Amazon's screen-equipped Echo might arrive next month

The rumors that Amazon is working on a version of its Echo smart speaker that has a display have been swirling for about a year, but nothing has come to fruition yet. 

Now, just a day after Amazon launched the Amazon Echo Look, a variant of the Echo with a built-in camera, CNET reports the company might launch the screen-equipped Echo in May. 

According to the report, which cites the good old person "familiar with the matter," the new device (alongside the Echo Look) may be a reaction to Google's Home getting better than the Echo with some regards, such as distinguishing between several users. Amazon wants to launch the new device as soon as next month, according to the report, but the timing may change.  Read more...