Amazon Echo update adds “Computer” wake word to complete the Star Trek fantasy

[quickquicker]

http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-echo-and-echo-dot-update-adds-computer-wake-word-to-help-complete-the-star-trek-fantasy/

[_ofdw]

How soon until I can ask the Replicator for "tea, Earl Grey, hot"?

[unit91 → _ofdw]

Try it. Alexa responds with one of a few utterances like "The replicators on this vessel are not yet operational."

[joezydeco → unit91]

Is there a red alert klaxon? That would rock.

[_ofdw → unit91]

That's awesome.

[openmosix]

Noooo, I wanted Jarvis so badly :( I need to push more on my feature request.

[redsummer]

We need just need the 60s futurist flashing coloured lights and we can all pretend to be Spock on the bridge of the Enterprise. (Could probably be done with a pi)

[6d6b73]

Just don't watch ST with Echo on

[cypherpunks01]

Any way to do this on Android that doesn't involve sketchy root hacks or 3rd party apps?

[chomp]

This seems like a good way to make it even easier to accidentally trigger Alexa.

[sokoloff → chomp]

The choice of wakeword is a setting. You don't have to let it respond to "Computer". (Likewise, if your daughter is named Alexa...)

[kyriakos]

eventually they'll let you specify your own trigger word. a lot f funny stories coming up when alexa gets triggered during random conversations.

[tlrobinson]

I was hoping for Dolores or Maeve.