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LOL, “...a new, bulkier Echo device...” Another third rate writer (using the term loosely) from The Verge. Somehow I cannot imagine Amazon or any other company describing their new product as “bulkier”!
![]() I hate earbuds too, Monkey. And I cannot imagine how they could track our health with them. All the devices I’ve seen to date are either wrist worn watch and heart rate monitors, or chest straps. Other than tracking movement, I’m curious as to how earbuds could track much useful info for health. I guess we will see if CNBC and/or The Verge are accurate on Wednesday. Maybe they are just passing along BS they saw on other internet sites. ![]() |
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The Echo Show 5 is my favorite Echo. The sound quality is a little bit better than the Dot 3, but not by much. What I really like about it besides its audio features is its ability to play cartoons from YouTube. The display is bigger than any of the smartphones I used to use to watch cartoons. Now I don't have to worry about finding some way to prop up a phone for watching.
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I hate to intrude on the absurdity, but fitness monitoring ear plugs seem quite sensible. Your pulse and temperature are readily monitored at your ears, and it seems as good a place for a pedometer/motion detector as a wrist mounted one.
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I personally hate wearing earpods earphones, and headsets. They are uncomfortable and they block your hearing of other sounds except what comes through them. It is a whole lot easier to wear a health monitor on the wrist than something on my ears, especially at night. I cannot imagine wearing earpods to bed, and no monitor on means no tracking pulse and sleep data during bedtime. And as bad as Alexa is at what she does, I sure as heck wouldn't trust my health her!
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Amazon Event - 25 Sep
Amazon Introduces 8 New Echo Devices -- release dates
Amazon Introduces an Array of New Devices
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So no health/fitness Alexa? I thought the "Buds" with health was a bit of a stretch.
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