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Tech NewsSploidIf Alexa Was Possessed by Alex Jones, It Would Sound Something Like This
By default, the Amazon Echo searches Bing when you have a question. If you consider that source of information to be a little too accurate, maybe Alexa Jones is the solution. Honestly, parody videos like this are rarely very funny. But putting Alexa’s voice with Alex Jones’s ranting is really something special. Ask Alexa how…
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Tech NewsGadgetsHow to Use Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant From a Computer
Digital assistant apps of all kinds are on the rise, but you don’t necessarily need to invest in a smart speaker to start chatting to one: with a little know-how you can get Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant up and running on your computer. Here’s what you need to do. If you suddenly find yourself…
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Tech NewsGadgetsHow to Lock Down Your Privacy on the Amazon Echo and Google Home
The smart speakers are coming! Wandering into our living rooms, listening for our voice commands, pulling random bits of trivia from the web, spitting out weather forecasts, and controlling a growing number of home appliances. But they’re always listening and currently there isn’t an easy to way to know when they aren’t (apart from hitting…
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You Can Get a Weed Leaf Decal for Literally Any Gadget, So I Did
I love my Amazon Echo. She is the perfect Bluetooth speaker, kitchen timer, and personal shopper—for better or worse—but also a friend, keeping me company on those brutally cold and lonely nights. So when I learned that MightySkins—a company that makes decals for literally every gadget under the sun, from hoverboards to drones to seven-year-old…
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Tech NewsGadgetsHow to Make Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa Do Whatever You Want
Our peaceful homes are being invaded by talking Bluetooth speakers and there’s nothing you can do about it—so you might as well enlist the help of these AI-powered hubs and get them to do your bidding. Here’s how to set up your own custom voice commands on Google Home or the Amazon Echo. The easiest…
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Tech NewsCommerce
TV Report on Accidental Amazon Orders Triggers Attempted Amazon Orders Across San Diego
In millions of homes across the country, Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant, Alexa, is listening. And whether you want to or not, she’s ready to play. According to San Diego’s XETV-TDT, the trouble started on Thursday, when the station aired a story about a 6-year-old girl who reportedly bought a $170 dollhouse by asking her family’s…
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Tech NewsCommerceVirtual Assistant Lets You Imprison Your Anime Girlfriend and Feel Loved
Like a mix between Her and the Black Mirror Christmas Special, the Gatebox is a creepy personal assistant that puts the emphasis on personal and doesn’t seem to do much assisting. In a really slick video that probably cost more to produce than the gadget cost to develop, you can see a fantasy play out…
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Tech NewsCommerceAlexa, Who’s on First?
At this point, preprogrammed jokes have become a staple of digital assistant software, but most attempts at humor by Siri and the like have skewed closer to “cute” than “funny.” One possible explanation is that these assistants work better as comedy duos than solo acts, a possibility strongly supported by a new video starring Amazon…
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Tech NewsCommerceAmazon Echo Leaks Clip From Lady Gaga’s New Album
Lady Gaga fans have reportedly “tricked” their Amazon Echos into playing samples of Lady Gaga’s latest album Joanne, according to videos posted online. It’s unclear if the leak was a bug or a marketing gimmick. Either way, the trick no longer works. The videos appear to be convincing, however. A 5-minute video uploaded to Sendvid.com…
By Eve Peyser
