Light switches are great, but there is something really nice about laying in bed and dimming the lights by voice. Or right before going to sleep, you remember

Light switches are great, but there is something really nice about laying in bed and dimming the lights by voice. Or right before going to sleep, you remember you left the living room light on, so you say, "Alexa, turn off the living room light", and watch as the glow under the door disappears. It's a luxury, but it's a lot of fun if you are lazy. I also use the Echo to adjust my nest thermostat, control my entire home theater (with 6 different devices), and control my tempurpedic adjustable bed and even remote start my car. I find the possibilities of voice control and home automation to be intoxicating, and hacking around with the Echo is sort of one of my hobbies right now.