“Best product of the year.”So said just about everyone I asked about Amazon Echo. So it went as I read review after review. I finally bought one when it went on sale recently. I’d been hovering around the idea, but I don’t need another gadget in my life, and I already have plenty of things that listen to me…or try to.A week into owning the Echo and I’ve been impressed at how it does what it does so smoothly. It’s not the first voice-activated thing I’ve ever owned, or even the fourth, but it works so well my family gravitates to it.The Apple Watch, a year in, feels like something no one ever gets excited about. Apple hasn’t disclosed the actual sales numbers, but the Wall Street Journal estimated sales of 12 million in its first year. That would make it the most popular smartwatch in the world, and the second-most-popular wearable after Fitbit’s collection of products. In other words, for any other company in the world, the Apple Watch would be considered a celebration-worthy accomplishment. But for Apple, everything that’s not an iPhone-level megasuccess feels like a letdown. We don’t know how many Echo speakers Amazon has sold, either…. Read full this story
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