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http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo/ref_=ods_dp_ae I just saw this a few minutes ago. I have zero need for this. But I want to see it work. Will Google Now and Alexa have to fight it out in my home. Can I make that happen. That would be cool. I mean, yeah it's just a fancy bluetooth speak that can answer questions. I don't know why I'm so intrigued. Edit: goddamn stupid not picking tag self!
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It's kinda weird but at the same time interesting. Basically 0.1 version of "Computer" (Star Trek) or "Jarvis" (Iron Man). Competitors like Siri/Ok Google/Cortana are all tied to your phone/peripherals which are single user whereas this is targeted towards a multi-user setup. I signed up, but we'll see if I actually order if I get an invite. Not a big fan of the lack of Spotify/Pandora integration. Having to use Bluetooth for those is pretty lame. Fatal fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Nov 6, 2014 |
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Nov 6, 2014 19:17
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I signed up because I am looking for a speaker for my room and because this seems like a pretty neat idea.
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Nov 6, 2014 19:23
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"Echo, play a song by Calvin Harris" *Bleep Bloorp* "You're google play account has been charged $16.95 for I Invented Disco by Calvin Harris"
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Nov 6, 2014 19:45
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I can envision SOMETHING like this in the future littered throughout the house doing our bidding. Controlling lights, sound, tv, news, weather, etc. I'm happy that someone is putting something in the market and it has my curiosity, but not my full attention. I'll be watching what 2.0 brings and hope that in ten years we have some sweet competition in this space. I especially like the idea of de-tethering all of these types of things from our phones/mobiles/tablets. The 1:1 nature of smartphones/tablets to people really disconnects the communal usage of the devices.
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Nov 6, 2014 21:03
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I'm intrigued, registered for an invite so we'll see what happens. I was also weirdly happy that a company was able to keep a completely brand new product a secret until they launched it.
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Nov 6, 2014 22:49
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The price for prime is reasonable and not outrageous like I would have imagined. I am an early adopter (read: idiot) of most things tech and if I get an invite I might pull the trigger.
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Nov 7, 2014 00:02
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I'll definitely be picking this up for $100.
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Nov 7, 2014 00:35
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For those who signed up for an invite, did you receive any notice to your email? I signed up through my phone but haven't received any sort of notification stating I want an invite.
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Nov 7, 2014 01:50
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Hughmoris posted:For those who signed up for an invite, did you receive any notice to your email? I signed up through my phone but haven't received any sort of notification stating I want an invite. Nope. I have no email confirmation. But if I go back to the amazon page and click on echo, it thanks me for signing up.
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Nov 7, 2014 04:39
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So it's siri, but maybe better, but also stuck in my house instead of mobile in my pocket? idgi That said, I requested an invite because a fool and his money 
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Nov 7, 2014 04:53
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topenga posted:Nope. I have no email confirmation. Same here. So we will see. Yeah I easily just throw my wallet at crap like this. Especially for the Amazon Prime price.
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Nov 7, 2014 20:14
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I signed up for it since I hate money but my phone can do everything that can do. This will fail harder than their phone. Are we watching Amazons demise because of dumb expensive tech production choices?
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Nov 8, 2014 01:09
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jabro posted:I signed up for it since I hate money but my phone can do everything that can do. This will fail harder than their phone. Are we watching Amazons demise because of dumb expensive tech production choices? Amazon makes its money selling everything under the sun to people, not from the handful of hardware devices they throw out there. The money lost from these devices doesn't mean much to them.
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Nov 8, 2014 01:18
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The voice recognition and just about everything else it does would be server side, it won't cost them much at all. It's a Bluetooth speaker with wifi.
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Nov 8, 2014 01:50
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Aphrodite posted:The voice recognition and just about everything else it does would be server side, it won't cost them much at all. It's a Bluetooth speaker with wifi. R&D costs money. Their other devices aren't this simple either.
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Nov 8, 2014 02:15
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Cool, I've been feeling like not enough devices are designed to pick up things I say in my home and send it across the Internet to stay in cloud storage.
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Nov 8, 2014 04:45
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The product video looks neat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GijLoiVkmYI I "applied" (lol) for the $99 dealie. Let's see if Bezos thinks I am cool enough.
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Nov 8, 2014 18:13
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I was actually just looking for a bluetooth or wifi speaker the other day, and now this thing exists. For Prime price, I feel like it deserves a shot.
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Nov 8, 2014 19:37
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It looks kind of like a less interesting Jibo, without any of the webcam functionality. With that said, it's pretty cheap (especially with Prime) and coming from Amazon it has a better chance of launching with all the promised functionality. I may grab one, for $100 at least it's probably worth it as another bluetooth speaker at the very least.
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Nov 9, 2014 02:04
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I don't think it has a battery of any kind. Could be where they're cutting some costs.
