Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, ask questions, make calls, send and receive messages, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and moreinstantly. All you have to do is ask.

Echo is also an expertly tuned speaker that can fill any room with immersive sound. It has seven microphones and beamforming technology so it can hear you from across the room even while music is playing. When you want to use Echo, just say the wake word Alexa and Echo responds instantly.

The 2nd generation Echo has a 2.5 downward-firing woofer and 0.6 tweeter to deliver crisp vocals and dynamic bass throughout the room. You can play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more. With Amazon Music, you can search by lyrics, time-period, or let Alexa pick the music for you. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible, podcasts, radio stations, news briefs, and more.

Want to play music on an Echo in another room? Now with multi-room music, you can tell Alexa to play across your compatible Echo devices. Tell Alexa to play jazz in the kitchen, top pop in the family room, or play the same song throughout your whole home. Echo can also directly connect to speakers using a 3.5 mm stereo cable or using Bluetooth to add voice control to your home stereo system in the living room or den.

Use Echo to switch on the lamp before getting out of bed, turn on the coffee maker on your way to the kitchen, or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movieall without lifting a finger. Ask Alexa to turn on the TV, turn up the volume, change the channel, or play your favorite movie. Echo can control your Fire TV, and select devices from Sony, Dish, and Logitech.

Control multiple devices at scheduled times or with a single voice command, like locking the doors and turning off the lights when you go to bed. Echo works with lights, locks, switches, thermostats, and more from WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, Nest, ecobee, and Wink.

Hands-free calling and messaging

With Echo, you can talk to almost anyone hands-freeno tapping or searching required. Use the Drop In feature when you want to connect instantly with compatible Echo devices in your home. For example, you can ask someone for help with a chore, or remind the kids to go to sleepwithout having to raise your voice. With Alexa Announcements you can also use Echo to broadcast a quick, one-way message to all other Echo devices in your home.

Making calls with Alexa is easy. Your contacts will see your number when they receive the call so they know who is calling. Set up your voice profile and teach Alexa to recognize your voice. When you say, "Alexa, call Mom", Alexa will call your mom, even if you have multiple users in your home. Additionally, you can send messages via voice or text to anyone with a supported Echo device or the Alexa App.

Far-field voice recognition

Tucked under the light ring is an array of seven microphones that use beamforming technology and enhanced noise cancellation. The 2nd generation Echo has improved wake-word performance to hear you ask a question from any directioneven in noisy environments or while playing music at loud volumes.

When you want to use Echo, simply say the wake word, Alexa, and Echo lights up and connects to the cloud, where the Alexa Voice Service recognizes and responds to your request instantly.

Alexa has skills

Echo uses tens of thousands of skills and counting. Skills add even more capabilities like ordering a pizza from Domino's, requesting a ride from Uber, tracking your fitness with Fitbit, controlling your TV with Dish, and more. To enable new skills, just ask Alexa.

New skills are being added all the time. You can also see ratings and reviews to learn what other customers are saying about the thousands of skills available in the Alexa App.

Always getting smarter

Alexa is always getting smarter the more you use Echo, the more Alexa adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences. And because Echo is always connected, updates are delivered automatically.

Just in the last few months weve added Alexa calling and messaging, multi-room music, and reminders, along with skills from third-party developers.

Suit your style

Customize your Echo for any room with Echo Shell, available in a range of fabrics and finishes

Fire TV Stick connects your HDTV to a world of online entertainment. Stream a massive selection of movies and TV episodes from Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, and more, and easily find and control content with the Alexa Voice Remote. Plus, get universal search results across top apps, and enjoy live sports, music, photos, games, and more.

Just plug Fire TV Stick into your HDTV and start streaming in minutes. Use the included Alexa Voice Remote to find the best way to watch across more than 190 channels and apps with universal search. With the fastest Wi-Fi and most accurate voice search of any streaming media stick, shows and movies start faster and stream smoother than ever.

With access to Netflix, Hulu, HBO NOW, Amazon Video, and morethere are over 500,000 TV episodes and movies ready to stream. Watch live TV (including sports and news) as it happens. Directly access millions of websites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Reddit with browsers like Silk and Firefox. Subscription fees may apply.

