25-08-2018, 09:54 AM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by summer
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My daughter has Alexa .....sometimes it laughs for no reason, that would freak me out. My grandson loves it and asks for the same song over and over
25-08-2018, 09:25 PM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Just my personal take, but I do wonder what kind of man (or indeed woman) is so . . . inadequate, that they need a tool to switch a light on and off for them, or to fetch info from the internet or to switch on a radio station.Just smacks of total weakness to me.
Add to all that the notion that Amazon is recording your voice and able to spy on everything you do and you really have to wonder what people see in these gadgets. I find them ridiculous.
God help these people if they ever find themselves on a desert island.
25-08-2018, 11:28 PM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Realist
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Just my personal take, but I do wonder what kind of man (or indeed woman) is so . . . inadequate, that they need a tool to switch a light on and off for them, or to fetch info from the internet or to switch on a radio station.Just smacks of total weakness to me.
Add to all that the notion that Amazon is recording your voice and able to spy on everything you do and you really have to wonder what people see in these gadgets. I find them ridiculous.
God help these people if they ever find themselves on a desert island.
26-08-2018, 09:59 AM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Realist
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Just my personal take, but I do wonder what kind of man (or indeed woman) is so . . . inadequate, that they need a tool to switch a light on and off for them, or to fetch info from the internet or to switch on a radio station.Just smacks of total weakness to me.
Add to all that the notion that Amazon is recording your voice and able to spy on everything you do and you really have to wonder what people see in these gadgets. I find them ridiculous.
God help these people if they ever find themselves on a desert island.
26-08-2018, 01:53 PM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Jack Dawkins
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And yet you have a computer?? Why?
This is no comparison to an Echo with voice control.
I don't need my computer to have voice control to search the internet for me. I'm quite capable of opertaing it myself.
26-08-2018, 03:38 PM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Realist
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Because the breadth and depth of the internet is vastly bigger than the information in a public library and I can search and retrieve information in an instant.This is no comparison to an Echo with voice control.
I don't need my computer to have voice control to search the internet for me. I'm quite capable of opertaing it myself.
26-08-2018, 10:26 PM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Jack Dawkins
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Mine sometimes chips in for no reason. My wife and I were discussing Alex Salmond yesterday and Alexa said she didn't know that one.
It's bad enough when you phone a help line and talk to a human (well I assume they are human
) and why do web sies always have a 'frequently asked question' section 
So far I have never seen a FAQ page where my question is answered and usually they are such stupid questions I imagine the peole asking are mentally sub normal
27-08-2018, 12:15 AM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Judd
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I have an Amazon Echo in the lounge for listening to the radio or Amazon Prime music, setting timers, newsbriefs, etc. At a predetermined time it will switch on the lounge lights but can also be turned on and off by voice command. A voice command late at night will turn the lounge lights off and turn my bedroom table lamp on. An Echo Dot in the bedroom also acts as my alarm clock and radio as well as turning the lamp off when I tell it to. I have another Dot in my study to listen to music and for the usual timer function. Put my tea on the hob to warm up, set the timer and back to the computer. I love gadgets.
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27-08-2018, 03:41 PM
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Re: Does anyone else have an Amazon Echo?
Originally Posted by Realist
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Because the breadth and depth of the internet is vastly bigger than the information in a public library and I can search and retrieve information in an instant.This is no comparison to an Echo with voice control.
I don't need my computer to have voice control to search the internet for me. I'm quite capable of opertaing it myself.
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