TTQ B4U Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 So to set the stage, we bought our kids and several family members Amazon Dots for Christmas. The kids love them and have been setting them up and playing with them and enjoying music on their new speakers, etc. All good fun which is to be expected. Now the wife and I have had one in our kitchen since they were first out as we bought it at the introductory price of like $99 a few years back. We use it all the time, especially for music or when in conversation and what not while in the kitchen. As you may know Echo's/Alexa is quite intuitive and can play songs or find things with just portions of what you might know in terms of lyrics or other key words. So the kids were joking around and wanted to get Alexa to play what we now know after looking it up is Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back but at the time we didn't know the artist or song just that it had something to the effect of "we've got big butts" in the song lyrics. So being it's rather intuitive and can find lots of things with key words, my daughter asked, "Alexa, play the song we've got big butts" and here's what she replied with.... Picture this as we're laughing and having fun while eating dinner with our 10yr old daughter and my 13yr old son. OMG I never saw my son laugh so hard that food came out his nose and the look on my wife's face was priceless too. Needless to say, she had to explain to my innocent daughter what that word meant Save Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 I can't get over how much better the speaker is in the echo than the dot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 I can't get over how much better the speaker is in the echo than the dot Well that is because the dot is supposed to be connected to an external speaker, or be an access point for home automation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well that is because the dot is supposed to be connected to an external speaker, or be an access point for home automation. Ya, I had to connect an external speaker but it's a huge PITA to have to turn the speaker on and pair it when we want to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Ya, I had to connect an external speaker but it's a huge PITA to have to turn the speaker on and pair it when we want to use it. Mine stays paired and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 Mine stays paired and on. what speaker do you use? The one I'm using is battery powered and has a wall plug but will only charge when powered off so I can only use the speaker for 10 hours without turning it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 what speaker do you use? The one I'm using is battery powered and has a wall plug but will only charge when powered off so I can only use the speaker for 10 hours without turning it off I got an undermount stereo in the kitchen. The Dot sits on top of the fridge and the stereo is mounted under a cabinet. 0 space taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 I can't get the Dot to pair with my BT speaker. Grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Where is data stored that is heard by this device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Where is data stored that is heard by this device? Your Alexa cloud. Amazon told a prosecutor with a search warrant to fuck off and didn't turn over the data Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smokin5s Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I can't get the Dot to pair with my BT speaker. Grrr. You have to use the Alexa app on your phone to get it to pair, are you doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Your Alexa cloud. Amazon told a prosecutor with a search warrant to fuck off and didn't turn over the data Good! Honestly, that could easily be an invasion of privacy if they didn't.... I didn't realize it was recording all the time, I figured it was in some sort of standby unless it heard the key word... similar to siri and good with "hey Siri" or "ok google" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I just played it and my daughter said "alexa, wake up at dicks" as in the store....my wife gave me a nasty look too.....hahahahaha. thanks for the laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Good! Honestly, that could easily be an invasion of privacy if they didn't.... I didn't realize it was recording all the time, I figured it was in some sort of standby unless it heard the key word... similar to siri and good with "hey Siri" or "ok google" It's not, but it will randomly think you woke it up at times. You can also go into your app and delete all of the recordings. I have some funny ones from my kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 My mom wanted one, so we got a dot and some wemo switches, plugged everything in and configured it, and now she has an expensive "clapper". :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 My mom wanted one, so we got a dot and some wemo switches, plugged everything in and configured it, and now she has an expensive "clapper". :dumb: lol A clapper that is way more intuitive, can answer weather, sports, news, movie times, etc... plus turn on and off any light configured, open and close the garage door, lock the house doors or unlock them, adjust the climate control, play music, read audio books, etc... It's the first step toward robots taking over the world and the Gov stealing more personal info about us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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