Amazon just announced a $60 smart Alexa-powered microwave you can control with your voice (AMZN)

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September 20, 2018 7:14 PM

Amazon's Alexa is coming to your kitchen with a cheap, Alexa-powered microwave.

$60 microwave

Amazon unveiled its new AmazonBasics Microwave during an event in Seattle on Thursday. The microwave is , and costs $60. It'll ship later this month.

It looks like a pretty basic microwave, as you can see in the photo above, but Amazon's microwave comes with Alexa built-in. The company says "you can cook just by asking Alexa."

The Amazon Basics Microwave will include "dozens of quick-cook voice presets." It has a built-in "Ask Alexa" button you can press to tell Alexa how long you want to cook, too: "Cook for two minutes and fifteen seconds," for example.

It'll also have Amazon's Dash Replenishmen functionality, which can re-order food items when you're running low.

The New York Times' Farhad Manjoo tweeted about a very possible scenario and vision for Amazon, where the company is part of your daily eating routine and combines three Amazon products seamlessly:

Amazon Echo can now give yo... @ Farhad Manjoo

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