Amazon Echo (Page 2): Mine has been shipped. It will be very convenient to ask Alexa nearly anything you can imagine and get an answer without having to Google it. A very interesting...

kwils Loc: Salem, Ma

Mine has been shipped. It will be very convenient to ask Alexa nearly anything you can imagine and get an answer without having to Google it. A very interesting product.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

dljen wrote:

Has anyone bought, looked at or ordered the Echo? I signed up a couple months ago saying I was interested and yesterday received an email telling me I could order. Looks interesting, I can talk to it! :wink: :thumbup:

Neat! The Nikon I will prchase in 2016: Nikon, set my f-stop at 7.1, my shutter speed to 125, give me a 3 burst shot with one stop between each exposure, and correct horizon to level. All the while it will be playing my favorite music!

dljen Loc: Central PA

kwils wrote:

Mine has been shipped. It will be very convenient to ask Alexa nearly anything you can imagine and get an answer without having to Google it. A very interesting product.

Lucky you! I just checked mine and it's expected to get to me by APRIL 16th! Wow, I thought it was next week...I guess I'm just going to have to ponder what the meaning of life is until the Spring. :-)

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

Ever try to read a doctors prescription. Now there's real spelling...Rich

kwils Loc: Salem, Ma

Soon we will be talking to our TV, coffee maker, toaster oven, radio, stove, air conditioner etc. I might even talk to my wife!!

kwils Loc: Salem, Ma

dljen wrote:

Lucky you! I just checked mine and it's expected to get to me by APRIL 16th! Wow, I thought it was next week...I guess I'm just going to have to ponder what the meaning of life is until the Spring. :-)

Please excuse my last few posts. I forgot to hit "quote reply".

Just think, now when someone inquires about the advantages of shooting in RAW we can tell them to ask "Alexa".

Kngfish48

We are Prime members....just placed our order for Echo @ $99.
It really is just a useful tool to have around the house. It does so much more than give mountain heights. You want to hear a specific type of music or artist...just ask and it will play it. You want to add something to your shopping list on your smart phone....just tell it. If your cooking and need to know the conversion of some measurement....it will do it. Tell it when to wake you up...done!AND keep you abreast of your appointments and events your interested in.
So....it really can be very useful on many fronts....including answering those silly trivia questions that tend to pop at times.

dljen Loc: Central PA

You all make me smile! I can't wait to get it thinking it will play my music and turn it off when I want. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get Alexa to turn off the light at night? I'd really appreciate that! I'm looking forward to April! :D

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

kwils wrote:

Soon we will be talking to our TV, coffee maker, toaster oven, radio, stove, air conditioner etc. I might even talk to my wife!!

Forget the wife ------ you'll never get a word in edgewise!

GeneB Loc: Chattanooga Tennessee

singleviking wrote:

Dennis, br It's from Amazon, so don't you think th... (show quote)

Thanks for the reminder of "The meaning of life is 43" as stated in "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy".
I had completely forgotten it.
:-D

woody14010 Loc: Texas

Well reading all these spelling lessons and manners lessons sure distracts one from the initial question, don't they?

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

dljen wrote:

You all make me smile! I can't wait to get it thinking it will play my music and turn it off when I want. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get Alexa to turn off the light at night? I'd really appreciate that! I'm looking forward to April! :D

When your ECHO arrives, try placing it next to your Apple SIRI and Nokia Cortana and have them all debate the advantages and disadvantages of shooting RAW or JPEG. Or ask which is better, NIKON or CANON. If you ask the meaning of life, it could be a short debate though. LOL.

I once got lost and asked ONSTAR where I was and all I got was "No Service Found. You're LOST".
Machine intelligence is only as smart as the people who program it.

dljen Loc: Central PA

singleviking wrote:

When your ECHO arrives, try placing it next to your Apple SIRI and Nokia Cortana and have them all debate the advantages and disadvantages of shooting RAW or JPEG. Or ask which is better, NIKON or CANON. If you ask the meaning of life, it could be a short debate though. LOL.

Are you kidding me, Viking? I don't want to hear a couple of females arguing, I'm the only female here, except my dog and I know my place, she still thinks she's the alpha female in this house! :)

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

dljen wrote:

Are you kidding me, Viking? I don't want to hear a couple of females arguing, I'm the only female here, except my dog and I know my place, she still thinks she's the alpha female in this house! :)

Hey, when you leave the house, you can always have them arguing in the kitchen so robbers think there's someone home.
Cheap security system and no burglar wants to break in on a bunch of woman arguing. LOL.

dljen Loc: Central PA

singleviking wrote:

Hey, when you leave the house, you can always have them arguing in the kitchen so robbers think there's someone home.
Cheap security system and no burglar wants to break in on a bunch of woman arguing. LOL.

Good idea, it's just Alexa, Siri and a little terrier yapping at the two! Thanks for the idea, Viking, but I'll have to wait until April, Amazon wants to tempt us. Maybe someone will cancel and they'll send me theirs...I can dream... :)