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Amazon Echo's new 'Computer' wake word lets you fulfill your Star Trek fantasies

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Amazon quietly added a new option to the wake words (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201971890) on Amazon Echo (http://www.techhive.com/article/3157846/smart-appliance/how-to-find-view-and-delete-everything-the-amazon-echo-and-google-home-know-about-you.html) devices that will make the dreams of every Star Trek fan come true. If Echo users open the Settings area of the Alexa app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.dee.app&amp;hl=en) they should see a fresh wake word option: Computer.</p><p>
Yes, soon everyone can live the dream of saying, “Computer, what are the current environmental conditions of this Class M planet?”—though I can’t promise Alexa will come up with an appropriate response. Still, it’s a step in the right direction.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3161185/connected-home/amazon-echos-new-computer-wake-word-lets-you-fulfill-your-star-trek-fantasies.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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