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[โ€“] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The first-gen echo devices at least actually had a board that listened for the activation word only that then powered on the main device. It's why you couldn't name them whatever you wanted, but had to choose between "Echo", "Alexa", "Amazon", or "Computer."

[โ€“] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I chose "Not Available At This Residence".