Amazon Mum on Report It's Developing Echo Wall-Mount Home Control Panel

Amazon didn’t comment Tuesday on a Bloomberg report it’s developing an Echo product with a wall-mount touch screen similar to smart home control systems from brands including Control4. According to the report, Amazon’s Lab126 hardware division is designing an Alexa-based “digital command center” that would show calendar events, control locks and lights, and play music and video, including videoconferencing sessions. The 13-inch or smaller panel could launch at the end of this year or next, though plans are early and the project could be scrapped altogether, it said. An Amazon spokesperson cited company policy not to comment on speculation.