On today’s show I talk about the just announced Amazon Echo. What can you use this first version for? How cool and practical will it actually be? What are some seemingly-glaring omissions in Echo’s functionality? Are devices that just listen for us to talk to them the future? How does an always-on, always-listening device like the Echo help us to “unplug”?
Links:
* [The Amazon Echo](http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo/ref_=ods_dp_ae)
* [Hey Siri](http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht4992)
* [Ok Google](https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2940021?hl=en)
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