Lenovo has announced an Alexa-powered Echo-type device: http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/03/ces-2017-lenovo-alexa-smart-speaker/
Mattel’s Aristotle is an Alexa clone for kids: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/1/3/14152800/digital-assistant-children-mattel-aristotle
Police have already tried to get an Echo’s recordings to get information on a murder: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/police-ask-alexa-did-you-witness-a-murder/
Dan’s look at the Google Home: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/01/google-home-early-impressions-of-an-echo-competitor/
Here’s an Echo and a Google Home talking to each other forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfCfTYZJWtI
More information on the Nintendo Switch will be coming on the 12th: http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/26/13431334/nintendo-switch-information-coming-next-year
Lex is building a Raspberry Pi game emulator: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-retro-game-console-498561192
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