Hi Mo, thanks for this gonna get one seems a lot of tech for the money!
alistair
From: Mobeen Iqbal
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 1:12 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: amazon Echo, Again!
Hi Alistair. Here's the link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Echo-Dot-Generation-Black/dp/B01DFKBL68/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1477483917&sr=8-3&keywords=amazon+echo
cheers,
Mo.
On 26/10/2016 12:48, alistair wrote:
Hi Pete, I’ve searched on amazon and I can’t see it,yes the echo is there but
no results within my search for either the amazon dot or the amazon echo dot,
am I missing something? thanks so much for the informative reply!
alistair
From: pete gurney
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 11:41 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: amazon Echo, Again!
hi alistair,
the dot is available from amazon in the UK.
i have both the echo and the dot and apart from their size and speaker volume
they are both capable of doing the same things as to regard of how you control
them and the skills you can install.
the main differences are that the echo is around 9 inches tall while the dot
is only 1.3 inches, the echo has 2 buttons on the top the wake button and a
microphone mute button but the dot has 2 more buttons on the top volume up and
down.
the dot also has a 3.5 audio out jack on the back which the echo does not.
they both have bluetooth, which i haven't used yet, but i think the
difference is that the echo's bluetooth is for connecting to smart phones and
such like so you can transmit the sound from the phone via the echo's speaker
while the blutooth in the dot is just for transmitting from the dot to a
bluetooth speaker.
i'm sure your grandson would enjoy either as there are hundreds of skills
that you can install allowing you to do varying things just by speaking to them.
you can ask it anything you would normally look up in an encyclopedia, ask it
to solve a mathmatical problem, ask about the weather or ask about places in
the world and much much more.
i have been quite supprised by just how loud the speaker in the little dot
goes and i haven't bothered connecting any external speaker to it either wired
or by bluetooth.
obviously the speaker in the echo is much louder but unless you want to use
it as a replacement for a hi-fi the dot is more than adequate for asking
questions, using as a timer/alarm clock or even as a bedside radio/music player.
pete.
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pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:43:46 +0100
"alistair" <alistair.kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’m aware there has been considerable discussion about this product on list
and I note that the echo has a baby brother, I think it is “the dot”? As I have
a blue tooth speaker already would there be any difference in performance
between the dot and the actual Echo? I have searched Amazon but can’t see it
listed as a product, is it available in the UK? Also, and lastly, lol! Would
there be any educational value for young folks? My grandson is 8 extremely
bright, (don’t know where he gets it from) and is very tech savvy and has a
enquiring mind!
thanks
alistair
