Amazon plots all out home invasion with Alexa-powered microwave, clock and wall plugs
Amazon has unleashed an array of new products which look set to influence its data capture and advertising offer, after raising the curtain on everything from new Echo speakers to a wall clock and, oddly, a microwave.
Amazon plots all out home invasion with Alexa-powered microwave, clock and wall plugs
Just stopping short of a new kitchen sink range, the online retailer is going big on hardware as a showcase for the burgeoning talents of its Alexa voice recognition system, whose talents have mushroomed since a basic system was first revealed in 2014.
Updated speakers include the new Echo Dot, which Amazon claims is 70% louder than previous iterations and Echo Auto, which can connect through your phone to play on your cars own speakers while asking for directions.
Striking out in a different direction of its own Amazon has also introduced a new microwave which comes loaded with ‘dozens of quick cook voice presets’ so you don’t have to lift a finger while zapping your spaghetti carbonara. Advancing further into the home, Amazon will also sell a wall clock you can speak with to set alarms and timers.
Television addicts haven’t been forgotten either with a new Fire TV Recast offered for sale capable of adding over the air channels to the existing Fire TV streaming mix.
The prodigious product powerhouse will also be flogging a smart plug, capable of switching on or off any device attached to it remotely as well as a ring stickup cam for remotely monitoring the environment in which it is placed.
Amazon's ever growing scale has sparked a probe by the EU competition watchdog over its potential misuse of merchant data.
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