Amazon Echo Spot
I wonder if I am taking this too far. I ordered the Echo Spot to be my clock on the nightstand. I will know in December when it comes out if this works.
Cujo
After reading all about security (or lack thereof) and the Internet of Things, I became concerned about my home because I have so many IOT devices. I looked at various online reviews and purchased a Cujo. After I received it, it just sat in it’s box for about a month, then one of the viruses…
Sirius/XM
I added the Sirius/XM skill to Alexa. For some reason when I tried a few time last night, nothing played. I deleted and set up the skill a few times. I tried it again this morning and everything worked. I was pretty impressed. Sirius/XM may now become my goto Music channels.
Amazon Echo Dash
I just got my Echo Dash and I did not have a good time setting it up. My first problem is I was using my iPad. I always use my iPad. Well it doesn’t work on the iPad, I had to use the iPhone. Once I used the iPhone the configuration was a breeze. Using…
Amazon Echo Show
I received my Amazon Echo show today. It had the ‘cool’ factor but not the ‘wow’ factor. It seemed a light sluggish to me and the sound wasn’t as great as I expected. The video quality was good but not many of the skill really made use of the video. The timer function was a…
Amazon Music
I finally tried Amazon Music since it was free for a week. It didn’t really work for me. It usually recognized the titles of the songs but it would pick obscure groups to play the song. I cancelled the service before the week was over and went back to Pandora.
Amazon Echo & Logitech Harmony
Cool is starting to kick in. I can talk to my home automation and my home entertainment. I am truly getting to be a high tech house.
Amazon Echo Pt. 4
Over the last few months I have gone a bit overboard. I bought two more Amazon Echos as well as an Echo Dot. I am getting use to talking to my house. Occasionally I also use it as a bluetooth speaker. Not the best sound but it will do.
Amazon Echo Pt. 3
Her new name is “She who must not be named”. Whenever I talk about Alexa, she decides to chime in. And I have learned, when watching YouTube videos about Alexa, make sure you turn off the michophone. I have started to integrate her with my home automation system. She have become vastly more interesting and…
Amazon Echo Pt. 2
The Echo was different. It was weird asking questions and getting answers from a cylinder. Added a bunch of skills; animal noises, Jeopardy, news. This will take some getting use to.