Nantoni na oyifunayo, i-Amazon inayo
I-Amazon ibe enye yeenkampani ezinesandla kuyo yonke into. Yenza umculo kunye neTV, iincwadi kunye neencwadi zomsindo, amadivaysi asekhaya ahlakaniphile, ukuhanjiswa kwekhaya, ukuhanjiswa kweedoni kunye ngoku kunye nokuthengiswa kokutya. Yaye yenza konke kakuhle. Akumangalisi ke ngoko ukuba i-tech zobuchwepheshe ziphezulu. Ngoko nokuba ufuna ipilisi entsha, umncedisi oncedisayo okanye iqhosha lekhofi elincinane, sifumene amacebo angcono kakhulu ama-Amazon kufuneka anikele.
I-Amazon inomlilo omtsha weTV, umdlali weendaba omsakazo obeka yonke imiboniso yakho eyintandokazi, iifilimu kunye neenkqubo zokusakaza kwizandla zakho. Uyakwazi ukubukela i-Netflix, iVidiyo yeNkulumbuso, i-YouTube, i-HBO, i-Showtime, i-STARZ kunye nemininzi, abaninzi, becinga ukuba unobhaliso, oko kukuthi. Ungakwazi ukubukela i-TV ebukhoma kunye nemidlalo, kwakhona, ngokubhaliselwe kwi-Hulu, PlayStation View kunye ne-Sling TV, okanye ukuxhoma i-antenna ye-HD ukufumana amanxibelelwano ekhululekile njengeNBC kunye ne-PBS.
Iza nge-Alexa Voice Remote, ngoko ke ukuba unesilumko ukululaza i-clicker, ungasebenzisa imiyalelo yezwi ukukhangela nokudlala umxholo. (Isiqalo sepro: Ungakwazi ukudibanisa kunye namanye amacebo asekhaya, ukuze udibanise izibane uze ulandele i-pizza ngaphandle kokuvuka.)
Ithebhulethi ye-Fire HD 8 e-Amazon yenziwe ngokukhethekileyo kubantwana. Kuza unyaka owodwa ngaphandle kwama-Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, eqokelela iincwadi, ii-TV kunye namafilimu afanelekileyo abantwana abaneminyaka engama-3 ukuya kwe-12 - yonke into enokuyithandayo kwi-intshi yayo eyi-1280 x 800 (189 ppi). Kwakhona ulawulo lwabazali, ngoko unokubeka ixesha lokulala ixesha lokulala, ulawulo lwexesha lesikrini uze uvimbele umxholo othile uze ube ngumsebenzi wesikolo okanye ufunde. Ngama-Amazon FreeTime, abantwana abakwazi ukufikelela kwi-Intanethi okanye kumajelo asekuhlaleni kwaye abanako ukwenza ukuthenga kwangaphakathi nohlelo.
Ukuba oko kungakhuselekanga ngokwaneleyo, i-Fire HD 8 nayo ibandakanya inkalo yokukhusela abantwana kunye newaranti yeminyaka emibili yokwenza uxolo lwengqondo olongezelelweyo. Ukuba umntwana wakho uyaphula i-tablet, i-Amazon iyayifaka esikhundleni sayo mahhala kungekho mibuzo eceliwe.
Yintoni Echo Dot enokuyenza? Umbuzo olungcono kukuba: Yintoni ongenakuyenza? Sebenzisa ukuze udlale umculo ozithandayo, ulandele uhambo oluvela e-Uber, uvale iingcango zakho, ulungele i-thermostat yakho, uphinde uphinde uphinde usebenzise izicwangciso zekhitshini kunye nokunye okuninzi. Isixhobo esincinciweyo esilawulwa ngezwi sidibanisa kwi-Alexa ye-Alexa, ngoko unokwenza iifowuni, hlola imozulu kwaye uva izikolo zemidlalo, zonke izandla ezingenazo. Ukuvusa i-Dot, yithi "Alexa," uze ulandele ngesicelo sakho. Kuya kukuva ukusuka kwigumbi, nangaphezu komculo, ngenxa yemibonakalo yee-microphones eziyisixhenxe ezisebenzisa iteknoloji yokwenza i-faam kunye nokukhishwa kwengxolo ephucukisiwe.
I-Echo Dot idibanisa kunye nezixhobo zasekhaya ezivela kwii-Philips Hue, i-TP-Link, i-Sony, i-ecobee, i-WeMo, i-SmartThings, i-Insteon, i-Lutron, iNest, i-Wink ne-Honeywell, ukuze ukwazi ukuzenzekelayo ikhaya lakho. Ngokudibanisa "izakhono," akunakunqunywa ngokwenene kumandla ayo.
