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  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    Uboat said:

    Solidgone said:

    I’m just wondering whether people still get up from the sofa and manually switch the tv over...or do you now use the remote control?
    Amazon Echo/Dot is just the next step. They are also good fun, educational and entertaining; music and radio. I’m sure those with young kids will get a great use out of Alexa taking the flak off dad; “Dad, what’s the capital of Hungary?” I’m busy, ask Alexa. It saves time than going through Wikipedia. Also little kids (and big kids) will have fun asking Alexa to tell jokes and on Christmas Day ask Alexa to play festive music. What’s not to like. You’ll never know, you might next get Alexa to switch tv channels and the poor old remote becomes redundant. Go on, give it a go!
    Merry Christmas ho ho ho.

    All dads should know the capital of Hungary.
    Okay smart arse Burkina Faso ;o)
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    edited November 2017
    Americans are scared.....well it's a big country and there's a lot of paranoia
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  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,147
    Bloody hell.... Bought one on line yesterday afternoon from Amazon for my daughter, and it's just srrived Sunday afternoon.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    Alexa has started letting out a spooky little laugh. Amazon are "working to fix it."
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    edited March 2018
    The Alexa in my Sonos one is doing my nut in. Just randomly pipes up and I find myself trying to work out if anyone on the tv has just said something remotely like “Alexa”.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,807
    SuedeAdidas said:

    The Alexa in my Sonos one is doing my nut in. Just randomly pipes up and I find myself trying to work out if anyone on the tv has just said something remotely like “Alexa”.

    Try having a child called Alex! The little Alexa off button on the Sonos has to be hit a fair bit.
  • SWEnglandAddick
    SWEnglandAddick Posts: 877
    edited March 2018
    Rothko said:

    SuedeAdidas said:

    The Alexa in my Sonos one is doing my nut in. Just randomly pipes up and I find myself trying to work out if anyone on the tv has just said something remotely like “Alexa”.

    Try having a child called Alex! The little Alexa off button on the Sonos has to be hit a fair bit.
    You can change its name to Amazon, Echo or computer!
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    SWEnglandAddick said:

    Rothko said:

    SuedeAdidas said:

    The Alexa in my Sonos one is doing my nut in. Just randomly pipes up and I find myself trying to work out if anyone on the tv has just said something remotely like “Alexa”.

    Try having a child called Alex! The little Alexa off button on the Sonos has to be hit a fair bit.
    You can change its name to Amazon, Echo or computer!
    I don’t think you can on the Sonos One yet...
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    SWEnglandAddick said:

    Rothko said:

    SuedeAdidas said:

    The Alexa in my Sonos one is doing my nut in. Just randomly pipes up and I find myself trying to work out if anyone on the tv has just said something remotely like “Alexa”.

    Try having a child called Alex! The little Alexa off button on the Sonos has to be hit a fair bit.
    You can change its name to Amazon, Echo or computer!
    You can change his name to Son, Child or offspring.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,630
    Know someone who uses a echo to control medication for their mum who has dementia.
    They're set it her to remind her to have lunch and other meals as well.
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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Anyone have decent app recommendations to add functionality to Alexa?
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    guinnessaddick said:

    Know someone who uses a echo to control medication for their mum who has dementia.
    They're set it her to remind her to have lunch and other meals as well.

    Is that safe? Saw a documentary the other day on how insecure the Internet of Things is. A couple of IT bods demo'ed hacking an automated insulin dispenser in no time at all then whacked the dose up to fatal amounts.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,630
    Missed It said:

    guinnessaddick said:

    Know someone who uses a echo to control medication for their mum who has dementia.
    They're set it her to remind her to have lunch and other meals as well.

    Is that safe? Saw a documentary the other day on how insecure the Internet of Things is. A couple of IT bods demo'ed hacking an automated insulin dispenser in no time at all then whacked the dose up to fatal amounts.
    When I said control, I mean it just reminds the lady to take her tablets, as before using it, she would forget.
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    guinnessaddick said:

    Missed It said:

    guinnessaddick said:

    Know someone who uses a echo to control medication for their mum who has dementia.
    They're set it her to remind her to have lunch and other meals as well.

    Is that safe? Saw a documentary the other day on how insecure the Internet of Things is. A couple of IT bods demo'ed hacking an automated insulin dispenser in no time at all then whacked the dose up to fatal amounts.
    When I said control, I mean it just reminds the lady to take her tablets, as before using it, she would forget.
    Got ya. I have no idea what clever things this kit can do these days. I feel like a proper dinosaur sometimes!!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Ask her if football is coming home?!
  • Chef_addick
    Chef_addick Posts: 2,196
    Not sure about Alexa but I've just asked Google and apparently it is!!!!
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Just asked her - she said her money was on Brazil but Belgium have put paid to that. perhaps England are in with a chance!
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,849
    "52 years of hurt hasn't stopped me dreaming, maybe this time it really is coming home, I'll put the kettle on"
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,790
    Huskaris said:

    "52 years of hurt hasn't stopped me dreaming, maybe this time it really is coming home, I'll put the kettle on"

    She said the same to me about 20 minutes ago. Still waiting for that cuppa.
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzfBedGaIjU
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  • muppetman
    muppetman Posts: 287
    https://youtu.be/IRmGZSdH2qY
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    If anyone is listening in on my life they must be bored shitless.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    edited January 2019
    We went to a friend's house for lunch yesterday and he's basically got Alexa running his whole house for him. The kids had great fun trying to get Alexa to do stuff. At one point my three year old was shouting away at her because Alexa didn't recognise her trying to say Peppa Pig. I got really lazy and got Alexa to count to 20 for me when the kids were playing hide & seek. Bitch wouldn't go find them for me though!
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,866
    What is that film with that red bulb thing that controls people's houses. I think it's a horror

    The Simpsons did a Halloween episode covering on it. Piers Brosnon was involved?

    Give it 10/20 years...most people's houses could well be full blown Alexa controlled!
  • muppetman
    muppetman Posts: 287
    2001 A Space Odyssey.

    https://youtu.be/ARJ8cAGm6JE
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,680
    Try opening Trivia hero, its very addictive.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    And invite the Stasi in at the same time, ingenious!
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    edited April 2019
    http://time.com/5568815/amazon-workers-listen-to-alexa/

    As if we didn’t know!
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    sillav nitram said:
    http://time.com/5568815/amazon-workers-listen-to-alexa/

    As if we didn’t know!
    I've never had one for precisely that reason. Glad I haven't now.  That said, how do I know that big business hasn't got control of the microphones in my phone and pc?
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,849
    If they want to listen to me talking to my cat or watching porn (usually not at the same time) they're welcome to. 

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