Amazon Echo going for £20.00 cheaper than the RRP with a John Lewis 2 year guarantee . It's a virtual assistant with a decent speaker that can knit together all the smart-tech in your house.
I did a quick Video Demo for a friend at work the other week of just a few things that it can do. I just use the Echo Dot paired with a Bluetooth speaker I already owned, it's plenty good enough for my needs. I subscribe to Amazon Music via the Device itself, which gives 40 million tracks on tap for £3.99 a month.. an absolute bargain. I wouldn't be without mine now.
Its a good device, but i still warn people that its a Work In Progress. Some apps & services get updated on Fridays but, like the Amazon App store, there is a lot of crap "skills" that make it hard to find anything decent. Also, a lot of the Skills are already available through Alexa.
If i didnt have Amazon Prime i don't think i would have bought one but since i've owned mine (and a Dot) they're pretty much streaming Amazon Music most of the day & night.
A good price, heat added.
Leviathan2016
14 Dec 16#6
Great Find :smiley:
myapps
14 Dec 16#7
It's a good deal, I missed out on the Black Friday one but my 73 year old Dad bought one and loves it.
Whilst a completely different device I ended up buying a Roberts 93i Radio to allow me to DAB, Stream and DLNA of my server. Just wondering if I should send it back and get one of these instead.
epic mushroom to myapps
15 Dec 16#19
I sometimes listen to BBC Radio 5 which is played through the pre-installed TuneIn app and it regularly disconnects, This used to be an issue with all BBC national radio stations, although its worth googling to see if its been fixed IF you going to listen to BBC a lot.
I've never had a problem with Music playback or other internet radio stations & podcasts though.
rhodyate
14 Dec 16#9
hot
Genius_Discounts
14 Dec 16#10
nice demo
smackos
14 Dec 16#11
Thanks. I don't think I'll quit my day job just yet, but it gave enough of a demo to help my mate decide whether to get one or not. :smiley:
Baz417
14 Dec 16#12
I am not rely convinced whether to buy it or not in terms of practicality or usability. Heat added though.
jaykaygeetoo
14 Dec 16#14
Bought it and love it. Cant live without it now.
trott3r
14 Dec 16#15
Is there a separate application for reddit rather than using a browser BTW?
I like things separate like my email in eudora
smackos
14 Dec 161#16
You can use the Amazon Music app on your phone to save songs to playlists, like you can on Spotify. It's nice that you can just walk in your room and just say "play my Christmas playlist", "old favourites playlist" etc etc. The music aspect alone is worth it to me. In fact, there are times when I think it's possibly the only thing in our house that actually listens to a word I say.. :neutral_face:
You CAN also queue up songs etc using the Alexa app itself on your phone, in a similar way you would with Spotify connect. (If that makes sense.)
Alternatively of course, if you are a paying Spotify Premium subscriber then you have full use of your Spotify setup via the Echo anyway. Just say "play my (insert playlist name) on Spotify."
daskapital
14 Dec 16#17
Ask it to open the pod bay doors. Alexa has a good sense of humour :wink:
Interacts with my nest and my philips hue... I love these things. got four of them now (a cylinder and 3 dots)
InTheKnow444
14 Dec 16#18
Ask it - what is the mass of our Galaxy in Milligrames?
solanki349
17 Dec 16#20
Heat! Purchased last black one yesterday from JL Leicester Highcross.
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Opening post
Guardian review the Echo here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/21/amazon-echo-review-the-best-combined-speaker-and-voice-assistant-in-the-uk
All comments (20)
Quick Video Demo
alexa.amazon.co.uk
https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/
If i didnt have Amazon Prime i don't think i would have bought one but since i've owned mine (and a Dot) they're pretty much streaming Amazon Music most of the day & night.
A good price, heat added.
Whilst a completely different device I ended up buying a Roberts 93i Radio to allow me to DAB, Stream and DLNA of my server. Just wondering if I should send it back and get one of these instead.
I've never had a problem with Music playback or other internet radio stations & podcasts though.
I like things separate like my email in eudora
You CAN also queue up songs etc using the Alexa app itself on your phone, in a similar way you would with Spotify connect. (If that makes sense.)
Alternatively of course, if you are a paying Spotify Premium subscriber then you have full use of your Spotify setup via the Echo anyway. Just say "play my (insert playlist name) on Spotify."
Interacts with my nest and my philips hue... I love these things. got four of them now (a cylinder and 3 dots)