> I bought an Echo a couple of weeks ago, and I love controlling my Philips Hue lights with it. If I'm on the couch watching a movie, I can just tell Alexa in the kitchen to dim or turn off the living room lights. Setting a timer and having the lights blink when it goes off is neat too. My kids love asking it questions and playing music.
Every time I hear about the Echo I can't help but think it's a solution looking for a problem. A light switch costs $0 and really isn't any effort to use. If I'm sitting on the cough, I'll... get up, turn the lights off, and sit back down. I can't imagine spending $180 on a glorified light switch, weather app, and a kitchen timer. To each their own, I suppose.
Every time I hear about the Echo I can't help but think it's a solution looking for a problem. A light switch costs $0 and really isn't any effort to use. If I'm sitting on the cough, I'll... get up, turn the lights off, and sit back down. I can't imagine spending $180 on a glorified light switch, weather app, and a kitchen timer. To each their own, I suppose.