Amazon Echo

[rockymtnhigh]

Well, it got "interesting" last night around midnight. Series of loud clicks. I thought a fan blade had come loose and was hitting the light, so I turned it off. Then realized the on and off clicking was from Alexa, who was not helpful in killing the noise.

Anyone else experience something like this?

No. You weren't having some power fluctuations were you? But usually when that happens it doesn't click, but reboots, and then makes its welcome noise.

 

[navychop]

I believe, but will check to be sure, it was plugged into an UPS.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Definitely strange. Never encountered anything like it before.

 

[navychop]

Well, I'm keeping all the packaging.....

 

[navychop]

It hasn't happened again.

I notice she does not always catch "Alexa, silence" but ALWAYS understands "Alexa, shut up."

It's growing on me. I tell her/it to give me the weather, or news (Flash Briefing, set up for NPR news, BBC news and the NPR technology podcast), while I get dressed in the morning.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Echo now plays Audible titles. I tried it out, "Alexa play my book Finders Keepers" and it cued up just where I was when I left it on my iphone. Very nice. Streaming Audible books.

This device gains more and more features every month.

OH, and I have never told her to shut up, but I regularly just say Alexa pause.

 

[meStevo]

Yeah, just started using audible now that I have a 60 mile round trip commute for work. Looking forward to trying this.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Yeah, just started using audible now that I have a 60 mile round trip commute for work. Looking forward to trying this.

I have had Audible for more than a decade. I don't even want to know how many books are in my library.

 

[navychop]

I've learned "Alexa stop" works just fine, so I don't need to tell her to shut up anymore.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I've learned "Alexa stop" works just fine, so I don't need to tell her to shut up anymore.

That's good. She was probably thinking you were rude.

 

[gasman882001]

Welp, I am liking it so far but the wife must not pronounce her words very well because not work for her as well. Found it unplugged when I got home yesterday. She said she got frustrated and just unplugged it. guess better than tossing it outside.

I do find myself using the phone app at times to operated it for music instead of "talking" to the speaker.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

My first Echo fail in a while. She simply could not understand the Audible title 'Seveneves" - tried numerous ways, and did the same with Neal Stephenson's name. In the end I went to the Echo app and then all was good. I kind of forgot about the app.

 

[meStevo]

Was pinged to do a review, wonder if it is getting a traditional product page soon.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Was pinged to do a review, wonder if it is getting a traditional product page soon.

Received the same email today.

 

[stimpson]

Just got mine a few days ago. Really like it/her so far!!

 

[navychop]

Went out of town, and missed the convenience of asking something out loud.

 

[TheKrell]

Went out of town, and missed the convenience of asking something out loud.

Did you find yourself talking to the wall?

 

[navychop]

Almost. My wife and I both commented on how much easier it was to ask for weather, etc than to call it up on iPad, smart phone or TV.

 

[meStevo]

Available to all. Has over 18k reviews, wow. Don't think we'll be getting a second at $180, but a decent sale could get us to bite.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Was pinged to do a review, wonder if it is getting a traditional product page soon.

I never got around to writing a review, but with 18k of them, I think mine isn't needed.

The $180 price tag is $20 less than they originally said it would cost.