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		</div><p>Amazon has revealed its artificial intelligence voice-powered assistant, Amazon Echo, is coming to the UK in the autumn.</p>
<p>The device, which looks like a portable speaker, is able to listen out for voice commands and control internet-enabled devices around the home, including appliances and lights as well as stream music from the cloud and answer questions by searching the internet.</p>
<p>Echo was first released in the US last year.</p>
<p>Amazon’s David Limp said Echo was the result of the technology giant’s desire to build a computer similar to that seen in the Star Trek television series, where characters could “talk to the computer anywhere”.</p>
<p>The system connects to a user’s home WiFi network, enabling it to communicate and control other internet-connected appliances, including TVs, coffee makers and fridges.</p>
<p>Echo and its software – called Alexa – remains dormant until it hears a “wake word” and then streams what it hears to the cloud to understand and then action the command.</p>
<p>Echo contains a 360-degree speaker for music playing, as well as seven microphones in order to pick up voices and commands, using machine-learning algorithms to understand context the more it is used.</p>
<p>Amazon confirmed the Echo will cost £149.99, opening pre-orders today. The technology giant added that members of its Prime membership scheme who pre-order will get £50 off.</p>
<p>The more compact version of the speaker, Echo Dot, will also be made available in the UK for £49.99. The smaller Dot has Bluetooth capabilities in order to connect to other portable speakers for music player.</p>
<p>One or more of the Dot units can be used alongside the main Echo speaker, in different rooms around the house.</p>
<p>Amazon also said it will be selling the Echo Dot in six and 12 packs, including one free Dot in the six-pack and two in the 12-pack.</p>
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