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 3rd February 2018, 07:03 PM
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Who has one of these?!
I have the Echo Plus and I LOVE it. Got it for Christmas. Anyone seen the new Alexa advert where Cardi B replaces Alexa’s voice? It’s hilarious |
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3rd February 2018, 07:09 PM
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Um what do they do?
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7th March 2018, 09:07 AM
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Well Alexa is a smart assistant of Amazon speaker Echo, just like Siri of iPhone. It can help you with loads of stuff, not just playing music but also check the weather, the latest news, even order food for you! I just can't get enough of it
 I talk to Alexa sometimes, more fun than to Siri you know...she's smarter. However, my friend keeps bragging about his Google Home and says it's even better than Alexa. I don't know, I think Alexa and Google Home is comparable and can substitute for each other because they basically perform the same functions. Right?
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8th March 2018, 02:18 AM
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rip in peace Dickston
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How do they play music? As in, are they limited to only accessing say YouTube or Spotify? Or could you link it up with your iTunes library or even SoundCloud? I’m sort of interested in one of these but unless it’s function can actually access multiple things I don’t see the point
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10th March 2018, 10:41 AM
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I use Spotify... just ask it and it will play it.
You can use Bluetooth if you want to stream it through soundcloud or youtube |
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10th March 2018, 11:15 AM
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I've managed so far without one and I think I'll continue to mange without one - complete gimmick IMO.
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19th March 2018, 05:17 AM
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QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Mar 10 2018, 07:15 AM)  I've managed so far without one and I think I'll continue to mange without one - complete gimmick IMO. Ha agreed! It goes to show how lazy we have become as a society. Eventually, we will have robots that will wipe our butts for us because it becomes too inconvenient and strenuous. |
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25th March 2018, 10:54 AM
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It’s an incredibly handy device which is far more than a ‘gimmick’.
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25th March 2018, 02:23 PM
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Brown cow, stunning!
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Yeah exactly, just because you don't want one doesn't mean it's a gimmick
We use it like if we're cooking or cleaning etc or otherwise have our hands full, like if I'm in the middle of writing an essay and want to change the song I can carry on and just say it, or if I need to quickly Google check something. Not like I use it 24/7 but it's handy to have and for the Dot is very cheap for the use it has.
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25th March 2018, 03:02 PM
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Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon
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We've got Alexa but all we really use it for is playing music and asking it questions which are actually song lines and hoping for an interesting response
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25th March 2018, 03:40 PM
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QUOTE(Asmodeus @ Mar 19 2018, 06:17 AM) Ha agreed! It goes to show how lazy we have become as a society. Eventually, we will have robots that will wipe our butts for us because it becomes too inconvenient and strenuous. Exactly! All I see in it is how it's symbolic of how modern day society has evolved into such lazy couch potatoes. |
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25th March 2018, 04:16 PM
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Obvious gimmick is obvious. Save the money and get a JBL speaker instead
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26th March 2018, 08:55 PM
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QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Mar 25 2018, 04:40 PM) Exactly! All I see in it is how it's symbolic of how modern day society has evolved into such lazy couch potatoes. Lazy couch potato for having an Alexa?!
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29th December 2019, 11:05 AM
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 Here to play, here to stay
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Alexa seems very relevant right now with the current UK #1 single, but do you own one?
I’ll admit I got my first echo dot this year in the Black Friday deals, it’s the latest model and it’s good to have, but I’ve never asked it to play Ellie Goulding though. |
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29th December 2019, 01:42 PM
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I don't nor would I want one, seems a bit stupid. They'd never understand my culchie accent either.
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29th December 2019, 01:48 PM
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I got my dad one as a Christmas present! It's been fun for music and games so far.
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29th December 2019, 03:58 PM
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Brown cow, stunning!
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It took me a while to bother using it, but getting it on sale you can't wrong tbh! It's great just for asking her silly throwaway things you otherwise might get your phone to google, I like it for when I'm washing up or in the bath or something and you can just tell her to change the song without stopping what you're doing
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