tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post31642290273313457..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Quick Alert - Amazon Echo appears actually orderable now (by those requesting notices), with a similar product-page display, so availability could be missed. Updated to add video explanation-demo-discussionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-55177650759614672502015-01-15T10:06:40.514-08:002015-01-15T10:06:40.514-08:00Tyler -- No-hands requests while working on things...Tyler -- No-hands requests while working on things at home: news, general info, timers, music requested (w/ Next/Previous command) but a lot of other things you'll see if you read the discussion threads I linked to. You can ask it to Wiki a topic to get an answer if 'she' doesn't know. This one will not be a dud. Prime songs (over a million songs to choose from) upon voiced request, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, your own library music, iTunes, another household member's music - with individual song requests. Marketing right now is mainly to Prime members at that $99 price while they're growing the knowledge features.<br /><br />I saw a couple of reviews in the last month that said it responds faster on what it knows than the others do, and its knowledgebase is being built via the customer base's requests. Would like to read what you think or find as you try it out the next couple of weeks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-47948946141465709042015-01-15T08:18:32.441-08:002015-01-15T08:18:32.441-08:00Got mine yesterday. Interesting questions to ask i...Got mine yesterday. Interesting questions to ask include: "What's the meaning of life?" or "Is Santa real?" or "I love you" or "Am I pretty?" :) I think it's an interesting concept, but the issue is that with Google Voice, S Voice, Siri, and any number of other verbal response engines out there, why would anyone pay several hundred dollars to have an always-on "Siri" in the room with them, with much more limited functionality? I'll continue to try it out and it's a novelty for me at $100, but I think this product might be a dud unless there's some other kind of value included.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541076503634590499noreply@blogger.com