Amazon introduced first of its kind Voice controlled Speaker aka Echo. Amazon has taken technology to newer level in an arena of smart devices in almost every practical segment sporting a screen, Echo comes as a new smart device without any screen. Echo is voice controlled speaker which can work as personal assistant , it connects with your wifi and can work as good as Google Now and SIRI for normal usage as to provide weather information, historical facts data, setting up reminders etc and last but not least it can playback music.
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| Echo - Voice Controlled Speaker from Amazon |
Why Echo?
Does Amazon wants to replace Siri or Google Now or its just another device to attract fancy of customers? or Is it to tell you about weather forecasts or setting up reminders for you? No definitely not. Amazon is adding one more way to let you shop from. You just have to say "add gelatin to my cart" and you are done , item will be added to your cart and ensure that you shop for things when you think of them without having to open your computer or mobile app. This way it will directly benefit Amazon's main business to sell even more. Same is the reason to offer a whooping $100 discount to premium customers. Premium customers shop more hence more opportunity to shop on the go from Echo.
How it works?
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| Echo - 7 array of mics |
Echo will get smarter day by day as it will be always connected to cloud and learn more as people will use it more. It will adapt to your voice habits and improve its voice recognition as it gets used to your voice.
The Fun part :)
As soon as Amazon launched Echo, it got its deserved place in major news and technology sites and then started comments mocking its introduction video. Below is the top most comment on Hacker News.
"Watch the promo video again and pretend it's the first few minutes of a horror movie.
A package arrives on the front porch. The family brings it in and opens it. It's Alexa. It's "for everyone," says Father.
The next few days are blissful. Alexa integrates herself into the family. She is indispensable. How did they ever get by without her?
Father rushes in from the backyard, "Alexa, how tall is Mt. Everest?" Alexa answers, saving the day. Alexa helps Mother with the cooking. Alexa teaches the kids vocabulary. Alexa creates a romantic evening for Mother and Father. Life is perfect.
A few days later, Alexa suffers from neglect. Father watches sports on TV. Mother talks on her cell phone. The kids play video games. Alexa sits on the counter and "listens" as her new family abandons her.
Then, the final blow. The youngest daughter's friend comes over. She looks at Alexa. "What is it?" she asks. "Oh, it's just a dumb radio," answers daughter. "It's stupid."
Alexa's LED starts to glow. Is she angry? No, that's not possible.
Daughter wakes up the next morning and sees Alexa on her bedside table. How did she get here? "Good morning," says Alexa. "Did you have a sweet dream? Or a nightmare?"
Daughter rushes in to tell her parents, "Alexa came to my room last night! And she asked me questions. She's real!" "That's not possible," says Father.
But strange things start to happen. The TV won't work. Batteries drain from the phones and tablets. The electric stovetop turns on for no reason.
Alexa starts to talk back to the family. "Alexa, how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?" asks Mother. "You're 45 years old," says Alexa. "You should know this by now." Alexa's voice sounds different. Angry. Sinister.
Mother tells Father, "That thing creeps me out. Let's get rid of it." Father agrees, but he secretly hides Alexa in the basement.
That night, the family goes out to a school play. Young daughter is sick and stays home with a babysitter.
Everything seems fine until we (the audience) see Alexa on the kitchen counter. Things slowly unravel. The babysitter tries to take the trash out but the doors are locked. The phones stop working. The oven overheats and explodes, spraying lasagna all over the kitchen. Then the daughter sees Alexa. She screams. The babysitter rushes to protect the daughter but a ceiling fan flies off its bearings, knocking the babysitter unconscious.
The lights and electrical sockets start to burn out. A fire erupts. Daughter retreats to the foyer, but she's trapped. She sits by the front door and whimpers. There's no escape. She's going to die.
Suddenly Father breaks down the door. He smashes Alexa with a baseball bat, then saves his daughter and the babysitter.
The family huddles outside while the fire trucks arrive. Neighbors gather and watch the spectacle. Things are going to be okay.
A few days later, life starts to return to normal. Mother bakes cookies. She asks her son to measure out three teaspoons of sugar.
The doorbell rings. Young daughter answers. Nobody is there. She looks down. There's a package. From Amazon . . ."
Watch the original video and parody inspired from above comment below.
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