Amazon Echo going for £5.00 cheaper than the RRP with a John Lewis 2 year guarantee . It's a virtual assistant that can knit together all the smart-tech in your house. You should get the Dot if you don't want the speaker in the Echo.
Say goodbye to any privacy you thought you had in your home as MI5/NSA listen to every conversation.
jayjayuk1234 to Q-Tec
14 Dec 165#12
Paranoid much? why would anyone care what i was saying in my own home? every conversation?? hey if someone has nothing better to do than listen to my ramblings at home then good luck to them!
of course, if i was a terrorist or planning other crimes then yeah i would probably not have one of these. :laughing:
Besides, any smart phone is capable of the same thing
-BA-
14 Dec 163#14
Alexa what would you charge to assassinate Donald Trump?
Knock, knock!
raggedy to Q-Tec
14 Dec 163#13
They must have incredible staffing levels!!
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mafia
14 Dec 16#1
so annoyed I missed it when it was £29.99 using NOWTEN voucher... hoping for January sales...
FlexR
14 Dec 16#2
I noticed it's £5 off on Amazon an £20 off the echo but 2 year guarantee helps still dunno if I should get one! So the only difference between the Echo an dot is the speaker part?
-BA-
14 Dec 161#3
Dot has 'Line Out' but don't think full size Echo does.
damadgeruk to -BA-
14 Dec 16#4
Correct, no line out on the Echo, Bluetooth out put only (unless you hack it).
jaques_kalis
14 Dec 161#5
I think this is another product from amazon bound to fail.. just like fire phone, fire tablet and amazon buttons..
bigbak to jaques_kalis
14 Dec 162#8
I've got one and have to agree. Utter garbage.
I want to be able to play music from my own Plex or DLNA server, but can't find a way to do it.
I want to know when my dentist appointment is. The best it can do is read out the next 5 items in my calendar.
I want to know what the weather is in Kielce Poland. It asks where in Poland. Say Kielce and it thinks you've said cancel.
It's not straightforward to create your own tasks. It requires AWS which would eventually cost money for absolutely no benefit to me if others use it.
To control my other devices, I need to buy a harmony bridge.
It seems to be an expensive way to find out what the weather is like outside or to be played a random song from Amazon Music when it doesn't understand me.
lizparr
14 Dec 161#6
Won a £2 Argos gift voucher! Thanks Hukd
joetootell
14 Dec 161#7
whats crack with these then? they look pointless.
montana78 to joetootell
14 Dec 16#31
Can talk to it if you're gome alone
Q-Tec
14 Dec 165#9
Say goodbye to any privacy you thought you had in your home as MI5/NSA listen to every conversation.
jayjayuk1234 to Q-Tec
14 Dec 165#12
Paranoid much? why would anyone care what i was saying in my own home? every conversation?? hey if someone has nothing better to do than listen to my ramblings at home then good luck to them!
of course, if i was a terrorist or planning other crimes then yeah i would probably not have one of these. :laughing:
Besides, any smart phone is capable of the same thing
raggedy to Q-Tec
14 Dec 163#13
They must have incredible staffing levels!!
flux to Q-Tec
14 Dec 16#19
They can already do it through the speakers on your pc...
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Opening post
Guardian review of the Echo Dot here:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/28/amazon-echo-dot-review
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of course, if i was a terrorist or planning other crimes then yeah i would probably not have one of these. :laughing:
Besides, any smart phone is capable of the same thing
Knock, knock!
All comments (39)
I want to be able to play music from my own Plex or DLNA server, but can't find a way to do it.
I want to know when my dentist appointment is. The best it can do is read out the next 5 items in my calendar.
I want to know what the weather is in Kielce Poland. It asks where in Poland. Say Kielce and it thinks you've said cancel.
It's not straightforward to create your own tasks. It requires AWS which would eventually cost money for absolutely no benefit to me if others use it.
To control my other devices, I need to buy a harmony bridge.
It seems to be an expensive way to find out what the weather is like outside or to be played a random song from Amazon Music when it doesn't understand me.
of course, if i was a terrorist or planning other crimes then yeah i would probably not have one of these. :laughing:
Besides, any smart phone is capable of the same thing
Check this out
https://github.com/armzilla/amazon-echo-ha-bridge
and
https://domoticz.com/
I have mine controlling my Hive Heating, Harmony Hub, Living room, kitchen and garden lights