Echo gets it's facts from wikipedia, not Google, Yahoo or Bing. On Monday, November 10, 2014 11:43:41 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > Steve posted: "OK, now either this is the coolest thing ever, or > really creepy. :) I really don't know how to describe it. It's like > having a personal assistant in the house kinda. Here is a short description > from the www.theguardian.com/ The best is to watch the l" Respond to > this post by replying above this line > > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/stungunsandmace/> Have You Heard > Of “Amazon Echo”? This Is Amazing. I Think…. > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/11/10/have-you-heard-of-amazon-echo-this-is-amazing-i-think/> > by > Steve <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/stungunsandmace/> > > *OK, now either this is the coolest thing ever, or really creepy. :) I > really don't know how to describe it. It's like having a personal assistant > in the house kinda. Here is a short description from > the www.theguardian.com/ > <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/nov/09/amazon-echo-smart-tv-watching-listening-surveillance> > > The best is to watch the little U-Tube video. After the first vid is a > second video which is a Parody of the real one. It's called "Amazon Echo > (Early Beta Version) Let me know if you think this is cool or creepy. > ~Steve~* > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Alex Hern <http://www.theguardian.com/profile/alex-hern> Sunday 9 > November 201411.30 EST > > Amazon’s Echo defies easy description. Actually, that’s not quite true: > the easy way to describe it is “creepy as hell”. What’s trickier is > explaining what it is. > > [image: "Can you hear me now"?] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/be3e2c73-362b-44f8-8034-f2ea32adec1f-620x411.jpeg> > > > "Can you hear me now"? > > The Echo <http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo> *(below) *is a 20cm-tall black > cylinder, that sits in your home and listens to everything you do. You will > want it to do this, if Amazon’s marketing is to be believed, because it > will be able to answer questions like, “who is Abraham Lincoln?” and > perform simple tasks such as adding ice cream to your shopping or playing a > Taylor Swift track. (You have to say the “wake word”, “Alexa”, before it > will act on what it hears). > > The device is like a hyped-up Siri or Google Now for your whole house. And > it does have some impressive technology behind it, packing two speakers and > seven microphones into its small case. But still, anyone who is comfortable > with the idea of an always-on, Wifi-enabled obelisk listening to everything > they say will probably be the first to die in the inevitable cyberwar of > the 22nd century. > > And that’s before we get to the fact that one of Amazon’s selling points > for the device is that it’s “always getting smarter”. (Isn’t this how > Terminator starts?) > > But don’t think that just because you keep Echo out of your home that > you’re safe. The same always-listening technology is already in a number of > high-end mobile phones, from Apple’s iPhones to the latest Android phones > from Google and Motorola (although it needs to be explicitly turned on > before it will work). Even devices which you don’t purchase with the > explicit aim of letting a major technology company track everything you say > are still keeping an eye on you. > > *More Here* > <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/nov/09/amazon-echo-smart-tv-watching-listening-surveillance> > > *This is Echo For Real* > > Amazon Echo (Early Beta Version) > > *This is a spoof. Really funny. :)* > > *~Steve~ H/T My Kid* > > *Steve <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/stungunsandmace/>* | > November 10, 2014 at 9:03 am | Tags: Amazon Echo > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=amazon-echo>, Humor > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=humor>, technology > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=technology> | Categories: Children > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=34928689>, Education > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=15005908>, Humor > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=376>, Inspirational > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=212735317>, Media > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=292>, Science & technology > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=1749> | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-suv > > Comment > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/11/10/have-you-heard-of-amazon-echo-this-is-amazing-i-think/#respond> > > See all comments > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/11/10/have-you-heard-of-amazon-echo-this-is-amazing-i-think/#comments> > > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=aaSV%25BCZ5om5m8b%2CMhBYd_yFbG9cgW5Gjy%26ONLPGaesOu__2fI> > > to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/11/10/have-you-heard-of-amazon-echo-this-is-amazing-i-think/ > > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > >
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