don't think the tap is out in the UK yet maybe but I don't think so.
On 26/10/2016 12:10, Steve Nutt wrote:
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I don’t believe the Amazon Echo is a Bluetooth speaker. I certainly
can’t connect my phone to it.
I think the Dot and Tap are though.
All the best
Steve
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*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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On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:43:46 +0100
"alistair" <alistair.kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto: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
