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Post by Zee on Oct 20, 2020 3:19:03 GMT
I love my Spots but they don't make them anymore apparently.
I can view my outdoor cameras, set an alarm or timer, and play spotify and that's about all i use them for. Also to control the lights.
The best thing is plugging the Christmas tree into a smart plug named "tree" so i can tell it to turn on the tree without having to get up or bend down.
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Post by greendragonlady on Oct 20, 2020 3:24:23 GMT
I think this needs more explanation! I am on the fence about them and my husband wants them everywhere. Okay well the thing she finally said that sealed her fate was I was in my bedroom, she lived on my nightstand. I was standing in a spot folding clothes and my back was to the echo spot. I asked Alexa to put x and x on the Target list. And her response was “Okay blah blah blah”. I gave her another command asking for some info and she said “ but I’m right behind you”. It was probably a glitch or she misunderstood. But something about it creeped the shit out of me. It like like she used the camera to see where I was on her own. And I also decided having a two way camera in my room was spooky. So she went the hell back. And honestly I’m glad. I’ve seen too many videos now of indoor cameras getting hacked and people harassing the occupants. Yeah, that freaks me out, too. I also don't have any of our security cameras inside the house. They're wireless and I don't want them hacked.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Oct 20, 2020 4:13:18 GMT
***Here's my disclaimer: I don't own an Alexa or Echo. I do, however, nanny for families who do.
I think with the echo you have to say "Echo" as the wake word.
Alexa devices are great for a lot of things: daily news daily weather current temperature "tell me something interesting" This is one of my favorites. Did you know that wombats make cube shaped poop? I had no idea! Also, on Neptune and Uranus it rains diamonds? If you have small children, you can have it read them a bedtime story alarms timers reminders it will call your phone if you can't find it spell words for you solve math problems
I personally don't own one because I don't want it listening to my conversations.
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Post by tyra on Oct 20, 2020 13:37:37 GMT
We use ours CONSTANTLY. Love her! We have a large one in the family room, a view one in my office, then a dot in the basement, garage, master bedroom, and a kids one in DSs room. Plus we have numerous smart plugs and smart lights around the house.
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Post by elaine on Oct 20, 2020 14:17:05 GMT
My kids use her for: setting alarms when his remote classes are asking for answers to homework We all use her for: adding items to shopping list checking the calendar to see what's for dinner turning on/off lights playing music setting timers when cooking. (I love that I can have 5 different timers going at dinnertime and can label them. Alexa, set a 5 minute spaghetti timer. When it goes off, I know which food thing is done.) The biggest problem in my house is her name. My dog's name is Lexi and my son is Alex. Sometimes when I'm talking to the dog or DS, she will answer. My husband was staying with his family for a bit and their “Alexa’s” kept getting confused. He changed the “name” of the one in the rooms he was staying in to, “computer”. He would say, “Computer, play smooth jazz”. Possibly a solution and easier than changing Alex or Lexi’s name😅 Dh and I each have an echo show on our nightstands as our alarm clocks and sound machines - another use I forgot to mention: it is an awesome sound machine at night. I changed the “name” of mine to “echo” so that we each can talk to our own without confusing them.
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Post by elaine on Oct 20, 2020 14:19:52 GMT
***Here's my disclaimer: I don't own an Alexa or Echo. I do, however, nanny for families who do. I think with the echo you have to say "Echo" as the wake word. Alexa devices are great for a lot of things: daily news daily weather current temperature "tell me something interesting" This is one of my favorites. Did you know that wombats make cube shaped poop? I had no idea! Also, on Neptune and Uranus it rains diamonds?
If you have small children, you can have it read them a bedtime story alarms timers reminders it will call your phone if you can't find it spell words for you solve math problems I personally don't own one because I don't want it listening to my conversations. “Alexa” is the default name/wake word for all Alexa and Echo devices. You can change the name to “echo” or “computer” or “Amazon.” I wish that they let you choose other names, but they only allow those 4.
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Post by threegirls on Oct 20, 2020 16:36:29 GMT
I'm so glad I read this thread. I never knew you could change the name/wake up word for Alexa (slapping my forehead, duh). My daughter's name is Eliza and many times when I say Eliza in a conversation it wakes Alexa up and will often say, "Hmm, I don't know that one." Eliza is dyslexic and figured out long ago that Alexa can spell for her (and do math problems).
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Post by warrior1991 on Oct 22, 2020 19:52:55 GMT
Best Buy has the Echo Dots on sale right now for $18.99 and in stock.
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