Amazon announces 3rd generation Echo Show 8 smart speaker for Australia

Amazon’s smart home ecosystem is vast and their medium sized smart speaker with screen the Echo Show 8 has received an update which will launch in Australia this month.

A new edge to edge glass on the screen gives it a slick look, while it now appears to sit or lean against what might look a bit like one of the larger round Echo speakers.

Designed with open rooms like the kitchen or living room in mind, this is a smart home device, using the updated home screen we’ve seen on their Echo Hub device, this also brings video calls, music and video to those rooms.

The camera is updated with an auto-framing 13 megapixel quality, plus enhanced audio too.

Along with the new design, Echo Show 8 features an updated processor to process the most common smart home requests some 40% faster.

It also features a smart home hub, with support for Matter, Zigbee and Thread meaning this can be the central device for your smart home where devices require a hub.

Amazon Echo Show 8 goes on sale from August 22 at JB Hi-Fi and Amazon, with pre-orders open today – it comes in two colours “Glacier White” and “Charcoal” for $249.