December 26th, 2017 
Marty Figgs 
Amazon’s Alexa assistant supports multiple ‘wake words,’ which serve as activation phrases for Alexa to start listening. Until now, this included “Alexa,” “Amazon,” and “Echo.” Now Amazon has silently added “Computer” as a wake word, something that is sure to please Star Trek fans everywhere.
You can change the wake word on the online settings panel. This should work for all your Alexa-powered devices, be it an Echo or a refrigerator. Unfortunately, Alexa cannot (yet) raise shields or engage the warp engine.
Alexa adds “Computer” as a wake word, much to the joy of Star Trek fans everywhere was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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