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  • Associated Press

    Take Amazon's Alexa for a spin in your browser

    by 
    Timothy J. Seppala
    Timothy J. Seppala
    05.27.2016

    Alexa's gradual procession toward ubiquity is proof that the Echo speaker isn't the heart of Amazon's voice assistant, it's the server farms that run it. Now you can tap into Alexa with the device sitting on your desk or lap thanks to Echosim.io, a website that replicates the experience of talking to Jeff Bezos' smart speakers. Sign in with your Amazon info, give the website permission to access your microphone and you're good to go.