The Amazon Echo is a computer-like piece of technology that is almost siri-like in some ways, but so different in many other ways. The Echo doesn't have a screen it has a "far-field" mic that can pick up a voice clearly from across a room. It uses the cloud to retrieve information for you when you ask a question. You can also order things just by asking "Alexa" the Echo's magical person inside. The Amazon Echo is something that is very cool in my opinion, but like everything else in technology it will eventually go out of style.