Amazon Alexa-powered microwave hands-on
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This is the new AmazonBasics Microwave that works with Alexa. It doesn’t have any microphones on it, nor any speaker (beyond one that can beep). Instead, it’s a $59.99 device meant to showcase Amazon’s new system for companies to make their regular gadgets into smart gadgets. The microwave includes voice presets for various foods, so you can cook just by asking Alexa. There’s also a built-in Alexa button that you can press and say simple commands.
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Alexer, make me sum o’ them french fried potaters. Mmm Hmm.
you have to press e button that says ask alexa instead of just pushing the button that says start?
Assistive technology!
I need one for my classroom, it should work just as well with VOD technology- right, for nonverbal people?
As a special Ed teacher reading the comments- it’s not for you people but I can see this a a huge help fir many of my students!
should come with a giant potato hopper for auto-feeding potatoes into the chamber. and a gun for sending potatoes to your table. if i have to go to the microwave to load it, whats the point of voice activation?
You have to put food in the microwave anyway, the button is right next to it! Im all for experimenting but this feels like a step backwards
What a bullshit
NICE CUTAWAY when it DIDNT work Lol I will still get it
im not sure this implementation is the best way to go about smartening up homes…
i am quite surprised google hasnt done this yet.… alexa have won.
A Microwave?! I’m thinking adding Alexa in a refrigerator to set the temperature, or an oven when you want to preheat it, but A MICROWAVE?! All ya gotta do is press a button which takes 0 seconds, despite the use of commands cause why leave something in the microwave to be set for later? Amazon is buggin
That’s the dumbest god damn idea I’ve ever heard of. Wireless control of a device that is completely irrelevant and useless when you’re not close enough to touch it.
Thank god for this.
It was just soo much trouble for me to punch a few buttons.
Good video! ✌
You still have to put the food in and take it out so chances are you are standing by the microwave. Why can’t you just press the buttons at that point? Seems to be an inconvenience more than anything.
Hydrate level 4, please.
Ok, this is just a stupid
But how much does it cost?
Alexa flush the toilet!
Alexa, microwave one spoon!
this technology could be useful for people who have disabilities that mean they struggle to press buttons and it would also be useful for blind people.
So not only does Alexa report everything you say to the NSA, she now reports everything you eat too.
use this for AI powerd home robot that does it all. talking to microwave is bullshit, u anyways move and open to put things what u want to heat up.
Well, hallo Watchdogs 😂
Imagine having a child called alexa with an echo in the house. It would drive you crazy
I want a Alexa powers toilet
My 85 yr old neighbor lives alone. She us slowly going blind. Such a nice lady, volunteers at food bank and brings hope to lady inmates, as well. If she had this, she could put in the potato or whatever, and then just tell Alexa what she wants. She wouldn’t be quite so vulnerable.
My husband’s Parkinson’s and diabetic neuropathy is getting bad. He wears gloves all the time. It is very difficult for him to maneuver things, the microwave included. We are considering this in the future, but not until we buy two speakers, so we can use them as intercom.
And the dumbest product of 2019 goes to.…
You poor bastards hating on Alexa.…Get a second job
I thought about getting this and probably will get it because it’s a smart device and cheap but I also thought that it’s kind of pointless because you have to touch the microwave to get the food in there but again because it’s cheap it’s worth looking at.
It looks really cool, I want one, but I also bought the same microwave for $20 seven years ago. It’s OK, but only 700 watts and not big enough for a lot of things like full size popcorn bags or square plates.
I like how its cheaper than most microwaves yet its the most advanced
Alexa microwaves? I wonder what they are going to make next. Maybe even a Alexa knife.
If they do, they should add a 1000 degrees option
The movies predicted we would be talking to machines.
If amazon can get alexa to open the microwave door, I’m buying this.
Will they make an over the range version?
Do you know if they will make an over-the-range version of this microwave?
Perfect microwave for people too damn lazy to press a damn button or to use presets
This is great. My son is blind and we currently have those dots on certain numbers so he can use the microwave, but next microwave will be one that works with Alexa.
I no longer can get instruction to reset the Alexa Microwave
He said “stop the microwave” but it didnt stop on his command😂
Looks good how much