Amazon Echo is here.

[FlipR1dah]

I've had mine for about 3 weeks now...so far I'm diggin' it. I use the alarm, timer, shopping list and to do list regularly. Just purchased the wemo switch to control my lights too...

[wheels]

Tin foil hat on mode.

Remember, it is listening to and digitizing everything it hears waiting for the word Alexa.

Now, Amazon probably says it does not collect anything but how do you know? This is Internet connected. It can be hacked. Hacked WiFi baby monitors are not fiction.

I'm actually going to test this a bit, just for giggles - going to start using a word occasionally (a product) in proximity to my Echo without using the access keyword, the product will be something that has nothing to do with anything for me. If it starts showing up in my Amazon ads we'll know there is something fishy.

[wheels]

Amazon Echo is on sale to the public - price is $179 as of this morning.

[epilepticninja]

Meh, I had a chance to get it a $99. Didn't seem to do anything that interested me.

[SonofWWIIDI]

So wait, you guys are buying the patented No Such Agency, Big Brother data mining, voice capture monitoring device? I'm sure that any of the alphabet agencies would be happy to give you one for free...and install it for you.