According to Recode, Amazon is also working on new Alexa devices that will offer phone call and intercom functionality that will allow communication between Alexa devices.
The new Alexa devices will pretty much work as intercom systems between other Alexa users. This means you can ask Alexa to send a message to a given person without the need of taking out a phone or typing anything.
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I wonder if this will do better than the Amazon Fire Phone which did not become popular.
I feel most people would rather use a cheap tablet, PC, or game console with a chat app which can make phone calls, voice chat, and text with a Wi-Fi or Cellular data connections if they don't want to use a smartphone, or don't have access to their phone because it is broken or lost.
The new Alexa devices will pretty much work as intercom systems between other Alexa users. This means you can ask Alexa to send a message to a given person without the need of taking out a phone or typing anything.
Read More
I wonder if this will do better than the Amazon Fire Phone which did not become popular.
I feel most people would rather use a cheap tablet, PC, or game console with a chat app which can make phone calls, voice chat, and text with a Wi-Fi or Cellular data connections if they don't want to use a smartphone, or don't have access to their phone because it is broken or lost.
