Hi,
I also purchased a Vaux to go along with my Dot. And I am enjoying it very
much. I used to have to carry around the Dot, a big external battery, and a big
Bluetooth speaker if I went anywhere and wanted to take along my Dot. Now it
all fits together and is about the same size as the Echo. As robin pointed out,
it is not quite as bassy as the Echo, but it is good enough for a portable
solution. And I also had a very positive experience with their customer support
when I contacted them about an accessibility issue. I highly recommend the Dot
and Vaux combo.
Merv
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[mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robin Frost
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 12:07 PM
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: Blindbargains Podcast Discussing the Vaux
Speaker for the Echo Dot
Hi,
ah I just bought one of these units and like it quite a lot and am glad to say
that its maker was very receptive even replying to my inquiry on a Sunday as to
whether it’d ever have an auditory indicator of battery level. It does not in
the current unit but hopefully might in future. Set up was a breeze and it
serves me well. It isn’t quite as bassy as a regular larger Amazon Echo or some
other speakers but does give you the portability plus functionality that’s
missing if you mistakenly buy an Echo tap as I did, not knowing it couldn’t
participate in the echo messaging or calling features thus it went back in
favor of the Echo dot plus Vaux Speaker alternative.
Robin
From: David Goldfield
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 10:00 AM
To: Philadelphia Computer Users Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Blindbargains Podcast Discussing the Vaux Speaker
for the Echo Dot
I just saw that BBQ, the podcast from Blindbargains, is going to discuss
several products, including the Vaux speaker. This is, essentially, a docking
station for the Amazon Echo Dot. It gives the Dot slightly richer sound and
also allows it to operate on rechargeable batteries, although it still needs a
WiFi connection to work.
This program is available on a variety of podcast players on an Android or iOS
device. For those who are not set up with one of these apps, you can listen to
it from your computer via the following link.
https://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=17403
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