Amazon Introduces Alexa-Compatible AmazonBasics Microwave

By Annie Baker ● Sep 21, 2018

At the Amazon Devices event, the company unveiled an Alexa-compatible microwave. Some of the features that AmazonBasics Microwave includes is the ability to cook with your voice, Amazon Dash integrations, and an Ask Alexa button.

The AmazonBasics Microwave allows users to reheat, defrost, and microwave the for your desired cook time and power level. There are a number of presets such as “Alexa, microwave two potatoes” and “Alexa, reheat a cup of coffee.” New quick-cook voice presets will be added regularly as well.

The AmazonBasics Microwave is integrated with Amazon Dash Replenishment. And with the Auto Popcorn Replenishment feature, you can reorder more popcorn before running out.

The “Ask Alexa” button pairs wakes up your Echo device and it will start listening to your microwave command. So you can say commands like “one minute and 45 seconds on low.” The “Ask Alexa” button prevents you from having to say “Alexa” or “microwave.”

“In addition to offering customers a simpler way to cook, the AmazonBasics Microwave demonstrates how other device makers can use the Alexa Connect Kit to create smart home devices,” added Alexa in a statement. “The AmazonBasics Microwave is the first device built using Alexa Connect Kit and highlights how device makers can quickly and easily build smart devices with features and services customers want. The Alexa Connect Kit enables device makers to create high-quality, Alexa-connected devices easily, quickly, and economically, without managing cloud services or complicated firmware.”

The AmazonBasics Microwave is priced at $59.99, which is not a bad price for a smart microwave. And you can pre-order it now.