Hands-on with Amazon's British-accented Echo speaker

Name: Hands-on with Amazon's British-accented Echo speaker
Uploaded: 2016-09-14T16:30:02.000Z
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: Rory Cellan-Jones tries out Amazon's voice-controlled speaker that now features a British-accented virtual assistant.

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Amazon has brought its voice-controlled Echo speakers to the UK.

The devices offer access to local services and feature a British-accented version of the Alexa virtual assistant.

The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones tested the tech and spoke to Dave Limp, Amazon's devices chief.

Technology

14 September 2016