Hands-free shopping on Amazon with Alexa was supposed to be the future. Here’s why voice commerce hype collapsed and what it reveals about tech predictions in general.
Remember when hands-free shopping was going to be the next big thing? In 2017, the Echo Dot was the single best-selling item on Amazon during its Prime Day sale, outselling both the Nintendo Switch and Instant Pot. Amazon’s goal was partly to heavily… [5073 chars]
Source: Lifehacker | Published: 2026-01-16T20:30:00Z
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