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# Miniature Voice-Control Devices
The 'Echo Dot' is a Tiny Version of Amazon's Original 'Echo'

By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2016-03-07 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echo-dot
References: [fastcompany](http://www.fastcompany.com/3057402/now-you-can-voice-control-amazon-echo-with-amazon-tap-and-echo-dot?partner=rss) & [amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=14047587011&tag=trenhunt0f-20)

After the successful launch of the 'Echo,' [Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-echo-dot-kids) is now offering a smaller version of the voice-controlled home assistant. Much like its original device, Amazon's newest product takes the advantages of personal assistant functionality out of the smartphone and turns it into a handy home application.

The [Echo Dot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echo-dot-with-clock) is a voice-activated system powered by Amazon's Alexa platform. To use the device, users simply vocalize a wake-up command and then ask the device to perform the desired action. The device is equipped with microphone array technology that is able to pick up on specific voice commands even when there is a lot of ambient noise in a space. The new device is largely intended to be used as a portable, secondary device by those who already own the Echo.

The Echo Dot demonstrates the growing demand for smart phone products, particularly those equipped with [voice interaction](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandbar-stream-ring).

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.7/10
- Popularity: 3% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Smart Home Assistants:** The demand for voice-controlled home assistant devices is growing, creating opportunities for innovation in the smart home industry.
- **Voice-activated Technology:** Voice-activated systems, like the Echo Dot, are becoming increasingly popular, opening up potential for disruptive innovation in various industries.
- **Portable Personal Assistants:** The rise of secondary devices, such as the Echo Dot, highlights the potential for disruption in the market for portable personal assistant devices.

### Where This Applies

- **Smart Home Technology:** The development and improvement of voice-controlled home assistants present disruptive innovation opportunities in the smart home technology industry.
- **Consumer Electronics:** The increasing popularity of voice-activated devices, like the Echo Dot, offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the consumer electronics industry.
- **Digital Assistant Platforms:** The demand for portable personal assistant devices, such as the Echo Dot, creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the market for digital assistant platforms.

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