CES: Have the Amazon Echo make you coffee in the morning

A company called Gourmia showed off a new Alexa Skill that will let a person stay in bed, and tell Alexa to start the coffee.

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Gourmia displayed a new line of six Wi-Fi-enabled appliances at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. The company hasn’t released prices for these countertop gadgets, and they anticipate a release in the second quarter of 2017. You’ll be able to control all the of appliances through Gourmia’s new app, but three of those appliances will work with Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant:

• A 10-cup automatic drip coffee maker with a built-in grinder
• A loose-leaf tea infuser
• A sous vide pod (it’s a device that will create a temperature-controlled water bath)

The controls will work thanks to a Skill (aka the capabilities that you enable Alexa to perform) called Mia. So if you want some tea in the morning, you’ll be able to say, “Alexa, tell Mia to start my tea.”

Integration with Alexa has been big at this year’s CES. And we’ve already seen small appliances like the Joule sous vide circulator work with Alexa.

Portions of this article were taken from CNet.com

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