{"id":109651,"date":"2018-10-03T20:37:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=109651"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:57:35","slug":"a-closer-look-at-amazons-alexa-microwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/a-closer-look-at-amazons-alexa-microwave\/","title":{"rendered":"A closer look at Amazon\u2019s Alexa microwave"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Amazon<\/p>\n

As you may have heard\u2014Amazon is now in the microwave biz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Announced alongside a whole slew of new Amazon hardware products, the microwave is the company’s first appliance<\/strong>\u2014<\/em>one that seeks to make the virtual assistant an even bigger part of our daily lives.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a week since Amazon\u2019s Alexa event<\/a> and the news of an affordable, voice-activated microwave sparked groans, along with the promise of an endless supply of popcorn.<\/p>\n

Where Siri, Google, and Microsoft have long dominated our digital worlds, Amazon is clearly angling for a prominent place<\/a> in our physical lives.<\/p>\n

Aside from Amazon’s obvious bid to get into our kitchens, what’s the deal with this device?<\/p>\n

So, How Does it Work?<\/h3>\n

The Alexa Connect kit<\/a> powers the device\u2014a Bluetooth connected Wi-Fi module that brings smart technology to \u201cdumb\u201d home essentials. The kit communicates with Echo devices.<\/p>\n

As such, you can\u2019t ask Alexa to play your favorite cooking playlist through the microwave. Instead, it wirelessly connects to another Alexa device in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

In case you were wondering, here’s an illustration that gives you the gist of how this thing works:<\/p>\n

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You can deliver commands like, \u201cAlexa, one potato\u201d or \u201cAlexa frozen vegetables\u201d and she\u2019ll automatically cook your food for the required time\u2014no need to fret over cook times.<\/p>\n

The microwave comes with \u201cdozens of quick-cook voice presets,\u201d meaning the buttons that say pizza, potato, or popcorn are voice activated.<\/p>\n

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lmao this Alexa microwave. It\u2019s only $60 wha pic.twitter.com\/cd92uQIJ8t<\/a><\/p>\n

— nic nguyen (@itsnicolenguyen) September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n