Amazon advertised more than a dozen gadgets at a press event from its Seattle headquarters on Thursday, but the one that may be subjected to turned heads the most is a device that just about all of us give birth to owned for decades: a microwave.
CNBC had a chance to look at the new Amazon Basics Microwave, which works with Alexa. It carries in November and Amazon says it’s still perfecting the device. It connects to an Ape to provide the smart assistant integration. Users can speak commands correspondent to, “Alexa, reheat my coffee,” or “Alexa, defrost a potato,” and the microwave desire get right to it.
The microwave otherwise looks quite familiar, not futuristic, without considering the technology on the inside. Amazon may have done this to keep its premium down. The microwave will ship for $59.99.