Amazon announces Astro the home robot

a reply to: JinMI

The question is where can we get an EMP just in case?

a reply to: projectvxn

Just make a Faraday Cage.

Nothing new under the sun

Your last piece of privacy destroyed... Check !

originally posted by: Spacespider
Your last piece of privacy destroyed... Check !

I told my wife our privacy was going away. . .

I laughed.

My wife laughed.

Our tv laughed.

Our phones chuckled. . . . .

originally posted by: DBCowboy

originally posted by: Spacespider
Your last piece of privacy destroyed... Check !

I told my wife our privacy was going away. . .

I laughed.

My wife laughed.

Our tv laughed.

Our phones chuckled. . . . .

... and the guys watching from a 3-letter agency just snickered as they observe the silly citizen's

This was the first thing I thought of once I heard it was from Chinazon.

a reply to: Vasa Croe
I sincerely wonder if we will see drug busts occurring at addresses who just so happen to have purchased themselves a Government-Backed Ground-Based Drone...?

a reply to: gortex


Should be named Rosie

just sayin.....

Make it look like R2-D2 and you'll make a million bucks.

When Biden executes order 66 Astro starts terminating the unvaccinated.

I’ll stick with my dachshund and husky

a reply to: gortex

Not having any robots at my place... got enough surviellance going on already...

a reply to: gortex

"Integration with Alexa Together, a service designed to connect family members remotely and call for help if needed.
Integration with Ring and Alexa.
Astro has simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology to avoid obstacles.
A dedicated safety processor.
On-device processing."

So what does it do bar everything Alexa does aside from on wheels?

I hope it at least hovers up for a grand a piece!

originally posted by: Ahabstar
Nothing new under the sun

Wow... memories👍🏼😊

a reply to: UpThenDown

You're required to purchase one for each floor. If one of your smart i-animals falls down the stairs and break apart, you can get 5% off the replacement.

originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: LSU2018

I've been waiting months for a new graphics card , I guess the limited availability is a symptom of that.

Yes it is. I didn't know there was a wait for those as well. I just knew about all the vehicles and how people are waiting several months for chips. At least you can get a preprogrammed plastic dog though.

originally posted by: gb540

originally posted by: LSU2018
a reply to: gortex

How the hell do they have the microchips for this sack of crap, but people are waiting months and months for brand new vehicles?

IIRC the major tech companies have ironclad contracts stating they get their chips first.

Would be ironic if smart phone sales collapsed, because customers can't get to stores or there isn't enough delivery vehicles available...

Indeed. My wife was browsing the AT&T website for new sell fonz yesterday and there were only two LG phones (which is the brand we both prefer), and they were old. Her coworker tried to order the new iPhone 53 or whatever model they're on this month, and she was told that the phones will arrive between today (this was yesterday) and 3 months if she went ahead and paid for it.

Your example of irony may be upon us.

originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
more useless consumer crap. who needs this?

People who line up every 3 months for the latest iPhone.

Does it come with its own COVID jab needle to catch you sleeping?

originally posted by: UpThenDown
a reply to: gortex

So beside the privacy issue what about stairs? or are these for bungalows only

I remember when Daleks had the same issue until.....

When you request an invitation to purchase it asks you these types of questions.