Njenge-Echo Dot, i-Amazon yesizukulwana sesibili se-Echo i-device elawulwa ngezwi ekwazi ukudibanisa nazo zonke ezinye izixhobo zasekhaya ezihlakaniphile ukulawula kakhulu naluphi na umgangatho wendlu yakho oyifunayo. (Kulungile, mhlawumbi kungekhona abantwana bakho.) Ngaphezulu koko, kubandakanya i-woofer ye-2.5-intshi kunye ne-t-6 intshi tweeter ukudlala umsindo we-360-degree omnidirectional audio. Vele ucele i-Alexa ingoma ethile okanye uhlobo oluvela kwi-Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora okanye enye enye inkonzo yokuhambisa, kwaye iya kuqala ukudlala umsindo ocebileyo ekhaya lakho. Njenga-Dot, ine-microphones eziyisixhenxe ezisebenzisa iteknoloji yokwenza ubuchwephesha kunye nokukhutshwa kwengxolo ephuculweyo ukukuva ukusuka kwigumbi, nangaphezu komculo. Ingumncinci omncinci kuneDot, kodwa ibhetri yakho ibhetele xa ufuna umncedisi wekhaya elifanelekileyo kunye neentetho ezidibeneyo.
Ngaba ufuna enye engakumbi kumncedisi wakho wasekhaya? Ukuphucula kwi-Echo ukuya kwi-Echo Show epheleleyo. Uza kufumana i-smart device ngesikrini sombala esingama-intshi e-7 intshi esingasasaza iziqephu zeendaba, ukubeka iliso kwiinkhamera zokhuseleko, ukubonisa uluhlu lwezinto zokuthenga, iifowuni zeefowuni kunye nabazalwana kunye nabaninzi. Konke okufuneka ukwenze kucela i Alexa. Iineentetho ezimbini ezibini ezikhulunywe yiDolby kunye neefowuni ze sibhozo zokuthabatha izwi lakho kumgama omde. Kulula ukusetha nokusebenzisa, ukwenza isipho esikhulu kumzali oxakekileyo onenkcukacha ezininzi zokugcina umkhondo, okanye umkhulu okhulelweyo ofuna izikhumbuzo ezintle kodwa akanakukhathazeka ukufunda nge-teknoloji entsha.
Enye into ephikisanayo yi "Drop In," ekuvumela ukuba uxhume ngokukhawuleza kunye namanye amacebo e-Echo ekhayeni lakho okanye osapho lwakho olufutshane kunye nabahlobo. Oku kukuvumela ukuba uhlolisise umntwana olele okanye ukhangele kwisihlobo esikhulileyo ngaphandle kokubambisana okufunekayo ekupheleni kokufumana. Uyabonga, ama-Amazon, ngokudala isixhobo esinceda abantu abadala, ngokubalulekileyo. "
Ama-Amazon ngokusemthethweni wadala isigaba se-e-reader xa sazisa i-Kindle, kwaye isoloko ibusa phambili. I-Kindle Paperwhite yintsimi eyaziwa kakhulu yenkampani, siyabonga inxalenye kwi-intshi yayo ezintandathu, isisombululo esiphezulu (300 ppi), isicatshulwa esingabonakaliyo esikrinini esifunda njengephepha. Isisindo esingaphezu kwama-ounces asixhenxe, okwenza kube lula ukubamba ngesandla esisodwa, kwaye unezibane ezine-LED ezakhelwe ukulungiselela ukufunda ngokulula kwizicwangciso ezincinci. Izixhobo zethu ezizithandayo ziquka inkqubela yokuguqulela ngokukhawuleza (inikwe ngumguquleli weBing), Isikhathi sokufunda isalathiso esichaza ukuba kuya kuthatha ixesha elide ukugqiba isahluko esekelwe kwisantya sakho sokufunda, kunye nokubukwa kwe-X okukuvumela ukutshekisha incwadi ngenxa yeendinyana ezikhankanya izimvo ezifanelekileyo, abalinganiswa okanye izihloko. Bundle i-Paperwhite ngokubhaliselwe ukuFakela ukungaMlimali ukufunda okungenamkhawulo kunye nokuphulaphula kwaye yenza isipho esipheleleyo kwi-bookworm eluhlu lwakho.
Into yokuqala ophawula ngayo nge-tablet ye-Amazon Fire Fire 10 yintle yayo, i-10.1 "ye-1080p ye-HD Full display kunye nesisombululo se-1920 x 1200. Ngama pixel angaphezu kwezigidi ezimbini (224 ppi), iifilimu, iziqeshana ze-YouTube, iifoto kunye nemidlalo ziyamangalisa. Iqukethe ii-1.8 ze-GHz kunye ne-1.4 GHz ii-cores zokuqalisa ii-apps zakho ezizithandayo ngokukhawuleza, kwaye i-dose ephindwe kabini ye-RAM yenza i-HD 10 ibe ngama-30 ekhulwini ngokukhawuleza kunomzekelo wangaphambili. Iqukethe ikhamera engama-megapixel emibini ejongene neefoto zokudubula, kunye nekhamera ejongene ne-VGA efanelekileyo phambi kweefowuni zevidiyo kwaye igcina. Yiyo yokuqala ipilisi ye-Fire equkethe i-Alexa engenamandla, i-Amazon umsizi omncedisayo, kwaye inkampani ithi ibhetri yayo iya kufikelela kwiiyure ezili-10.
