I tried using the new tablet "Fire HD 10 Plus" as a smart speaker with a screen: Masahiro Yamaguchi's smart speaker living (page 1/3)

　From Amazon, 10.A new model of the type 1 media tablet "Fire HD 10" has appeared.It consists of two models: "Fire HD 10 Plus", which is 4GB and compatible with wireless charging, and "Fire HD 10" with 3GB of memory.The successor to the conventional model is the latter, and the former has been newly added as a higher grade.

　Of these, the top "Fire HD 10 Plus" can be used in a style close to the "Echo Show", a smart speaker with a screen, while setting it on a dedicated stand and switching to the SHOW mode.I bought a real machine so I tried it immediately.

　The price of Fire HD 10 Plus is 22,980 yen including tax for 64GB model, 18,980 yen for 32GB model, 19,980 yen including tax for 64GB model, and 15,980 yen for 32GB models (Amazon (Amazon)Price), but during the Big Sale "Prime Day", which will be held until June 22, it will be further reduced, and if it is a 32GB Fire HD 10, it can be purchased for 9980 yen and 10,000 yen.

You can use the tablet Fire in the same way as "Echo Show"

　A gimmic that can be used in the same way as the Echo SHOW series with a displayed smart speaker "Echo SHOW" in combination with the Fire tablet with a wireless charging stand has been realized by the 8 -inch model "Fire HD 8 Plus" released in 2020.This model is a large screen version, but I'm curious if there is a difference other than the screen size.

　First, let's check how to use it.The "SHOW mode" for using it like Echo Show is automatically turned on by setting it on a dedicated wireless charging stand.This switches to the design for clock display and information display, such as Echo Show.It's like a completely different OS has started.

　If you speak in this state, you can read the weather and news, play music, and operate home appliances using smart home skills, just like Echo Show.

　By the way, there is a way to manually turn off the show mode from the menu displayed when the screen is swiped from top to bottom without using a dedicated stand.The dedicated stand can be charged wirelessly, not a built -in speaker, and if the show mode is turned on / off manually, and the charging is performed separately, the stand is not particularly essential.

　Also, when the main unit is lifted from the charging stand, this SHOW mode is automatically released, so that the use as a tablet and the use as a smart display can be switched seamlessly.It is very convenient to have no need to switch manually.

　However, at the time of writing this article, the SHOW mode is not automatically released when removed from the wireless charging stand, or the SHOW mode on / off is repeated every tens of seconds when put on the stand, the contact is poor or software.There are behaviors that cannot be judged to be a problem.There is a similar report in the customer review of the product, so it is unlikely to be a problem only for the individual purchased.

　Even now, the Amazon sales page has been out of stock, and this may have been affected.

　The wireless charging stand of Fire HD 8 Plus, the brother machine of this product, has no such symptoms and is certainly available if it is the right behavior, so the following evaluation will be on the premise, but from now on, wireless.When purchasing a charging stand, we recommend that you catch up the latest information in reviews.

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