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Amazon connects digital assistant Alexa to microwave, clock and car

9/20/2018, 11:11:05 PM
Amazon adds its Alexa digital assistant to a microwave, smart plug, car gadget and more. It may burn rivals like Google, Samsung and Apple. ✔ It won't shock anyone given Amazon's pedigree that there's a shopping play here too ✔ Amazon also attempting to let you go deeper into a conversation with its digital assistant without you having to bark out the Alexa, wake word each time ✔ Say good night to Alexa, for example, and Amazon’s assistant may remind you to lock your door


Mitsubishi Outlander LS 2018 new car review

9/20/2018, 10:04:07 PM
Our comprehensive review of the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander include price, value, specifications, safety and economy.


From a microwave to a clock, Amazon is taking Alexa beyond speakers

9/20/2018, 11:07:25 PM
With its latest batch of product updates Amazon is bringing Alexa into cars, outlets and, yes, microwaves, too. ✔ Amazon Smart Plug A lamp plugged into Amazon's Smart Plug ✔ (Photo: Amazon) If controlling the microwave isn't enough, Amazon's new plug will let you control other traditionally nonsmart devices such as lamps and coffee makers, enabling you to turn them on and off with your voice ✔ Follow Eli Blumenthal on Twitter @eliblumenthal


Here's everything Amazon just announced at its huge September event

9/20/2018, 10:22:47 PM
Amazon held a special event on Thursday to unveil a slew of new products that broaden the Echo family and bring Alexa to new devices. Let's dive in. ✔ SEATTLE Amazon held a special event on Thursday to unveil a slew of new gadgets and services ✔ According to Limp, Thursday's event featured the largest number of devices and features that Amazon has ever announced in a single day ✔ The AmazonBasics Microwave is available to pre-order, and will start shipping later this year


Amazon gives Echo line a revamp as company rolls out new 70 new products for Alexa

9/20/2018, 8:46:34 PM
Amazon.com offered new editions of its Echo connected speakers, Fire TV streaming players, tablets and more at company headquarters in Seattle. ✔ Jefferson Graham previews new products introduced by Amazon, including a talking microwave and clock on Talking Tech ✔ After years of great sales (but critical knocks about the sound quality) Amazon on Thursday announced new audio accessories for the Alexa personal assistant ✔ For instance, Alexa might also make local restaurant suggestions as part of the same conversation


Amazon’s new Alexa-ready products are now available for preorder

9/20/2018, 8:46:39 PM
Though you may want to wait ✔ Amazon Echo Dot (third generation) will launch on October 11th and costs $49.99 Amazon Echo Sub, a subwoofer that allows for multiroom audio, will release on October 11th and cost $129.99 Amazon Echo Plus has been redesigned and includes a free Philips Hue smart light bulb as a preorder bonus


The long list of new Alexa devices Amazon announced at its hardware event

9/20/2018, 9:03:34 PM
Everyone’s favorite trillion-dollar retailer hosted a private event today where they continued to exercise their highly-strategic approach to hardware where they just throw everything at the wall and wait to see what sticks. We got some new Amazon Echo devices, sure, but there was also an amp… ✔ Everyone’s favorite trillion-dollar retailer hosted a private event today where they continued to exercise their highly-strategic approach to hardware where they just throw everything at the wall and wait to see what sticks ✔ Read More The speaker-less Echo Input One of the best features of the Echo Dot was that you could output audio to an existing speaker system


Google’s fingerprints were all over today’s Amazon event

9/20/2018, 9:11:40 PM
Hidden amongst the 70 or so announcements Amazon made at today’s big Alexa event was one key hidden presence. Google’s offerings loomed large over much of the news flowing out from the big event. It’s easy to understand why, of course. Assistant and Home have steadily been making up ground on Amazo… ✔ Assistant and Home have steadily been making up ground on Amazon over the last couple of years ✔ The original Show was clearly about function over form ✔ This year at CES, however, Google upped the ante for display-enabled category with its third-party Smart Displays ✔ And it’s clear that things are only going to heat up from here


Tesla Model 3 receives a perfect safety rating from NHTSA

9/20/2018, 10:57:09 PM
The agency gave the vehicle five stars in every category. ✔ Bloomberg via Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given the Tesla Model 3 five-star ratings in every single category ✔ That includes the overall front, overall side, side barrier, side pole and rollover categories ✔ Tesla initially took issue with the group's claim, saying the car consistently demonstrated a 133-foot braking distance


New road laws for mobile phone use | Drive.com.au

9/20/2018, 10:04:21 PM
The NSW Government announces new demerit point laws.


