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I've looked at this pretty hard and concluded that, inexplicably, it is not an April Fools joke.
Unfortunately, the truth is that pretty soon you will be able to send nudes just using your voice.
This looks very very strange. I can see the appeal of the regular Echo, but this..?
They've created a home internet-enabled camera, and decided to market it as... an AI fashion critic?
I'll be really fascinated to know how the wider market reacts. I was one of those who believed consumers would look at the always-on living room microphone with suspicion. But I think the lesson was pretty clear that people will trade privacy for convenience. (Likely an overabundance of trust or a lack of understanding of all the real implications and potential for exploit.)
One bit of perspective: When I was a kid, a photo was kind of big deal. My kids take and share photos of themselves every single day. I'm not sure they consider this to be the same privacy invasion that we do.
I'm not normally one to be creeped out by these kind of things. But this is a device that's designed to take photos and videos of you while you get dressed, and will be both connected to the internet and constantly communicating those images over the network. This feels like a device literature professors would use to teach dystopian fiction writing. edit: case in point - matthewmcg's comment https://news.ycombinator…
Is it because of security concerns that a home device can "spy" on you at all times in your own home?
By the way, there's a new marketing approach that's been trending lately: Instead of saying "this is a Alexa with a camera", they say what it's for: "look your best".
Eventhough we all know adding a camera can do a lot more than just checking if you look good in these clothes or not (ie security monitoring). Apple Watch has been using the same technique lately. It's been focusing the Apple Watch functionality mainly on sports, eventough it can do a lot more than just sports.
Are you guys seeing the trend? Are you going to use it for your own products and services?
I surely will try Cheers!
I've looked at this pretty hard and concluded that, inexplicably, it is not an April Fools joke.