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My girlfriend worked on it in a way, and while I thought it was kind of a silly idea we got one for the house. I've grown to love it as the best jukebox I've ever owned. The speakers absolutely rock, and once you've enjoyed the sweet bliss of being able to tell your jukebox what to do, "Alexa, this song sucks, NEXT!", "Alex, stop!", "Alexa, play '<insert song, artist or album here>'", you'll never want another music player. <Sorry Jeff, but it really is the best feature by far, and that's nothing to be ashamed of.> I also use it as a cooking timer, and for news in the morning. I can get a good hour out of "Alexa, tell me the news.", from BBC, to NPR, to just the weather for the day. Oh, and "Alexa, Simon Says <insert random things here>", has entertained us quite a bit. The downsides, it's voice recognition still has trouble when multiple people are speaking, or it's already playing musc if it's really loud. (ie: outside listening to music on the Echo inside) Also, the apps for it just still aren't all that useful, the beat box was fun for about five minutes, and that's it. Possible I just haven't found the good ones yet. All in all, it's still mostly a toy for early adopters who like to play with gadgets, but I can definitely see how it will eventually be incredibly useful. We now live in a Duplex, and I want a second one for the second floor. |