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Amazon’s new range of Fire HD 8 tablets enables users to use Alexa without speaking, among other upgrades. The brand new “Tap to Alexa” feature provides a choice of touchscreen buttons with commands for that voice assistant, in addition to connected accessibility choices for individuals with mobility limitations and a text-to-speech tool for users with impaired speech.
Tap to Alexa
Tap to Alexa explains a dashboard of everyday Alexa tasks on screen. Users can simply touch a button to listen to the weather or announcements. They are able to also set up custom commands, making their very own buttons for orders they may wish to issue to Alexa. Those who have trouble speaking or moving to a room with an Echo or any other Alexa device can thus have full access to the voice assistant literally at their fingertips. The feature can also integrate with Switch access, so individuals with major mobility limits can flip a switch to act as a tap on screen. The tablets also come having a text-to-speech tool so people can type out a sentence and also have the tablet say the words aloud. The phrases can also be saved his or her own tiles which will repeat the saved sentence having a single tap.
The new Fire HD 8 models also sport other upgrades and enhancements within the ones released 2 yrs ago, including 30% faster performance and a lighter but more durable design and begin at $100. The Fire HD 8 Plus also incorporated wireless charging and a higher-quality camera though the starting cost is $120. The rollout offers new versions from the Fire HD 8 Kids along with the Kids Pro variant for slightly older kids. The $150 tablets for younger users include more robust cases, a year-long Amazon Kids_ subscription along with a two-year warranty, not to mention Disney Princess and Mickey Mouse-themed design selections for $10 more. All of the new tablets will start shipping the following month.
