Amazon's next-gen Echo may be a giant speaker with a touchscreen

Between smart home gear and digital assistants, it's looking like consumer technology's future may lie in voice controls—but one leader in the field might be taking a step backwards.
Amazon's reportedly working on an “Echo-like speaker” with a 7-inch touchscreen, according to Bloomberg’s Marc Gurman. That follows a Wall Street Journal report in May that said Amazon’s Lab126 was working on a voice-activated “tablet-like computer screen.”To read