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The point is you don't have to use the desktop. E.g you lie in bed in the dark, not sleeping yet and a task comes to mind. You just say "Alexa, set a reminder f
by dmortin 7y ago
The point is you don't have to use the desktop. E.g you lie in bed in the dark, not sleeping yet and a task comes to mind. You just say "Alexa, set a reminder for...", instead of turning on the light, reaching for your phone or a scrap of paper to note it down, etc.
People use it for the convenience.
Though, I'd also be vary of having an always listening gadget in my room.
- saiya-jin 7y agoThat's not convenience in my view but borderline laziness, something I can happily live without. Your example sucks, because yelling at some assistant in the bed would wake my wife, that would be rather idiotic behavior from my side. That's the thing - there is no strong use case for people with similar mindset to mine, these 'assistants' seem like rather useless gadgets for those who want to desperately feel the 'future is here' moments. It would be a convenience if it would be 100% certified to comply with decent privacy rules, it could almost perfectly understand variety of European languages and... I would be much more lazy person. Not going to happen anytime soon. Looks like I can live happily without such a gimmick.