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I want to get rid of my alexa, but my wife uses it as a kitchen timer. We literally dont use it for anything else. Might get one of those philips light sets s
by mkirklions 8y ago
I want to get rid of my alexa, but my wife uses it as a kitchen timer.
We literally dont use it for anything else.
Might get one of those philips light sets since our living room is weird... Tbh, id rather not use alexa..
- toast0 8y agoThe clock / timer functions of Alexa/Google Home are super useful, but nothing else seems compelling to me. Someone could clearly make an offline device that did voice recognition clock and timer, but does anyone?
- chatmasta 8y agoOr you could spend $3 and get a kitchen timer that you can slap to start, and beeps when it’s done!
- Normal_gaussian 8y agoAlexa has named timers, which means you can time multiple things (a common occurrence in cookery). It is also voice activated, which means it can be done when your hands are full (another common occurrence in cookery).
- LinuxBender 8y agoPerhaps you could connect it to foot peddles, commonly used by guitarists that have their hands full.
- gus_massa 8y agoIt looks like nice product request that someone here can make with knowledge in the area. Perhaps a kickstarter.
- toast0 8y agoSetting the timer takes a lot of steps and usually wants clean hands.
- Normal_gaussian 8y agoWith the echo/Alexa, I use timers, clock, alarms (morning), control Spotify, and call my mother and grandparents. The last is the most important for me; I live hundreds of mile from both, and the key is that the echo is a super easy device for them to use. I can send a chatty audio message telling them I'm looking to call, or asking a question, which is asynchronous in nature, and when they are ready they can call or message me. It is conference calling by default. Which is great for family stuff, they wouldn't meet my girlfriend otherwise. I got them the echo show (I have the normal echo) and it is fabulous. Video calling with no effort. I use my phone to do video on my side. For this, the echo is worth every damn penny and then some.
- tomcam 8y agoI use my iPhone for that
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoTurn "Hey Siri" off though! Say something like "My firetruck is red" -then- manually activate siri, she was listening the whole time.
- TheCoreh 8y agoWHAAAAT, I'm kinda creeped out Though it makes sense that it would have a rolling buffer
- sailfast 8y agoGotta be hands free in the kitchen! Hard to use your iPhone when you're covered in raw turkey.
- l1n 8y agoNot my project, but here's an offline voice assistant: https://hackaday.io/project/32425-modular-smart-speaker-assistant-jarvis-pi https://hackaday.io/project/32425-modular-smart-speaker-assi...
- jjulius 8y agoThat's literally the only thing I use "OK, Google" on my phone for, too.
- daseiner1 8y agoSiri timer-only user chiming in
- sailfast 8y agoI've started using the device when I lose my FireTV remote. It's a good fallback so the kids don't accidentally start another episode of whatever they're watching and melt down haha.