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Absolute first thought was along similar lines. If it did all the processing locally and just fetched results I might be interested. But this? Not so much.
Why are you saying things you don't want the cloud to know about anyway?
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Absolute first thought was along similar lines. If it did all the processing locally and just fetched results I might be interested. But this? Not so much.
Why are you saying things you don't want the cloud to know about anyway?
We've now got Microsoft (XBox One), Amazon (Echo), Google/Motorola (Moto X) and maybe others who want to place some kind of "always-on" microphone in our houses. They all say the same thing, sure - that the microphone won't be listening to your conversations, that it won't be sending the data to any other servers, etc. Do we believe them? And will they change those policies in the future? Do they even have real contr…
Well that's an out-of-the-blue introduction. I'm increasingly unconvinced of the market for voice-driven devices (innate reluctance to talk when not to a person), but at a glance looks like this is as laudable an effort as can be attempted. At $199 it's too pricy for most, given the untested/unfamiliar niche. At $99 (select Prime members), some of is might give it a chance. I'm reminded that Apple started its move in…
Wouldn't consider it at $199, impulse buy at $99.
Just requested my Echo invite!
Well hang on - doesn't my iPhone already do all this? And presumably so does the Android equivalent? I appreciate this will have much better microphone technology but it still seems a little redundant.
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1. Positions this as a product that is for "normal" people, not the stereotypical silicon valley techie (a la Google Glass)
2. Makes it seem easy to use, the "even a little kid could use it" effect.
Can I change the wake word? Alexa was the name of a girl I once dated, and would prefer not to call out her name.
This could be the natural next step for one click shopping. Obviously it'll be more difficult without textual or visual capabilities, but things like "Add gelato to my shopping cart "(as apposed to shopping list ) would be huge for Amazon fresh shoppers and other products that aren't too ambiguous. Another application: "Alexa, order a Dominoes pizza with extra anchovies. "
https://fresh.amazon.com/dash/
It still requires a jump to the pc to order; but no reason they couldn't add a way to initiate an order from it. It's also a tad less privacy intrusive then echo.
That was an incredibly painful video to watch, what's wrong with just demonstrating the product's features in home environments? Why do we need these ads that make it seem like this "is a real conversation happening in a family home".
Alexa, is this a joke?