In the past weeks, we’ve seen Amazon push its Echo platform and Alexa personal assistant beyond its cylindrical home speaker. We’ve seen a fridge door speaker and Ford SYNC integration. We’ve also heard rumors of a more portable “Fox” version of Echo. This week, Amazon is putting the spotlight again on Alexa, but this time going back to its living room roots. Now Alexa can read you your books out loud, or softly rather, when you’d rather listen than read. That said, you’ll have to live with the fact that Alexa isn’t going to sound anything like your favorite narrator. Unless you happen to have a penchant for robotic narrators.
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