I tried a new Alexa-enabled car charger — and it's a must-have accessory for Amazon Echo lovers
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- A promising tech startup called Roav is bringing the Amazon Echo's smart speaker capabilities to a new place: your car.
- Its new car charger, called the VIVA, has Amazon's Alexa built into it, letting you ask questions, play music, and get directions using only your voice.
- It's not perfect 100% of the time, but the VIVA does, in fact, make your car a lot smarter, and it opens up the door for iPhone users to operate third-party maps and music services with their voice while driving.
Millions of people — myself included — have invited the Amazon Echo into their home to answer questions and control their various smart home accessories. Although Amazon has made it easier than ever to find an Echo device that fits into every room of your house, there's still one common place left untouched: the car. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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