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Amazon's latest attempt at consumer electronics:
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No idea why you'd buy one though....
http://www.zdnet.com/amazon-unveils-cloud-connected-digital-personal-assistant-echo-7000035532/
err it looks just like a Bluetooth speaker but $200...
I was looking at this yesterday. Was going to post a link, but as it was US only, didn't bother.
Now it's out there, tho....CHECK OUT THE CREEPY/ANNOYING VIDEO!
Apart from the Kindle, I think Amazon hardware is really bad. Who is going to pay $200 for something their phone, Siri/OK Google, already does? ...oh, and the talking clock.
Also, I imagine having your living room mic'd up, will please the Tinfoil Hat brigade.
....and to steal a comment from arstechnica:
I wonder how this will affect your Amazon shopping recommendations. "Other people in your home suggested casually that they might be interested in the following products..."
$99 for Prime subscribers, or $199 otherwise. Basically they've just made Prime mandatory.
Its only mandatory if you want that annoying thing (so far)
Wonder if you get that price on the free prime trial 🙂
Basically they've just made Prime mandatory.
Hardly, only if you want their crap HW cheaper....
Echo without Prime, $199.
Echo plus Prime, $198.
If I was getting a spooky recording device for the house, I would get a [url= https://www.myjibo.com/ ]Jibo[/url].
That didn't take long...