Self-proclaimed ‘lady-like’ speaker brand Stellé is launching a $2,000 Echo

Stellé, a speaker brand that apparently designs with "women in mind," is launching a

bunch of "smart pillar" speakers today. Those smart pillars include Amazon's Alexa assistant and look just like an Echo. I'd just guess Stellé couldn't come up with a better word than pillar to describe the long, Echo-esque speaker its team created. Stellé tells me, however, that its pillar design came out "long before" the original Echo. The original pillars didn't have a smart assistant, obviously. Stellé debuted its line around the holidays in 2014, and so did Amazon, so I can't tell who came first. In either case, I'm happy for both companies. Congrats on determining that a cylindrical speaker makes sense. Stellé's new devices come in seven different finishes, including two types of wood and metallics. The real shocking item, though, is the customizable $2,000 pillar the company is debuting. It'll be available through special order and includes Swarovski crystals. (An example's pictured here in the second photograph.)                                                                                          https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/11/16458168/stelle-alexa-speaker-customize-swarovski-crystals-available