Smart home device credited for potentially saving a life when it misheard a command and called the cops. Police in Arkansas previously used data from an Amazon Echo for a murder investigation and data from a connected water meter in another murder investigation. Police were able to take the girlfriend and the daughter out of the house. Amazon is offering special Prime Day shopping deals exclusively for Alexa users who take advantage of voice shopping for the first time with Amazon’s Alexa voice-powered Echo and the Echo Show. Google is competing by cutting the price tag for a Google Home and Chromecast bundle, selling the two for $99.99.”]
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