Dash Shopping Wand to be Bricked

As predicted, the Dash Wand has gone away.    I don't think I ever bought anything with it, just put it on a list to look at or buy later.    As noted below, they will be bricked ... and I won't be able to do anything with them at all.   Why not provide them as a means for getting a UPC code?    I assume they already oo that all the time anyway.   A simple service for good customers?  No.  They will still act like a nice strong refrigerator magnet,  and they can't brick that away.

Amazon Dash Wand No More – Alexa Shopping Device Discontinued  By Eric Hal Schwartz in Voicebot

Amazon is shutting down the Amazon Dash Wand on July 21, three years after the product scanner and Alexa voice assistant-powered device first debuted. The company isn’t just ending support for the product, it is remotely bricking them so they can’t be used at all and asking owners to send their Wands to Amazon’s recycling program, according to an email sent to Wand owners and shared with Voicebot. The decision continues Amazon’s consolidation around the Echo brand for Alexa with more versatile smart speakers and smart displays instead of the more narrowly-focused Dash Wand ... .'

Amazon Dash Wand with Alexa

Another way to scan, talk, ask, buy  as part of a commercial process in your own home.  Link to extensive recipe system.   Includes the Alexa voice engine.  Performs other smart home functions by voice.  (but no music, and more oddly, no timers) The Amazon Dash Wand.  Yet another commercial and semi-ambient idea offered by Amazon.   Feed shopping list or order a delivery directly. Will Amazon ever stop with new AI based smart home ideas?   $20 cost refunded with purchase.  Demo Video:

Amazon's Magic Retail Wand

Have always been impressed by Amazon's innovation work.  Now the new Amazon Dash Wand takes the effort further into physical retail.  How is it different from an App on a smartphone? See a picture and demo at the link.  Seeking more testing information.

In Gizmodo:  " ... The handheld Dash device, about the size of a Nintendo Wii remote, packs a barcode scanner and a microphone, allowing you to scan or say what you're running low on without having to leave your kitchen. Necessities are automatically added to your Amazon or AmazonFresh account, so long as it's an item the wand recognizes and Amazon offers. Sounds easy—though judging by Amazon's Dash page you'll still need to confirm payment and delivery schedule from a browser of some sort. ... " 

See also the device site.