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We use it to "set a timer for 10 minutes" when cooking something and "what's the weather for tomorrow" to know whether to bring a coat or not.

• 908087 8y ago
  Either of which could be done just as quickly by setting a timer on your oven/microwave or pulling out your phone.
  • CharlesW 8y ago
    Using Alexa for tasks like this is a qualitatively different experience. Hands-free/voice control can be very useful in that your hands can be busy, and you don't need to find or walk to and manipulate a device or remote.
    • 908087 8y ago
      If you're cooking, the timer on your oven should literally be right in front of your face. Every use case I hear parroted to justify the installation of audio surveillance devices in our homes sounds like a solution desperately in search of a problem. What do you plan to do with the milliseconds of time you may have saved?
  • ajford 8y ago
    Sure, but I can ask Alexa what the weather is like while actively doing something else, like say before brushing my teeth or while in the shower. Or while in my kids closet, picking out clothes for the next day. And while I can set a single timer on my microwave/oven, or set them on my phone, being able to set a timer, hands free, while cooking is pretty damn convenient. I can set a timer while my hands are dirty from mixing meat for meatloaf or handling chicken. There's something to be said about the convenience factor, and that's what most technological innovations are about, making life easier or more convenient.