Amazon Echo

[thecremeegg]

jjlynn27 said:

had usa one for 6 months now, unused for 4 months now.

Give you £50 for it

[boxst]

I sold mine in January after getting it as a Christmas gift from an American friend. It was very cool, just limited as couldn't sign into my UK Amazon account, so couldn't stream music etc...

You could say 'Alexa, play Live 105' (American Radio Station) or Alexa, what is the weather in London?

[ajprice]

If I get something like this, I'll wait for the Google Home to come out and then see which one is better.

[Zoon]

page3 said:

Love the idea, but never going to work with Apple Music (for obvious reasons) and Nest is conspicuous by its absence.

Will have to make do with Siri + Raspberry Pi + HomeBridge.

Alexa controls Nest thermostats.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37351342

[Zoon]

Cotty said:

Wonder if it would work with these light bulbs.

Computer lights, no no dim them

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Smart-Bayonet-Ligh...

Works with wemo so should do.

[onlynik]

page3 said:

onlynik said:

Hmm, ordered as well, because Siri won't speak to my thermostat. Think it's time to get rid of that thermostat.

Which thermostat? I just got Siri to talk to Nest today

It is a Nest. How did you manage that?

[Zoon]

onlynik said:

page3 said:

onlynik said:

Hmm, ordered as well, because Siri won't speak to my thermostat. Think it's time to get rid of that thermostat.

Which thermostat? I just got Siri to talk to Nest today

It is a Nest. How did you manage that?

Homekit?

[Podie]

Do you need an Exho in order to make the Dot work?

Unusually, I'm struggling to find any enthusiasm for the product.

[Cotty]

Podie said:

Do you need an Echo in order to make the Dot work?

I don't believe so. I think the Echo is bigger because it has a larger speaker for playing music.

[onlynik]

Zoon said:

onlynik said:

page3 said:

onlynik said:

Hmm, ordered as well, because Siri won't speak to my thermostat. Think it's time to get rid of that thermostat.

Which thermostat? I just got Siri to talk to Nest today

It is a Nest. How did you manage that?

Homekit?

Doesn't show up in Homekit. Homekit only found my Hue bulbs.

[page3]

onlynik said:

Doesn't show up in Homekit. Homekit only found my Hue bulbs.

HomeKit. Using Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi. Can now control lightwave kit via Siri too.

[onlynik]

page3 said:

HomeKit. Using Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi. Can now control lightwave kit via Siri too.

Cool I'll look in to installing that tonight.

[gr1340]

Well people, release date is nearly here.

Both my wife and I have been talking as if Alexa is already listening:
Alexa, add foil to the shopping list.
Alexa, play Heart FM.
Alexa, remind me at 6pm to out the bin out (well, tell the butler obviously)

Anybody else looking forward to it?

[gr1340]

And I've downloaded the app to set my work location (for travel info), news sources and media defaults.

[smn159]

I'm looking forward to it - will be watching this thread with interest to see what it can do and to hopefully convince myself that I haven't completely wasted £99

[George111]

NSA to Amazon . . . . Eeeeeeexcellent . . . you have succeeded in planting millions of bugging devices . . . America will be great again . . .

[dxg]

George111 said:

NSA to Amazon . . . . Eeeeeeexcellent . . . you have succeeded in planting millions of bugging devices . . . America will be great again . . .

When I was a kid, we were all worried about the NSA Line Eater.

And then it was Echelon.

And now it's Echo.

"They've" commoditised it!!!

[Cotty]

George111 said:

NSA to Amazon . . . . Eeeeeeexcellent . . . you have succeeded in planting millions of bugging devices . . . America will be great again . . .

What exactly are they going to be listening to? My music collection, knock yourself out.

[Zoon]

They could be listening in on my mundane conversations. Order cancelled.

[gr1340]

Cotty said:

knock yourself out.

Then you will get targeted ads for all sorts of, ahem, extra marital aids.