So What Is The Echo Hub And What Does It Do?

Echo Hub is an Echo device with a screen that lets you use Alexa in more ways. It helps manage your daily tasks and control thousands of smart home devices with your voice or touch. Alexa is always getting smarter and more helpful, and Echo Hub helps you get the most out of it from managing daily tasks to other compatible smart home devices

“Customers around the world interact with Alexa tens of millions of times every hour,” says Kate Gooden, Head of Product, Amazon Alexa in Australia and New Zealand. “From triggering your favourite routine to updating your shopping list, the Echo Hub gives Aussies more ways to experience what I think is the world’s best personal AI.”

Echo Hub—New Wall-Mountable Smart Home Control Panel, Simple Smart Home & Security Controls—at AU$329 / NZ$369

Echo Hub lets you use Alexa with a touch screen. The Echo Hub is like a control panel for your smart home, where you can see and control all your compatible devices in one place. You can also view multiple security camera feeds, play music, watch videos, and more with just your voice or a tap.

It’s farily easy to set up and use, and has a sleek design. You can personalise the dashboard with widgets, routines, and photos. The new device automatically adjusts the display according to your proximity and ambient light which shows how intuitive these devices are becoming. The Echo Hub also has a built-in smart home hub that connects to Zigbee and Sidewalk devices, so you don’t need any extra hubs or apps.

Smart Home Benefits

The main benefits of the Echo Hub is it can be used to dim the lights, check the weather, control your heating or see who’s at the door. You can also connect your preferred speaker to Echo Hub to play music, audiobooks, and podcasts in any room.

The Alexa-enabled smart home control panel features a thin, eight-inch, touch-enabled display is very responsive.  

Built with Privacy in Mind

An important feature is it gives you the power to protect your privacy. You can turn off the microphone with a button, and you can manage or delete your voice recordings whenever you want. To find out more about how Alexa respects your privacy and gives you control, visit the Alexa Privacy Hub at www.amazon.com.au/alexaprivacy.

Environmentally Friendly

Device packaging for Echo Hub is made from 97% wood fibre-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources. Echo Hub has Low Power Mode to intelligently conserve energy during periods of inactivity, helping to save energy over the device’s lifetime. 

Pricing and Availability  

In Australia, the Echo Hub is AU$329 and is available now from Amazon.com.au and leading retailers including JB Hi-Fi, Officeworks and Bunnings. In New Zealand, the Echo Hub is NZ$369 and is available now from leading retailers including JB Hi-Fi and Noel Leeming.