All u fuckers are gonna be entering the fold w Phillips Hue light bulbs may god have mercy on ur broke ass souls
Yeah I bought a Dot on sale last month, then graduated to buying Philips Hue bulbs and light strips. Must have spent over 200 pounds on coloured lights I can control with my voice. It's a cool thing to show off, people seem really surprised when I just say 'Alexa turn lights on' or 'Alexa turn on Arctic Aurora' and the lights turn on and the colours change.
As for people saying they don't know what to do with it, the key things I use mine for are:
- Philips Hue lights
- Spotify. Link your Spotify account in the app and then just say 'Alexa play artist/album/song/playlist name. You do have to be precise with the names though. You can also link Amazon music.
- News. When I'm getting ready in the morning I ask Alexa to tell me the news. You can choose what news provider you want in the app.
- Weather/time/date etc
- Cooking timers. Use it for this all the time now.
Also thinking of getting the Fire TV stick cos you can now control that with the dot. Which I guess is what Amazon want all along, for you to be encouraged to buy into their ecosystem even more.
Ultimately, is the echo essential to my life? No, but for a relatively cheap price (or free for many of you guys) it's an extra level of convenience for certain things.