Amazon Echo or Dot
#11
I saw this article this morning:
https://gizmodo.com/dont-buy-anyone-an-echo-1820981732
I never wanted one, but now I'm alarmed about them.
https://gizmodo.com/dont-buy-anyone-an-echo-1820981732
I never wanted one, but now I'm alarmed about them.
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bar Harbor, ME.
Posts: 2,911
I've had my Echo for several years and love it. Being "spied on" but a device is the least of my worries at this point in life. If they can be used to solve a crime then I'll meet the company at the door and happily hand it over. I think we've become paranoid in the environment we now live in.
I actually just bought the Dot for my neighbor, bought one of one of my sons and two Echo's for my son and daughter last year and they all love it.
I actually just bought the Dot for my neighbor, bought one of one of my sons and two Echo's for my son and daughter last year and they all love it.
#15
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Grass Lake, MI and Bradenton, FL
Posts: 785
I use my Amazon Dot for many things but my favorite is the Shopping list. As soon as I run out of something I tell Alexa to put it on my shopping list. it automatically goes on my phone so that when I'm out I can look up the list on my Alexa App. I also use it to ask questions about the weather, driving directions, history, medical questions. I play Jeopardy, Millionaire, 20 Questions. Just a fun little device.
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 442
I have an Echo and a Dot - I listen to it for music and the radio, I use it to send my grocery items to a listing on my phone, I use it to send "to do" items to a list on my phone, I use it at an alarm, I use it as a cooking timer, and to ask questions. My 99 year old mom used the "Dot" to listen to music. I am giving one to a friend who helps take care of my mom, as she is so jealous of mine ! I hope I do not do anything in my home that would embarrass me if someone heard it (grin) - but one never knows......
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 442
You know, if everything we ever heard or read was true - gosh knows. I remember when "cranberries will cause cancer", "coffee will kill you", and I still have duct tape and plastic left over from early 2000, when we were told to buy it because a nuclear attack was imminent. I no longer believe everything I read or hear.
#18
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Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: California
Posts: 441
My mother used to drive me batty asking me what time it was twenty times a day, despite the fact that she wears a watch and there are multiple devices around the hose with clocks on them. I bought her an echo dot just so she would leave me alone!
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