The front of the 2018 Echo Show is dominated entirely by a 10-inch, 1,280-by-800 touch screen instead of the original's smaller 7-inch screen sharing space with a large speaker grille, and the corners are now rounded instead of harsh edges.

The Echo Show is still a fairly big, chunky piece of plastic measuring 6.7 by 9.7 by 5.0 inches (HWD), with a vaguely triangular cross section and a front face tilted slightly upward.

The top edge of the Show features volume up/down and mute buttons, and four pinholes for the mics.

The screen is framed with a half-inch glossy black border on the sides and bottom, with the border expanding to an inch on the top to accommodate the 5-megapixel camera and four pinholes for the far-field microphones.

The Show is available in black or white versions (the border around the screen is black on both models), and the entire back of the speaker is covered in the same grille cloth as the Echo speakers.

Alexa is still the primary method of controlling the Echo Show, but you can do more with the touch screen with this new version.

You can ask Alexa for recipes and watch food preparation videos.

Of course, you can shop for products on Amazon, like books, with the Echo Show.