It’s about a decade overdue, but Amazon finally sells a smart home control panel.
This is a pretty interesting offering from Amazon.
The Echo Hub has a flush design and is meant to be mounted to the wall.
Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek
A unique software interface is at the heart of Echo Hub.
And, interestingly, Echo Hub gives you more control over other Echo products.
Technically speaking, the Echo Show smart display can deliver a lot of this functionality.
But the Echo Show makes for a pretty crappy smart home hub.
It’s simply too entertainment-oriented.
Note that Amazon initially announced the Echo Hub at its Fall 2023 hardware event.
you’re able to purchase the Amazon Hub today for $180.
If you’re looking for an entrypoint to the Alexa hardware ecosystem, try theEcho Dot.
Or, look to see if yourFire tabletsupports Amazon’s Echo smart display mode.