Ukugqiba phakathi kwe-Fire HD 10 ne-iPad? Kwiimvavanyo ezinzima, i-HD 10 ibe yomelele ngaphezu kwe-iPad 10.5 intshi-kwaye ixabisa malunga ne-$ 500 ngaphantsi!
Ngaba uhlala uqhuba ikhofi? Yiba nePeet's Coffee Dash Button ukuqinisekisa ukuba kukho indebe efudumeleyo yonke intsasa. Sebenzisa kuphela i-app ye-Amazon ukudibanisa iqhosha lakho le-Wi-Fi edibeneyo yeDash kwimveliso, uyibeke ngaphaya komshini wakho wekhofi okanye kwi-pantry, kwaye ucinezele xa uqhuba. Ukukhanya okumbalwa kuya kuphendulela uhlaza ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba umyalelo wakho usendleleni. (Iya kuba yubomvu ukuba kukho impazamo kunye nomyalelo wakho.)
Ukulinganisa ngobukhulu bepakethe ye-gum, amaqhosha amancinci kunye neenkcukacha ezongezelelweyo zingasetyenziselwa ukuyalela ezinye izicwangciso zendlu, kuquka i-Tide detergent, iphepha le-toilet yaseCharmin kunye nePepperidge Farm Goldfish.
Ama-AmazonIimveliso zendalo, njengokuba igama libonisa, lusezantsi, kodwa linikezela ngempumelelo kwixabiso elisezantsi. Oku kuyinyani ngokufanayo kwesi sithethi se-Bluetooth esingenazintambo. Ukuyila kwayo kuyilula, ukulinganisa i-7.3 x 2.4 x 2.8 intshi ehambayo kwaye iza ngemibala emine engundoqo: emnyama, emhlophe, ebomvu neyibhakabhaka. Ingadlala umculo ukususela kuma-30 kwienyawo ezivela kwi-smartphone yakho, ithebhulethi okanye nayiphi enye ifowuni enegunya leBluetooth kwaye ihlala kwiiyure ezingama-15 zokudlala ezingenasiphelo kwixesha elilodwa. Idilesi ezimbini zangaphakathi ze-3W izithethi zomsindo oqinileyo kwaye ine-microphone eyakhelwe ngaphakathi ukwenza ukubiza okukhululekile. Ukuba ungenangqiqo, ukuba ukhangele umgangatho ogqwesileyo, ulungele ukukhangela uluhlu lwethu lwee- 9 eziPhambili zeNkulunga zokuthenga . Kodwa ukuba ufuna isithethi sisebenza kakuhle kwaye akukho nto, awuyi kuhamba apha apha.
Ngama-headphones amaninzi aphezulu apho, kulula ukulibala ukuba akudingeki uhlawule ezininzi ngokusebenza. Ezi ngxelo ze-AmazonBasics ngaphezulu-indlebe ze-headphone ziimeko ezigqibeleleyo kwinqanaba. Bafumana i-unit ye-36 mm yedome driver yeyunithi ye-premium sound, ububanzi be-Hz-22,000 Hz, kunye ne-101 decibels (dB) kunye ne-1000mW.
Uyilo lusetyenziswa njengesiseko njengoko lufumana, kodwa abaninzi abantu baya kuqonda oko. Izitifiketi zendlebe ezityhiliweyo zenza ukuphulaphula ngokukhululekile nokunciphisa izandi ezijikelezayo. Izindebe zeendlebe zibuye zitshintshe kwaye zidibanise iplati ukuze zigcinwe lula. Omnye umhlaziyi wama-Amazon wathi isandi sichazwe nge-premium Beats headphones, kwaye ngelixa iphakanyisiwe ukuba ingqubuzana, ngokuqinisekileyo awuyi kufumana ibini elixabisekileyo.
Kwabo bajonge ukutshintsha iimfudu zabo zeefoto, le-tripod elula engama-60 iyisitoreji esikhulu sokuqalisa. Inemilenze eguquguqukayo kunye neenyawo zeerubha ukuqinisekisa ukutsalwa okuzinzile kwaye iyahambelana neekhamera ezininzi zevidiyo, i-DSLRs, i-GoPros kunye ne-smartphones. I-tripod ilinganisa iipounds ezi-3, okwenza kube lula ukukhawuleza, kwaye ivela kuma-intshi ama-25 ukuya kuma-intshi angama-60. Ngombulelo kumanqanaba amabhable amabini anokwakhiwa, uyazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba zombini isiseko kunye nekhamera zisezingeni - into engabonakaliyo kwinqanaba lexabiso eliphantsi.