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Anecdote, but: we use our echo all over our house for doing things like setting alarms, and checking the time.
by blhack 7y ago
Anecdote, but: we use our echo all over our house for doing things like setting alarms, and checking the time.
- reaperducer 7y agoSo... it's a clock. Except one that you have to talk to, instead of just looking at it. I have a mantle clock for that. Every 30 minutes a gentle chime drifts through the house, keeping everyone on time. No charging. No shouting. No telemetry. No privacy invasion involved. Best $7 I've spent in a long time.
- scarejunba 7y agoI have one of the Google Home devices in every room in the house. The speakers for the bathroom/bedroom and the video screens for the living room and kitchen. It's amazing. I can tell it to play music synchronized across the house, I have photos of fun stuff scrolling in my living spaces, and I ask it for calendar, transit, and weather advice daily. Plus, it's so far superior to a clock in that I can get in bed and say "Set alarm for 6.30" or "Wake me up in 9 hours" or whatever I want and I can snooze it from bed or stop the alarm without needing to find a button.