I see that the price was down to about $119 back in November, but still not a bad deal if you are looking to pick one up and like to save money with refurbished models.
Iâve heard/read rumblings that new hardware is coming. Just mentioning it. I have no special knowledge of the subject.
New Hardware you speak of ( I assume) is an Echo with a camera . What I donât understand is that it is NOT a IP//SEC camera it is only for taking selfies and short vid clips. On sale ( taking preorders anyways) by invite only for the usual $199.
Iâm not excited about inviting a proprietary camera (that I canât lock down due to reliance on third-party services) into my house and on my network, but I suppose some people will weigh the trade-offs in privacy and want to use the selfie option to allow Amazon to tell them to buy more clothes. 
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My understanding is theyâre replacing the original unit. The camera thing is a different animal not meant to replace the original echo.
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Your right a new model may be out this year. Very different then the Echo Look other may be thinking of.
I have read a lot of articles saying that amazon is rumored to release a new alexa device this month that has a screen built in. They sped up production to get it released along with the camera because of googles new ability to distinguish different users. It acted as a sort of âwake up callâ for them.
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Hi,
There are more and more other interesting devices that integrate voice control with Alexa.
Regards.
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