Out of interest, how are people finding the Alexa app? I personally hated it
and returned my Echo because of it. I agree it’s fine once you get the skills
to work, but it was so sluggish to achieve that.
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Mobeen Iqbal
Sent: 26 October 2016 12:20
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: amazon Echo, Again!
Hi Pete.
I read on a review that it is not possible to use the dot to stream radio
because of its small size. Amazon would rather you connect your bluetooth
speakers or speakers to the audio out jack. Is this true?
Cheers,
Mo.
On 26/10/2016 12:10, Steve Nutt wrote:
Hi Pete,
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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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of pete gurney
Sent: 26 October 2016 11:42
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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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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
