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Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by Ajedi32 » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:16 PM UTC

Okay, so even privacy concerns aside and assuming this works as well as they say, is there anyone who would actually find this sort of thing useful?

I mean, I'm normally pretty open-minded about products like this, but I'm having trouble seeing the target market here. Are there really a significant number of people out there who want to be able to browse their wardrobe on their phones and get a computer to help them choose their outfit? (I honestly don't know; fashion doesn't really interest me so I'm clearly outside their target market.)

I wonder if Amazon's real motivation for this product may actually be to create a better way to sell clothes online. Maybe once they get enough data points they can start using AR to show you how you'd look wearing a particular outfit or piece of clothing sold on amazon.com? Or maybe it will take your measurements to help ensure the clothes you're ordering will fit you properly. If so that might actually be useful; and would probably significantly increase online sales of clothing.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

#132

Post by sp332 » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

xd1936 wrote: post #3

They've created a home internet-enabled camera, and decided to market it as... an AI fashion critic?

It's for placement. You can't hide it out of the way or point it up at just your head. They need a good look at your whole room and your whole body, right down to the shoes.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

#133

Post by i_cant_speel » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

harshaw wrote: post #106

I am not the target customer. However, I really want to show this idea off to a bunch of people and see what they think. People want to look good and having an automated system that can give you a "once over" seems nifty. Yes, it sounds vapid and for insecure people, but people waste time on being anxious about how they present themselves.

Why is everyone saying this is for insecure people? I'm also not the target audience for this, but I don't think people who are concerned about the way they look are inherently insecure.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by Keyframe » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

I'm interested in hearing what it will say when it will be asked - 'Alexa, do I look fat in this?'

Re: Amazon Echo Look

#135

Post by cracell » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:18 PM UTC

Ajedi32 wrote: post #131

Okay, so even privacy concerns aside and assuming this works as well as they say, is there anyone who would actually find this sort of thing useful? I mean, I'm normally pretty open-minded about products like this, but I'm having trouble seeing the target market here. Are there really a significant number of people out there who want to be able to browse their wardrobe on their phones and get a computer to help them…

I would never buy an Echo because of privacy concerns but this does appeal to me.

I don't have fashion sense. And I know something as simple as an algorithm telling me if the colors match would improve how I dress.

That said I'd probably only use something like this if it worked using my existing phone or desktop. Definitely wouldn't want an always on device specifically for it.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

#136

Post by cptskippy » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:18 PM UTC

I wonder if they'll open this up to 3rd parties or if they're planning to launch their own service to compete with the likes of StitchFix.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by usrusr » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:18 PM UTC

consultutah wrote: post #12

I'm getting old or paranoid or both... This seems like a terrifying device to have sitting randomly in my master closet.

I started all on the paranoid side, but that is increasingly being blinded out by feeling old. Very old.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by ghaff » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:18 PM UTC

gthtjtkt wrote: post #7

> Style Check keeps your look on point using advanced machine learning algorithms and advice from fashion specialists. Submit two photos for a second opinion on which outfit looks best on you based on fit, color, styling, and current trends. Taking narcissism, insecurity, and invasion of privacy to the next level. Well done, Amazon! Now that we're replacing mirrors with cameras, what's next? Covering our windows with…

I can't help but feel that we're increasingly in one of those movies where the real world becomes mixed up with a fictional one. If you were to take some of the things I've read about over the past month or so and challenged people to tell you whether they were real or a parody they'd be hard-pressed to decide.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

#139

Post by d--b » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:19 PM UTC

I'm not sure that it is such a good idea that the first seconds of the video are filmed as if it was taken from an intruder in a bad movie.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

#140

Post by Danihan » Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 4:19 PM UTC

goshx wrote: post #31

ganley wrote: post #25

I've looked at this pretty hard and concluded that, inexplicably, it is not an April Fools joke.

I had the same thought when they announced those push buttons for products. Unfortunately, the truth is that pretty soon you will be able to send nudes just using your voice.

Nude Taynes even.