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While I've never had issues with turning on and off lights via Alexa -> Smart Plugs, I have had my Echo Dot unable to play my wakeup alarm due to internet blips
by nobleach 5y ago
While I've never had issues with turning on and off lights via Alexa -> Smart Plugs, I have had my Echo Dot unable to play my wakeup alarm due to internet blips. Really? That particular function couldn't store some data in some sort of local storage? Like, I don't want the thing to be able to tell me Rick Springfield's biggest hits in order of Billboard chart performance while offline... I simply want my alarm sound to play at 6am.
- TrinaryWorksToo 5y agoYou need an offline smart assistant: https://medevel.com/10-open-source-voice-assistants/ https://medevel.com/10-open-source-voice-assistants/
- zentiggr 5y agoI think in this case it would be called an alarm clock.
- throwawayboise 5y agoAnd it should be a wind-up mechanical one so that power failures don't affect it.
- birdman3131 5y agoMental failures affect those. I would never remember to wind it.
- nobleach 5y agoYes, while one could make the case that I should purchase and plug one more thing into my wall. Would it be impossible to place a small amount of memory on the board that remembers alarm settings? If this thing is built as a convenience, I don't want to have a bunch of other devices for convenience (a radio, a noise generator, an intercom....)