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Nov 9, 2014 02:46
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TraderStav posted:I don't think it has a battery of any kind. Could be where they're cutting some costs. Right, it needs to be plugged in.
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Nov 9, 2014 03:39
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TraderStav posted:I don't think it has a battery of any kind. Could be where they're cutting some costs. Oh Well, that sucks. I was looking at it as a large bluetooth speaker that I could argue with when I'm drinking. It's not a bad price if there is any kind of sound quality there, but no battery? poo poo.
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Nov 10, 2014 10:46
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ZombieParts posted:Oh For what it is though, I'd rather they put the money into sound quality / processing than a battery.
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Nov 10, 2014 15:00
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Even if it had a battery, it connects to wifi itself, not through a tether. So it wouldn't work for travel anyway.
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Nov 10, 2014 15:42
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After seeing Interstellar last night I feel like this is the first step to TARS (since it has a decent voice, unlike Siri & Google Now)
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Nov 10, 2014 17:51
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Moto Hint seems generally more useful, and it's only $150. Plus, I really don't like the idea of letting Amazon, of all companies, put an always-on microphone in my house. They're probably the only company that would be more likely to abuse that than Google is. I'm half tempted to buy one just so I can say "I need to buy socks" over and over again without the activation word, just to see if it pops up on my recommended purchases.
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Nov 10, 2014 19:35
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See, you guys post the very logical reasons not to buy this thing (price, it's just a speaker, etc) and I'm all on board. Then you start with the ridiculous poo poo that just makes me want it even more. I mean, hell yeah I'd start randomly saying I needed socks or pudding just to see what kind of recommendations I'd get.Or if a random Prime Pantry box just appeared. Argue with it drunk? HELL. YES. Stop making me want things!
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Nov 10, 2014 19:41
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ZombieParts posted:Oh Um excuse me, I think you'll find that Dad really likes that Echo just plugs in, so we never have to charge it. It's a feature
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Nov 10, 2014 20:41
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Folly posted:Moto Hint seems generally more useful, and it's only $150. $150 and can't even do stereo.
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Nov 21, 2014 16:00
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I got this gadget yesterday, it's actually a pretty nice device and it works very well actually, as for the battery thing the thing is considerably bigger and heavier than your typical Bluetooth speaker, if you are looking for a portable speaker, you should be looking somewhere else.
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Nov 21, 2014 18:49
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Aphrodite posted:$150 and can't even do stereo. Why would you want something that goes in one ear to do Stereo? How many eardrums do you have in each ear?
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Nov 21, 2014 18:59
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mikemil828 posted:I got this gadget yesterday, it's actually a pretty nice device and it works very well actually, as for the battery thing the thing is considerably bigger and heavier than your typical Bluetooth speaker, if you are looking for a portable speaker, you should be looking somewhere else. How's the sound out of it? Comparable to any other bluetooth speaker?
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Nov 21, 2014 19:32
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TraderStav posted:Why would you want something that goes in one ear to do Stereo? How many eardrums do you have in each ear? Why would you ever want mono music?
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Nov 21, 2014 20:13
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suddenlyissoon posted:How's the sound out of it? Comparable to any other bluetooth speaker? I'm not (really) an audiophile but I find the sound compares quite favorably to speakers of similar price, if given a choice between a Logitech UE Boom and this, Unless I had a serious need to take a speaker with me wherever I go, I'd go with this.
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mikemil828 posted:I'm not (really) an audiophile but I find the sound compares quite favorably to speakers of similar price, if given a choice between a Logitech UE Boom and this, Unless I had a serious need to take a speaker with me wherever I go, I'd go with this. Did you get an invite to buy one? I haven't heard anything from Amazon yet. 
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Aphrodite posted:Why would you ever want mono music? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Stereo is the separation of sound so that you can have a distinct left and right in our Binaural hearing due to having two ears. If you have only one ear being used for sound, that effect is completely wasted as you will not be able to detect the separation of the sound, having only one eardrum. Thus, the inclusion of Stereo has no value.
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Super Dude posted:Did you get an invite to buy one? I haven't heard anything from Amazon yet. Yes, apparently the first batch of invites was on the 18th.
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TraderStav posted:Correct me if I'm wrong, but Stereo is the separation of sound so that you can have a distinct left and right in our Binaural hearing due to having two ears. If you have only one ear being used for sound, that effect is completely wasted as you will not be able to detect the separation of the sound, having only one eardrum. Thus, the inclusion of Stereo has no value. Yes, and the guy's suggestion was that a silly overpriced Bluetooth headset is better than what's intended primarily as a speaker.
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Aphrodite posted:Yes, and the guy's suggestion was that a silly overpriced Bluetooth headset is better than what's intended primarily as a speaker. Does the echo only do mono?
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