“Alexa set a timer for 7 minutes” when your hands are full in the kitchen is really great.
Music in the shower without having to fiddle around with my phone is nice too.
Turning off alarms from bed without having to fumble around in the mornings is a bit dangerous, but also a real pleasure.
With all that said, I still understand why people are concerned about their privacy, but even without other smart devices, the Echo is really quite useful.
I suppose it's just me, but I find this "music in the shower" use-case a bit mystifying. Do you take such long showers that whatever you started playing before you got in will finish and you'll need to manually start something else? Or are you unable to just relax for a few minutes in relative quiet, with nothing but the noise of the hot water cascading over you?
I mean, I'd love that if I could do it. I don't always have music in the shower but when I do I quite enjoy it.
Unfortunately those verbal AIs do a terrible job at understanding artist names and song names in my experience. Plus I have difficulty remembering exactly what the songs are called lol. Not a great interface for me.
“Alexa set a timer for 7 minutes” when your hands are full in the kitchen is really great.
Music in the shower without having to fiddle around with my phone is nice too.
Turning off alarms from bed without having to fumble around in the mornings is a bit dangerous, but also a real pleasure.
With all that said, I still understand why people are concerned about their privacy, but even without other smart devices, the Echo is really quite useful.