Disney is Taking Over Your Home Assistant (‘Hey Disney’ Hands-On)

CNET’s Bridget Carey tests Disney’s new voice assistant and learns how it will work at home alongside Amazon Alexa on Echo devices. ‘Hey Disney’ will be coming later this year to let characters chime in on weather, alarms, trivia — and it includes a number of new “soundscapes” to put you in a Disney vibe.…

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33 Comments

WeeWeeJumbo

January 11, 2023 at 2:57 pm

it’s disgraceful for human persons to converse with trinkets

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Jay Hajj

January 11, 2023 at 3:01 pm

I miss my Halo Ghost working with my Alexa. They abandoned it so quickly >:(

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THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE

January 11, 2023 at 3:07 pm

Lol no. They won’t be brainwashing anybody in my house

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Jose Lopez

January 11, 2023 at 3:15 pm

No privacy concerns here.

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Kenji M

January 11, 2023 at 3:15 pm

I’m surprised Disney didn’t use Grogu “baby Yoda” for it.

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Keith Hankins

January 11, 2023 at 3:16 pm

oh no no no. Pedo Central. They ruined Marvel. They ruined Star Wars. They ruined their own brand. They bailed out Balenciaga. This gotta stop.

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Justin Baker

January 11, 2023 at 3:33 pm

Its cool, disney rarely keeps up with new technologies though. They’ll release something cool but then they will leave it on the vine to die. Imma give it 2 years to bake

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7MooDSouls

January 11, 2023 at 3:33 pm

Disney trash

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ollyoxx

January 11, 2023 at 4:13 pm

Why not use Mickey??? “Hey Mickey”

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- Jon C
  
  January 11, 2023 at 7:43 pm
  
  … You’re so fine, you blow my mind! Hey Mickey!
  
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Plumbus Smith

January 11, 2023 at 4:26 pm

Don’t have “smart assistants” in your home or on your devices.
Disney assistant? That is disturbing.

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nick6ondz

January 11, 2023 at 4:34 pm

I expected it to be a girl

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Tyrion Lannister

January 11, 2023 at 4:42 pm

But can it answer questions about non-Euclidian geometry like GPT-3?

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Samsung TV

January 11, 2023 at 4:43 pm

Tell em to GGF!

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estonianman

January 11, 2023 at 4:45 pm

No grooming allowed in this household.

Out out out

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- GarethRossUK
  
  January 11, 2023 at 6:35 pm
  
  killjoy
  
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jamison korando

January 11, 2023 at 4:53 pm

No worries, keep saying Alexa. What ghetto household has Alexa as their voice assistant? Because she was damn near FREE from buying $5 Echo Dots ????

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Mr. Marc G.

January 11, 2023 at 5:25 pm

Disney is gross and dangerous for children. No way.

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Doug Unfunny

January 11, 2023 at 5:59 pm

They Should have gotta Corey Burton to do the voice, his voice is the Disney parks voice and he did a lot of the Disney home video narration in the 90s.

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GarethRossUK

January 11, 2023 at 6:37 pm

Why isn’t it Mickey or Minnie ? I’d love to say hey Mickey tell me what is Minnie thinking about the weather today and they’d read the weather between themselves in a very funny lengthy way that would get childred intersted in well … the weather.

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Dan Kelley

January 11, 2023 at 7:28 pm

Let’s see if B Iger can turn Disney from Woke to great again before I do anything Disney!

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Chapter 7 Certified

January 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Apple really missed out with this one

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Gameboi

January 11, 2023 at 7:49 pm

It’s funny that Minnie called Mickey once you said Goodnight to it. She called for a bootycall! ????

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Mr. Eagles Fan

January 11, 2023 at 8:16 pm

Will it be woke tho? ????

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Alex Hou #istandwithukraine

January 11, 2023 at 9:58 pm

wokest tech i ever met about woke tech is a dark age

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weareallanimals

January 11, 2023 at 10:31 pm

My Wife and I both grew up in Maitland and went to Disney World when we were young. It’s a shame Disney is no longer Family oriented. We more or less boycott Disney movies, parks, and TV. Personally, I hope they go bankrupt.

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Steve R

January 11, 2023 at 10:44 pm

Hey Disney, can you get me tickets to Universal Studios?

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BYOOx5

January 12, 2023 at 3:08 am

Nope, Home Assistant is my home assistant.

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Nicholas Alves

January 12, 2023 at 4:57 am

I bet it can summon demons right into your kids bedroom too!

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Peter

January 12, 2023 at 1:29 pm

While Disney has the Reimagine Tomorrow policy its banned from my house

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Vegan Moon

January 12, 2023 at 6:18 pm

dont need woke Disney trying to influence my kids with agenda

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BobEckert56

January 12, 2023 at 8:46 pm

Ugh. Uber gimmicky. Predict crash and burn. Alexa just want you to buy stuff.

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DsnyLuv

January 12, 2023 at 8:48 pm

Love it!!!

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