Austrian drag artist Conchita Wurst has been named the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The singer received praise for her James Bond-esque ballad âRise Like A Phoenixâ, which she sang in a golden dress surrounded by dry ice.
Amazon Echo, also known as Alexa, is a voice command device from Amazon.com that is always listening. Its functions include question answering, playing music and controlling smart devices.
If I had to sum up the Echo as a product in just one word, it would be âweird.â That extends all the way from its marketingâthe device is called the Echo, but the smart assistant living inside of it can be addressed as either âAlexaâ or âAmazonââto its ecosystem, or more specifically, its lack thereof.