Amazon **w lets you make hands-free calls on all Alexa devices

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Amazon **w lets you make hands-free calls on all Alexa devices
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"Alexa, call my mother."

Yes, the future of hands-free calling is here after Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) an**unced the new Echo Show (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/amazon-echo-show/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) on Tuesday, a version of its popular smart speaker with a touchscreen that looks like a '90s television (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/echo-show-history-of-internet-appliances/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). With the Show, the company an**unced video calling for the device as well as free voice calling and messaging on the Alexa platform to all Echo devices (https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_bw_en_odsaug_d_1_3_w?_encoding=UTF8&**de=16713667011&pd_rd_r=FEX56HHMRQ4NN2DNW2JZ&pd_rd_w=McCEe&pd_rd_wg=rur9Z&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=FEX56HHMRQ4NN2DNW2JZ&pf_rd_r=FEX56HHMRQ4NN2DNW2JZ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=2dd262bc-2bd0-4f3d-bdb7-93c43e7f6b7f&pf_rd_p=2dd262bc-2bd0-4f3d-bdb7-93c43e7f6b7f&pf_rd_i=16067223011&tag=bisafetynet-20), as well as the Alexa app, which can be used on iOS and Android.*

SEE ALSO: Why the Echo Show could be Amazon’s most disruptive product (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/amazon-echo-show-disruptive/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


To call, just ask Alexa—** hands needed. There's also a messaging feature, which allows you to share voicemail style audio messages, and receive them via the device and the Alexa app. Alexa uses a VoIP service to make the calls. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/09/amazon-echo-calling-messaging/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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