The Amazon Echo is either the greatest thing ever or it's thedevil. The Amazon Echo, for those who don't know, is a device thatconnects you wirelessly to Amazon at all times. Among variousfunctions, it enables you to use audio commands to order products,using default payment and shipping settings. Translation: You canget whatever you want, whenever you want it, without entering asingle keystroke. You just say what you want out loud.

If Charles Foster Kane had the Amazon Echo, CitizenKane would have been a very short movie. “Rosebud,” he wouldwhisper, and Amazon operatives would spring into action. Sleddelivered. The End.