I’m finally ready for a smart calendar – why the Echo Show 16 stands out
Source: ZDNet ·
I’m finally ready to upgrade to a smart calendar – and Amazon’s newest Echo device looks like an organizational solution for my family and I.
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I’ve never claimed to be the most organized person, and I’m fully aware I need to take steps to be more on top of appointments, schedules, to-do lists, and everything that comes with family life. I’ve been tempted by smart display calendars like the Skylight, but they seemed a little gimmicky and expensive for what’s essentially a large tablet. (ZDNET’s Maria Diaz argues against that gimmick notion , by the way.) The Echo Show 16 , though, might just be the device that gets me to take the leap. Also: Echo Show 16 makes Apple’s 7-inch HomeView look puny When I first saw this device, I admit, it wasn’t the first thing to catch my eye. But then I started learning more about what it can do — and now I’m ready to boot my Echo Show 5 for an upgrade. It won’t be a cheap upgrade (I’ll address that later), but if it does what Amazon is promising, it’ll be more than worth it to me. The first thing I noticed was how sleek the device looks. Amazon says it has 10% more viewing area than the Echo…