Your Alexa Voice Remote can easily find, launch, and control content. Simply say, Alexa, find suspense thrillers and Alexa will show you results. Alexa, the brain behind Amazon Echo, doesn't stop there. Just press the microphone button and ask to play music from Pandora, order a pizza from Domino's, shop for popcorn and snacks, and more.

Plus, Alexa on Fire TV is always getting smarter. With newly expanded voice control in apps like Bravo, CBS All Access, Hulu, NBC, PlayStation Vue, and SHOWTIME, Alexa can help you do even more. Use your voice to search, control playback, and even change the channel within supported apps.

You can also pair Fire TV and Echo devices, allowing you to control your Fire TV with Alexa. Just ask Alexa to play and search for movies and TV shows, launch apps, and control playback from over 190 apps and channels on your Fire TV.

No cable? No problem.

Watch live TV with subscriptions to Hulu, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and others, or use an indoor HD antenna connected directly to your TV to get broadcast networks like NBC and PBS for free.

Even better with Prime

Prime membership unlocks thousands more movies and TV episodes through Prime Video, including Thursday Night Football and Amazon Original Series like The Tick, The Grand Tour, Mozart in the Jungle, and Just Add Magic. Prime members can also add premium channels like HBO, SHOWTIME, and STARZ-no cable or satellite subscription necessary. Only pay for the channels you want to watch, with prices starting as low as $2.99 a month-and you can cancel anytime. Each channel starts with a free trial, so it's easy to discover new favorites.

Take your TV with you

Never miss an episode when you're away from home. Fire TV Stick works with any HDTV so you can take it over to a friend's house or bring it along to hotels and dorm rooms. Just plug and play anywhere - all you need is a Wi-Fi connection. Some content not available in all countries.

Entertain your way

Millions of songs are available to stream on Fire TV Stick through Pandora, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio. Just press the microphone button on the Alexa Voice Remote and say what you'd like to hear next. Plus, watch videos from Facebook, Vevo, and Vimeo.

The best way to game on your Amazon Fire TV

Enhance your gaming on Amazon Fire TV

If you want to play games, the Amazon Fire TV Game Controller is the perfect companion to your Amazon Fire TV. Kick back on your couch with your friends for a cinematic gaming experience on your TV.

The second generation Game Controller has been ergonomically designed for greater comfort and more responsive performance. The control layout is instantly familiar to any gamer, and intuitive to those who have never held a controller before.

Private listening, immersive sound

Enjoy your games, movies and music without distractions. Simply plug your headphones into the jack, and enjoy any audio coming from your 2nd generation Amazon Fire TV. Rich, true-to-life Dolby virtual surround sound provides an immersive listening experience. Also, with the Game Controller you can adjust the volume of the experience by using the onboard trigger buttons.

Say it. Play it.

Voice search with the push of a button

Instantly find your favorite games, TV shows, movies, and more from Amazon using integrated voice search. Simply hold the button and speak into the controller.

And now, you can also get news, weather, and more on your Fire TV with Alexa, the brain behind Amazon Echo. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that provides information, answers questions, plays music, checks sports scores or the weather, and more instantly. It adapts to your speech patterns and personal preferences the more you use it. And Alexa is always getting smarter with new capabilities like traffic reports, Amazon.com reordering, and streaming music from Pandora.

Control your media

The Game Controller also works as a remote for your Fire TV. Use the joystick to effortlessly browse through your apps, music, and movies, and select with the push of a button. Intuitive playback controls allow you to play, pause, fast forward, and rewind, all from the comfort of your couch.

Play all of your favorite titles

Expanding library of popular games

Choose from an ever-growing library of games optimized for your Game Controller. With titles from Rockstar Games, EA, Disney, and more, we have something for every gaming style. Get your blood pumping with Tales from the Borderlands, ball out with the pros in NBA2K15, get nostalgic with Sonic the Hedgehog, or explore the vast, open world of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Our catalog includes hundreds of free titles, with many more priced from just 99 cents.

We want you to know

While there are hundreds of games that work with the remote included with your Fire TV, there are hundreds more that require a Game Controller.

Click here for a full list of games.

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