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Amazon Updates Echo, Echo Dot To Let You Address It As 'Computer' (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the beam-me-up-Scotty dept.

ewhac writes: "Computer, what is the time, please?" is now a spoken command that will actually work with Amazon's updated Alexa/Echo smart speaker. Previously, your options were "Alexa," "Echo," and "Amazon." Now you can also choose, "Computer." In practice, it's a bit clunkier than you might hope, depending on how often you speak the word "computer" on a day-to-day basis; and "computer" is harder for machine speech recognition to pick out than "Alexa," so it may not hear you as reliably. But for those who've been yearning for a Star Trek-like future, this small bit of silliness gets you one step closer.

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  1. Fine by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just as long as it doesn't get fresh with me.

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  2. Re:Amazon spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And have your Echo fire a million Amazon workers every time you rewatch The Fifth Element? You're a monster.

  3. Re:But will it answer in the Voice of Mrs. Rodenbe by Gojira+Shipi-Taro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Echo/Alexa already responds to "Initiate Self destruct" with "Enter voice authorization" and then responds to any answer with "voice authorization not recognized. Self destruct aborted"

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  4. Re:First RETARDED POST! by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually I'm interested in what the feedback will be like when watching Star Trek :D

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