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Ladies and Gentlemen! The new Amazon Echo! Will you be getting one?

 
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Ladies and Gentlemen! The new Amazon Echo! Will you be getting one?
This won't be coming to my home anytime soon.

What do you think?

Well this one came out of nowhere: Amazon is building a speaker that's controlled with your voice. It's called Echo, and Amazon tells The Verge it will be "shipping in the coming weeks." Available on an invite-only basis to start, Echo is regularly priced at $199. But for a limited time, Amazon will offer Echo for $99 to Prime members who receive an invite. Amazon says the black, cylindrical speaker is always connected to the cloud and will provide information, music, news, weather, and more whenever you ask for it. It's the sort of thing you'd expect from Google — only it's an Amazon product.

[link to www.theverge.com]


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If you'd like to see a humorous take you've really got to see this.



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...and even better...


This one had me crying.


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Bit more insightful, perhaps.



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fuck that shit
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fuck that shit
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yeah brother!
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fuck that shit
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yeah brother!
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THIS x 1000
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I would love to hear from someone that's got one of these.

Are they as bad as they look?
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11/08/2014 05:19 AM
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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
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WTF -
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I won't and I don't care. :)
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I saw nothing 'OK Google' can't do. 'OK Google' is awesome!
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Tard families to become more retarded...news at 5

epiclol
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How Can Such A Good Looking Kid Be Such An Annoying Douche?
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Tard families to become more retarded...news at 5

epiclol
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Yeah the family in the advert seemed a little awkward. Made me think of Stepford Wives.

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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
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Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


Yep. Where's it all leading.
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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


Yep. Where's it all leading.
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It already headed there five years ago.

For the last five years..every word you have said..typed...or even whispered..has been heard..picked up..transmitted..or electronically lip read.

Privacy is gone.
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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


Actually I only have the PC off that list, with no microphone or camera. I'm sure it bugs them to no end.
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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


That was my thought. If you have a tablet, smart phone, smart tv, smart meter, gps, onstar, home alarm...you are already tapped directly into NSA....what's one more? Besides how often are you plotting your next nefarious deed via the cloud or siri?
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” - Aristotle
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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


Actually I only have the PC off that list, with no microphone or camera. I'm sure it bugs them to no end.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Funny looking back ya know, years ago friends thought I was paranoid putting tape over my cam.
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The electronic eavesdropping is great actually. I welcome it with open arms. One day when you unplug all this shit, there will be now way for them to know you even exist.

And when the last cop who still remembers how to hit the pavement and physically search for somebody retires, they won't be able to find you if they wanted to. There will be nobody left who knows how.
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It needs a self-destruct command/feature.

:ralph1:
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and ya know to be 100% honest...if I were to trust my data to anyone it would be amazon over apple, sprint, facebook, or any of those clowns.
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We can expect a lot of humor from this gadget.

HAL9000 parody.

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While we're on the topic of eavesdropping device preorders + lame family YouTube vids...




"The NSA would like to thank you for preordering your lapel mic for your smartphone..."
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This is how the news should be delivered! Imagine...


"OOOOOOOOOOOOOBAMA's been impeached!"

(Chorus) "yah...yah" *snapping fingers*

Fuck this, no way I'm buying that spy device.
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While we're on the topic of eavesdropping device preorders + lame family YouTube vids...




"The NSA would like to thank you for preordering your lapel mic for your smartphone..."
 Quoting: Taking Suggestions



Made me think of this ~

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Oh yeah like I want that thing in my house sending every word direct to NSA central.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61153400


Big deal..ya already have a phone..a PC..a laptop..a TV and a car that does exactly the same fucking thing.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


Yep. Where's it all leading.
 Quoting: JellyVision


It already headed there five years ago.

For the last five years..every word you have said..typed...or even whispered..has been heard..picked up..transmitted..or electronically lip read.

Privacy is gone.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64942222


and it's making we as individuals dumber. Look at the stats that really matter, the three Rs with a T. Just as your body will adapt to simple sugars for fuel, your mind and soul will adapt to the quick "high" of immediate gratification.

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The novelty would last about 20 minutes, before it became a nuisance with everybody arguing over it.

Not on my shopping list.
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Wow, great for getting the kids even dumber by letting an AI entity do their homework, that will ensure kids from ever learning any decent know abouts for sure.

The future is here kids, lets all love and worship our great AI and lets not ask any more questions our parents ever asked because AI is here to take care of us.
This will be getting its own religion.

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