Amazon’s Alexa is coming for your microwave, wall clock and more

9/20/2018, 9:45:58 PM
Amazon.com unveiled some 70 new devices and capabilities for its Alexa product line at its Seattle headquarters Thursday. Like a rebooted Sharper Image catalogue, Amazon is adding its talking artificial intelligence to a microwave, a wall clock, a wall plug, cars and more. ✔ Amazon’s efforts to simplify complex things with voice commands haven’t always panned out ✔ The Fire TV Cube, a TV streaming box it began selling earlier this year, promised to, in part, replace a complicated remote control with Alexa ✔ Google is expected to unveil its new offerings at an event on Oct. 9


Watch how Tesla Model 3 earned NHTSA’s top safety rating

9/20/2018, 11:08:03 PM
The Tesla Model 3 has had its share of struggles from CEO Elon Musk’s well-documented production hell to more recent logistic “nightmares” that have slowed deliveries to customers. There’s one area where the Tesla shines: crash safety tests conducted by the National Highway … ✔ The Tesla Model 3 has had its share of struggles from CEO Elon Musk’s well-documented production hell to more recent logistic nightmares that have slowed deliveries to customers ✔ Tesla vehicles also tend to be resistant to rollovers because the battery pack is located at the bottom of the vehicle, giving it a low center of gravity


Amazon’s blockbuster Alexa event made zero mention of privacy concerns — and that may say more about us than about them

9/20/2018, 10:15:42 PM
Alexa, how secure is my data? ✔ Amazon has also dealt with its own privacy backlashes related to Alexa, including an instance in May in which a couple unknowingly had their private conversation recorded and sent to a contact in their phone ✔ Your email Subscribe By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and European users agree to the data transfer policy


Amazon just showed how serious it is about owning the smart home — and made Apple look slow

9/20/2018, 8:40:12 PM
Besides the seemingly endless number of new products introduced on Thursday, Amazon's launch revealed that it's not only serious about owning the smart home but it can run an exciting event. ✔ The new microwave and amplifier bring Amazon into the home appliance and entertainment system space for the first time ✔ But Amazon has been rapidly catching up, with the stock doubling in the past year, while Apple has gained 41 percent ✔ Amazon reveals $59.99 Alexa-enabled microwave    2 Hours Ago | 00:46


Fatal e-scooter accident emerges just as California legalizes riding without a helmet

9/20/2018, 9:57:25 PM
Texas authorities say a 24-year-old Dallas man died from blunt force injuries to his head after falling off his Lime electric scooter, likely making him the first person to die while riding the electric mobility devices that have swept across the nation this year. ✔ SCOTTSDALE, Ariz -- Brandon Nelson shows the photographer an image of himself at the hospital following an accident he had on Byrd scooter on Aug. 17 at home on Sept ✔ When told about the Lime fatality, Uber said in a statement: Customer safety is essential to Uber, whether for bikes, scooters or cars


Call of Duty's Blackout Impressions: The Best Battle Royale for Anyone Who Hates Building

9/20/2018, 9:36:37 PM
A better Battle Royale. ✔ Though the recoil is supposedly predictable, I couldn’t discern any consistent pattern on weapons like the Rampart 17 or Spitfire, and overall felt the recoil to be more random albeit less pronounced than in PUBG ✔ Whether you’re a Battle Royale fanatic or just a casual shooter fan who wants to try something new, Call of Duty: Blackout is the best Battle Royale around… unless you love building


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