Among the many new gadgets launched at immediately’s Amazon fall gadgets occasion, the corporate launched new merchandise for households with children. The corporate showcased two new fashions of Echo Pop Youngsters, the newer smaller Echoes with a display screen, together with these with ties to Disney. The brand new gadgets are available in two designs, Marvel’s Avengers and Disney Princes. As well as, Amazon introduced two new Fireplace HD tablets — a Fireplace HD 10 Youngsters for youthful children and the brand new Fireplace HD 10 Youngsters Professional for older ones.
The Echo Pop Youngsters are available in two new designs: Marvel’s Avengers and Disney Princess, which characteristic corresponding character themes. Each additionally embody 6 months of entry to the Amazon Youngsters+ subscription service, which gives a spread of kid-friendy video games, apps, books, movies and extra.
The corporate mentioned it’s additionally introducing “Discover with Alexa” as a part of its Youngsters content material service that enables children to have curiosity-driven, however kid-friendly conversations with Alexa. These conversations are just like what’s doable with Alexa on different gadgets, however are designed with belief and security and the wants of households on the forefront, Amazon says, and was constructed with a protected model of its LLM stack.
The responses will come from kid-friendly assets just like the World Wildlife Fund and different higher sources.
Amazon then use its mannequin to determine essentially the most attention-grabbing bits of data and adapts them to facilitate a enjoyable dialog for the children. For instance, it could reframe a truth as a trivia query. Discover with Alexa additionally will redirect conversations away from any inappropriate or delicate content material, if children convey it up. The expertise must be obtainable earlier than the vacations.
Each can be found for pre-order immediately within the U.S. for $49.99 and can ship subsequent month.
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As well as, the corporate expanded its Fireplace HD 10 pill line-up with the brand new Fireplace HD 10 Youngsters for youthful children and the brand new Fireplace HD 10 Youngsters Professional for older children. The ten.1” tablets are lighter and 25% quicker than the earlier technology, Amazon says, with 1080p full HD shows, 3GB of RAM, and as much as 13 hours of battery life. They’re additionally $10 lower than prior technology and embody options like a “music maker” and soundbox that features issues like screams, farts and whistles.