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SNL one step ahead of Amazon with Echo Silver

News Analysis
May 14, 20171 min
Amazon.comCollaboration SoftwareEnterprise Applications

In SNL spoof, Amazon and AARP team to address senior citizens' most pressing digital assistant needs

Amazon is cranking out new products as fast as it can, such as the new Alexa-powered Echo Show device with a screen, but SNL has an even more practical idea.

The SNL spoof ad, from the minds of Amazon and AARP, addresses the unique needs of older people unable to quite get the latest gadgets. It even includes Uh Huh mode to deal with those situations where people make a short story longer…

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