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Amazon announces: Echo
http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/06/amazon-echo-speaker/
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11-06-2014, 02:37 PM | #2 |
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I just watched the video. It's a pass for me.
Almost all of my tablets will respond to voice and give me the weather, news, etc... The only thing I could possibly see as a plus is, could it be used as a bluetooth speaker? So people could play their own music instead of what it picks out. I haven't found the answer to that yet. Of course, it will probably monitor what you ask of it and report back to Amazon. They collect enough information from me as it is. Last edited by mycurlylocks; 11-06-2014 at 02:45 PM. |
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Designed for people without passels of noisy pets and children in the house.
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So true. Isn't there a company that makes a bluetooth speaker shaped like this and it has lights that change colors? |
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NPR One automatically plays the moment you open it. So in my case, I would go, "Okay Siri, open NPR One," and it'd have the same results. It would have been cool tech five years ago. This is just going to end up on a corner collecting dust. |
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11-06-2014, 02:59 PM | #7 |
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Is it wrong to see no additional use for it and still want it? I requested an invitation (bizarre marketing strategy) and will be thinking about it. Given my 1star Voyage review, they may pick only people who grade everything with 5 stars.
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11-06-2014, 03:01 PM | #8 |
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I thought of this speaker as soon as I saw the image.
JBL Pulse http://www.bestbuy.com/site/jbl-puls...ker&cp=1&lp=17 Of course the Amazon Echo doesn't have the pretty colors. I like colors! |
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Doesn't mean you have to use the invitation... They will probably send one to anyone that requests it. This makes it look special, saying by invitation only, instead of limiting the quantity that may be ordered at a discount. Old marketing strategy... people will come closer to buying this way.
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11-06-2014, 03:51 PM | #10 |
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This is one of those things that I look at and think, "Oh, how cool!" And then I think, "What the heck would I actually DO with it?" With the FireTV Stick last week, I had the same reaction, but for $19 I ordered it anyway. For this latest doohickey, the price is too high and common sense prevails.
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The thing -- the important thing -- is that Amazon is offering it to Prime members at a steep discount. First the stick, now this. Amazon Prime is starting to look like a shopping club...and, right now, I am feeling a little left out.
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I requested an invitation. For 99 bucks it looks like an interesting gadget.
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Didn't realize there's a discount for Prime. Been wanting a bluetooth speaker for my bedroom. $99 makes it worthy of consideration. Requested an invite.
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