When connected to an iPhone or Android phone over Bluetooth, it can make audio calls, play music, set timers and answer questions (such as "What's the weather?"). The Echo Frames also take advantage of Alexa's skills and smart device controls, so it can turn on compatible smart lights or a TV. 

Users can also launch and control their favourite movies and TV shows with the Alexa Voice Remote. Use the dedicated power, volume and mute buttons to control your compatible TV, soundbar and receiver. 

Roughly a half-hour of charging got me back to 60%, with Amazon saying that a full charge takes about 75 minutes. You will want to keep that USB charging cable handy to make sure you can get through a full day.

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With over 65,000 perfect five-star ratings, the Echo Show 8 (1st Gen, 2019 release) is one of the retailer's most versatile Echo devices; it can display recipes, give you weather and traffic updates and more.

With a neat and compact 5.5-inch touch screen display, it helps control your smart home devices, plays TV programmes and films via Prime Video, Netflix and more, and connects with friends and family. The Echo Show 5 is now 40 per cent off on Amazon.

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During my testing over the past couple of weeks, I played a lot of music, made several phone calls and asked a bunch of questions to Alexa. I was able to get roughly 6 hours, 40 minutes of battery while doing that mix, though on days where I did more music streaming I noticed the battery drain quicker. 

With a neat and compact 5.5-inch touch screen display, the Echo Show 5 helps control your smart home devices, plays TV programmes and films via Prime Video, Netflix and more, and connects with friends and family.



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But this is nothing like Jarvis in the Iron Man movies. The big appeal of the Echo Frames, of course, isn't the style but the technology. After becoming a mainstay in millions of households, Alexa truly moves outside the house with the Frames. In the Frames, Amazon's smart assistant really isn't much better than Siri. 

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Amazon touts the Echo Frames as having "open-ear technology," which is marketing speak for having little downward-facing speakers next to your ears, as opposed to buds inside them.  Overall, the Frames' audio is middling, and if you're looking to use these as headphone replacements, it's best to look elsewhere.

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Unlike Google Glass, for example, which had a small heads-up display for displaying information and a camera for capturing the world around you, the Echo Frames are audio-only. This greatly limits their augmented reality potential in their current form and I have yet to find any Alexa skills designed for being used out and about.

The plastic arms -- which house components including the speakers, microphones, battery and magnetic charging connector -- were light and comfortable, even after wearing them for hours on end.  Echo Frames look nice, but feel cheap With thick black lenses а la Tina Belcher, the Echo Frames aren't going to be for everyone. But they do have a modern, polished look.

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They've earned nearly 100,000 five-star ratings, with owners raving about their decent sound offering, lightweight feel, reliability and ease of use.  Now Ј109, the Apple AirPods with Charging Case (Wired) are stylish, lightweight and convenient, offering hands-free calls from your iPhone.