<P> Echo devices require a wireless Internet connection in order to work . Echo's voice recognition capability is based on Amazon Web Services and the voice platform Amazon acquired from Yap, Evi, and IVONA (a Polish - based specialist in voice technologies used in the Kindle Fire). </P> <P> The smart speakers perform well with a' good' (low - latency) Internet connection which minimizes processing time due to minimal communication round trips, streamable responses and geo - distributed service endpoints . While the application is free, an Amazon account is required, and setup is not possible without one . </P> <P> Echo device offers weather from AccuWeather and news from a variety of sources, including local radio stations, iHeartRadio, NPR, and ESPN from TuneIn . Echo can play music from the owner's Amazon Music accounts and has built - in support for the Pandora and Spotify streaming music services and has support for IFTTT and Nest thermostats . Echo can also play music from streaming services such as Apple Music, and Google Play Music from a phone or tablet . Echo maintains voice - controlled alarms, timers, shopping and to - do lists and can access Wikipedia articles . Echo will respond to your questions about items in your Google calendar . It also integrates with Yonomi, Philips Hue, Belkin Wemo, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink . Additionally, integration with the Echo is in the works for Countertop by Orange Chef, Sonos, Scout Alarm, Garageio, Toymail, MARA, and Mojio . Questions like "Who is Kim Kardashian?" are answered by reading the first few lines of the corresponding Wikipedia article . </P> <P> It does not appear to be capable of playing music streamed from a local UPnP / DLNA media server . </P>

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