No, I did not imply anything is empty at Amazon. On the contrary, I was mighty impressed by their new product Echo.
The product is more like having a Siri on Speakerphone to put it simply, for the more Apple Savvy. It does just that one job, with seemingly good hardware where as Apple has squeezed it into a phone along with other functions. That way I would expect better throughput from this device.
Product is still not available and I have impulsively clicked on the register for invitation. But I do hope this product takes off, as a virtual assistant I can keep in some place and still be able to access.
Couple of things I am not sure of are,
1. Am I to lug this along when I move from room to room or keep it at maximum volume so that I can hear it from anywhere or will I have the ability to channel its audio say using Sonos connected in each room, automatically picked as I move inside the house carrying its remote or manually by doing this part myself?
2. I read that the remote has a mic on it so I am assuming I can go any place around in house and talk to Echo.
3. Is the keyword hard wired as in case of Siri? Can I change it?
Anyway, will be a good item to look at if I land it at the Premium customer price, atleast until Apple TV springs into action as the hub doing all this I am hoping for!
The product is more like having a Siri on Speakerphone to put it simply, for the more Apple Savvy. It does just that one job, with seemingly good hardware where as Apple has squeezed it into a phone along with other functions. That way I would expect better throughput from this device.
Product is still not available and I have impulsively clicked on the register for invitation. But I do hope this product takes off, as a virtual assistant I can keep in some place and still be able to access.
Couple of things I am not sure of are,
1. Am I to lug this along when I move from room to room or keep it at maximum volume so that I can hear it from anywhere or will I have the ability to channel its audio say using Sonos connected in each room, automatically picked as I move inside the house carrying its remote or manually by doing this part myself?
2. I read that the remote has a mic on it so I am assuming I can go any place around in house and talk to Echo.
3. Is the keyword hard wired as in case of Siri? Can I change it?
Anyway, will be a good item to look at if I land it at the Premium customer price, atleast until Apple TV springs into action as the hub doing all this I am hoping for!
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