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I'm hoping Echo 2 gets a rechargeable battery and the option to buy additional charging bases. I'd also like to see linking between more than one Echo for improved sound in larger rooms (ie, parties, etc) and an intercom system.
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If you buy the Echo at its current price of $179.99 along with the remote at $29.99, the price comes to $209.98, about $10.00 more than the final price was predicted to be. Glad I got in for $99.
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Susie and I were watching TV in bed and I said "Alexa, turn off the bedroom light."
Alexa said "OK" and the bedroom light went off. Susie said "Why did you tell Alexa to turn off the light?" Alexa said "OK" and ALL the lights went out! ![]() ![]() |
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I have two Echos, one in the bedroom, and one in the living room. I bought them both at the full price ($179). I have a short (and growing) wish list.
1. Ability to define the "wake word", I'm partial to "Sarah" but that's just me. 2. Intercom function between two or more Echos, so Susie can say something like "Alexa, call the living room" and initiate a two way conversation. 3. An Echo Junior: a less expensive unit that functions much like the remote and connects to an existing Echo but responds to the wake word rather than having to press a button. These could be mounted throughout the home so I don't have to go get the remote or go to within an Echo's range. Music would play through the connected Echo so only voice quality speakers would be needed. Note: I don't need no more stinking remotes! 4. Biometric identification of authorized users. With the last two features I could mount an Echo Jr. outside the door and say "Alexa, unlock the front door." and if I'm an "authorized user" Alexa would say "OK" and unlock the door. Of course I would need a Z-Wave lock set and a hub (WINK?) to do that. I suggested the first two on the list to Amazon, and received a positive response. They said that there would be more wake words but they didn't know what they would be or when they would be available, and that they would submit the intercom idea to the development team. |
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Same here! I'm very happy with my Echo and use it every day, but I'm not even tempted to buy another one at $179.99. If it were priced less than $130, I would consider it. |
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New Features for Amazon Echo. Also, the Echo app was renamed to Amazon Alexa.
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I like the app name change. It's a small thing, but I've never thought of her as "Echo". The multiple timers is a nice feature, especially when you're cooking.
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More features added to Echo:
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Any one can get Alexis to pair with their Nexus 7? It's not showing up under devices on my tablet.
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I'm not sure how I feel about the app name change. If you don't use Alexa as the wake word it makes no sense, and if you have two echoes, it's confusing.
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I have two echos and both are controlled by the same Alexa (formerly known as Echo) app. Most settings apply to both Echos, and the ones that only apply to one of them, e.g. currently playing music, have a select drop down to tell the app which one you want to play the music.
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The range of Bluetooth is very limited; much more so than WiFi. Maybe 25 feet at best.
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