Getting to know Amazon's Astro
The rolling, Alexa-infused consumer robot knows how to make itself feel at home.
The rolling, Alexa-infused consumer robot knows how to make itself feel at home.
I tested Astro in my home. It didn't change my world, but it did shift my worldview.
While having Alexa cozy up to apps is a good way to build skill awareness, fundamental differences between apps and skills make a "skill store" an ineffective means to finding new skills.
While Microsoft has staked out the high-productivity state of "flow," Amazon is focused on when you're not focused. Can the complementary approaches drive cooperation among the cloud competitors?
While it originated at Chez Alexa, the new network's business model has more in common with Amazon's B2B-focused AWS.