With its compact, 5.5 inch display, Echo Show 5 fits easily into any room of your house, and with three colours to choose from—Charcoal, Glacier White, and the new Deep Sea Blue—it seamlessly blends into your décor. You can ease into the day with a wake-up that turns your lights on, plays some good news, and shows you weather for the day.  Catch up on video highlights from your favourite sports team, watch the news from CBC, CTV, and Citynews, and more.

Echo Show 5 has an upgraded HD camera with double the pixels and a built-in camera shutter that's perfect for a quick video call, or to Drop In on the kitchen to see if dinner is ready. You can also securely access the built-in camera on Echo Show through the Alexa app to check-in on home if you're out of town, or just see if the dog is on the couch.

Alexa is getting even more proactive. Now, set up a Routine to turn on the lights as soon as you walk into a room in the morning to start your day. Or, to conserve energy, you can create a Routine to have Alexa power off your Fire TV if you left it on after going to bed.

Built with Privacy in Mind
Echo Show devices are designed with multiple layers of privacy protection, including microphone and camera controls and the ability to view and delete your voice recordings. All new generation devices come with built-in shutters to cover the camera. To learn more about the features that provide transparency and control over your Alexa experience, visit the Alexa Privacy Hub: http://www.amazon.ca/alexaprivacy.

Pricing & Availability
Echo Show 5 ($99.99) is available in Charcoal, Glacier White, and Deep Sea Blue and Echo Show 8 ($169.99) is available in Charcoal and Glacier White. We focused on minimizing the impact of our new Echo Show devices on the environment by using 100% post-consumer recycled fabric.

Pre-orders start today and devices will begin shipping next month.

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