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Apple should release a physical form of Siri.
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Why do people buy echo
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MultiCore
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Never heard of homekit, eh?
https://www.apple.com/ios/home/
As a side note to this, what made Echo popular was compatibility. HomeKit....it's not there yet. It's growing, certainly, but Echo is the clear leader in device compatibility.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Looks amazing.
Shotgun Anaconda
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want what to be true..? For you to have disposable income? of course I do.
What did you buy for the window shades?
learnedhand
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While making dinner tonight, our family listened to music played throughout our home from our Google minis we have spread around the house. They are dirt cheap, and Best Buy is giving a $10 gift card for each you buy. We were making a recipe I found online and google home was helping us keep track of the process. I could change music while I had a hand full of raw hamburger. I noticed we were out of ketchup, so I added it to our shopping list via voice. It's been a long weekend; I haven't looked at my calendar for days, so I asked it what was on my schedule for tomorrow.
Just as the meal was to go in the oven, I said "hey google, let's play a game". My wife, my daughter and I played a trivia game while we set the table. The game spurred a fun argument and I asked our mini to name the top grossing film of 2016. I was wrong and lost the argument, but it led to another topic, and google/Wikipedia was incorporated into the conversation. When it was done, I broadcast "Dinner's ready" to the rest of the house through the the minis.
It could have been a commercial for these things. None of us looked at our phones once. It actually enhanced our interactions instead of hindering them.
Yes, they are unnecessary; they are a toy, they are a gimmick, a first-world convenience of the most ridiculous kind. But so what. It's ok that they can be fun, a novelty, sometimes useless and sometimes efficient all at the same time.
Tonight, it was part of fun few hours with my family.
Just as the meal was to go in the oven, I said "hey google, let's play a game". My wife, my daughter and I played a trivia game while we set the table. The game spurred a fun argument and I asked our mini to name the top grossing film of 2016. I was wrong and lost the argument, but it led to another topic, and google/Wikipedia was incorporated into the conversation. When it was done, I broadcast "Dinner's ready" to the rest of the house through the the minis.
It could have been a commercial for these things. None of us looked at our phones once. It actually enhanced our interactions instead of hindering them.
Yes, they are unnecessary; they are a toy, they are a gimmick, a first-world convenience of the most ridiculous kind. But so what. It's ok that they can be fun, a novelty, sometimes useless and sometimes efficient all at the same time.
Tonight, it was part of fun few hours with my family.
Kurt Angle
Member
first world convenience
people with high disposal income
its 30 fucking dollars for one. most of you spent 10 times that on a toy under your tv to play video games. perspective is lost when you start devaluing a product that doesnt hit whatever niche youre into.
echos are great
people with high disposal income
its 30 fucking dollars for one. most of you spent 10 times that on a toy under your tv to play video games. perspective is lost when you start devaluing a product that doesnt hit whatever niche youre into.
echos are great
Yeah but Siri is dead last in quality so Home Pod is going to be pushing audio more than smarts.
Google Assistant > Alexa > Siri.
milamber182
Member
The only echo I've heard of is a Toyota Echo and I personally would never buy one...
OP says they're a frivolous first world convenience, which is why he has a maid to turn his lights on/off instead.
oktarb
Member
Without getting into a comparison on the different devices I will say that my Echo topped by Best Personal Purchases of 2016 list. Upgrading to a king size best topped 2017.
I love the pure vocal based integration to my life:
Sets alarms to wake up.
"Alexa Update" morning news while I shower.
Set Spaghetti Timer 15 minutes. Title based timers!
Music, nuff said.
My six year old daughter told it "Alexa I have a hamster!" Alexa proceeded to tell her hamster facts.
Jokes.
Choose you own adventure "Alexa open a magic portal"
Adding things to my shopping list and pull said list up on my phone when at the store.
It succeeds more than it fails.
I love the pure vocal based integration to my life:
Sets alarms to wake up.
"Alexa Update" morning news while I shower.
Set Spaghetti Timer 15 minutes. Title based timers!
Music, nuff said.
My six year old daughter told it "Alexa I have a hamster!" Alexa proceeded to tell her hamster facts.
Jokes.
Choose you own adventure "Alexa open a magic portal"
Adding things to my shopping list and pull said list up on my phone when at the store.
It succeeds more than it fails.