Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Echo Loop hands-on: Amazon’s smart ring”.
Hey everybody I’m here again at Amazon’s Hardware Event – and I have on my finger this big ol’ thing here, which is the Amazon Echo Loop.. It is Alexa in a little tiny ring on your finger. And if you look at it here, it’s titanium, it has a brushed diamond-like finish on it.. I think it looks okay, but I also have a wedding ring: that’s brushed metal, so there you go. It’s sort of like a really nerdy class ring.
If you think about it. Now this looks pretty big, but it’s actually the extra large size.. It also comes in large, medium and small, and they will send you. Some plastic demo rings to see if it fits you..
All that aside, the point is that this is Alexa. And the way it works is there’s a little button on the inside and when you tap it, you feel a little vibration that tells you that Alexa’s listening and you ask it a question., And then you hold It up to your ear and she speaks back to you. And to use it you really kind of want to be like (, mumbles ), and then you listen to it.. It’S not like you got it down here and you just talk to it..
It really is sort of like whispering to Alexa.. This thing can do a few other things.. You can set a favorite contact in the app and, if you double tap the button, it will actually call it and you take the call on your ring..
I think that Alexa sounds a little bit tin-y on this ring, so I wouldn’t recommend having a long call on this. Ring. Probably wouldn’t recommend having a long call either, because we don’t know if the battery would stand up to something. Super long. Amazon says that it lasts about a day with intermittent use throughout the day, but if you were just taking a long call, it would probably die eventually.. The ring will also give you notifications, and you know it’s going to all over it’ll – just be a vibration. You can’t customize the vibration per notification, but at least you’ll know you got something you can go. Look at your phone.: It cost $ 179.99 eventually, but it has a launch price of $ 129.99, but it’s only available in limited quantities., Hey everybody! So much for watching.. Are you interested in a ring that has Alexa on it that you can whisper secrets to your tiny little robot? Let me know in the comments and also keep an eye for lots, more videos from The Verge.
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