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Ask HN: Which Is Better for You and Why, Amazon Echo Dot or Google Home Mini?
I am trying to get some last minute discount gifts for friennds. One is a couple and the other a single lady. I am wondering which one would be better for either.
What has been your experience with either of these products and what sort of personalities do either suit best?
- sparkie 9y agoThis is like asking: "Which is better for you, crack or smack?" Both are terrible devices whose primary purpose is to invade upon privacy so that they can sell your preferences to advertisers.
- Finnucane 9y agoYeah, i’d guess the personality they serve best is the type who desires submission to our corporate overlords.
- melling 9y agoI don’t have either but I wouldn’t be discouraged by the typical HN complaints. These devices are extremely popular and will finally get us to Voice as a User Interface: https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/voice-as-a-user-interface-is-almost-here/ https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/voice-as-a-user-inte... For those who truly hate these corporate solutions, donating to Mozilla will help facilitate an open source solution: https://voice.mozilla.org https://voice.mozilla.org
- eecks 9y agoI've only used the Amazon Echo and the dot. I have the normal echo and the dot. The dot is not amazing. It can't hear me over the external speaker and doesn't catch what I am saying as much as the normal echo. I'm still happy I got it though because I have that in one room and the normal echo in my main room. The normal echo is great. My main use cases are: "Alexa, ..." Calculations: "What is 64.5 * 350?" Factual questions: "What is the population of Ethiopia?", "What is 1 bitcoin in euro?" Weather: "What's the weather tomorrow?", "Will it rain tomorrow?" Reminders: "Remind me in 15 minutes about pizza" Alarms: "Set alarm for 7.30am" Current time: "What time is it?", "What time is it in New York?" Music: "Play spotify" News: "What's the news?" (Sky News skill set as the default) I only have one smart plug so far and no smart lights but I plan on getting a good setup. "Turn on the living room lights", "Turn off all the lights"