Echo Show 8 lets you enjoy the hands-free operation of your smart home appliances. It allows you to make video calls to friends and relatives on Skype, other screen-based Echo devices, or the Alexa app.

You can also make voice calls, send messages, or instantly connect to your home’s other Echo devices to make a short announcement or check in on the baby.

Just ask Alexa to monitor smart lights, display security cameras, and build routines to allow Alexa to manage everyday tasks such as jet switching or AC using smart plugs. You can also use the easy interactive interface on the screen to monitor your Smart home apps.

The Alexa and Echo apps are designed with several privacy layers. You have transparency and control over your Alexa from the mic,camera off button and built-in shutter, to the ability to remove your voice recordings.

With Echo Show 8, you can even listen to All India Radio, enjoy the edutainment and games of kids, stay updated with the latest news or learn with wikiHow something new. You just need to ask “Alexa, help me with the skills to get started.”