{"id":340873,"date":"2017-05-14T14:06:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T06:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1489412"},"modified":"2017-05-14T14:06:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T06:06:27","slug":"snl-just-came-up-with-a-hilarious-version-of-alexa-designed-for-senior-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/snl-just-came-up-with-a-hilarious-version-of-alexa-designed-for-senior-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"SNL just came up with a hilarious version of Alexa designed for senior citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YvT_gqs5ETk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0the White House was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SaturdayNightLive\">definitely the focus<\/a> of tonight\u2019s episode of Saturday Night Live, the show managed to fit in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YvT_gqs5ETk\">great sketch<\/a> on Amazon\u2019s Alexa.\u00a0The sketch was an advertisement for a (faux) device called Alexa Silver, touted as the only smart speaker built specifically for \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greatest_Generation\">the greatest generation<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The device\u2019s main feature? It\u2019s super loud and responds to any name even remotely\u00a0close to Alexa.<\/p>\n<p>Alaina, Allega, Aretha, Alisha, Alfonzo, Aldis, Arashel, Excederin\u2026you get it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the device also had a bunch of other features designed\u00a0for senior citizens. The best of which may be an \u201cuh huh\u201d feature, which just\u00a0sporadically responds with \u201cuh huh\u201d as you tell it rambling stories.<\/p>\n<p>It also repeats itself, clarifies itself, and can speak up when you can\u2019t hear it.\u00a0Oh and the best part? You can only order it with a check or money order.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, if Amazon actually made Alexa Silver it would probably be a huge hit. I\u2019d totally get one for my grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the clip above to see the full sketch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-14-at-1-36-21-am-e1494740488641.png?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-14-at-1-36-21-am-e1494740488641.png?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-14-at-1-36-21-am-e1494740488641.png?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-14-at-1-36-21-am-e1494740488641.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-14-at-1-36-21-am-e1494740488641.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screen-shot-2017-05-14-at-1-36-21-am-e1494740488641.png?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;While\u00a0the White House was definitely the focus of tonight&#8217;s episode of Saturday Night Live, the show managed to fit in a great sketch on Amazon&#8217;s Alexa.\u00a0The sketch was an advertisement for a (faux) device called Alexa Silver, touted as the only smart speaker built specifically for &#8220;the greatest generation&#8220;.<br \/>\nThe device&#8217;s main feature? It&#8217;s super loud and&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/13\/snl-just-came-up-with-a-hilarious-version-of-alexa-designed-for-senior-citizens\/?ncid=rss\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=X69NW-3rBeI:JVnwyR7sUfM:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~4\/X69NW-3rBeI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,66,26],"class_list":["post-340873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-media","tag-techcrunch","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340873\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}