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Amazon Debuts Sphere-Shaped Echo Speaker, Ring Home Security Drone, Luna Cloud Gaming Service and More
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Does the entire world know if you're doing something naughty?
As a fan of the Metal Gears Solid series, I would only get the drone if it displayed a ? while it's flying around and a ! when it discovers an intruder.
I’m honestly totally perplexed as why you would think that just because someone wants a dashcam, they would be a Tesla owner.
This season of Black Mirror just gets more interesting...
The drone is great for when you are checking on pets or the safety of the house while you are away. When you're home, simply turn it off (or cover it with something... like a tin foil hat).
I am sure the new items will be a big hit with a lot of Amazon people. However, it’s not for me.
I like the 'Always Home Cam' for when I'm away, I could check on my pups.
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Who doesn't want a security drone inside their home. Outside would be cool ... inside, not so much.
The drone is an interesting idea. I can see this being used in an unoccupied second home just to check on things for peace of mind.
This combined with Ring Turret would create the ultimate home security system. 😉
This combined with Ring Turret would create the ultimate home security system. 😉
Does this mean they are discontinuing the microwave and wall clock?
None of these items address the real concerns I had when trying their predecessors.
Echo Devices: these are incrimental updates as far as I can tell. The tile thing is a brand deal and likely didn't need any changes. The lack of a tiger option on the full size makes me far less interested.
The gaurd feature was free on the old echo devices. Is that changing? Do I now have to pay for a feature I already had?
The eero, and the eero pro should have 2.5 gbps ethernet. I would say the pro should have 5 or 10 gbps.
The car alarm sounds annoying and likely fails to replicate the value of OnStar or similar service. The fact that the Car Cam isn't called the Car Cam 4k makes me think it's a pretty crappy camera.
I suspect the drone cam is going to not work well, and I bet it's going to cost $50 for each base station. Does it have 4k video? What's its field of view? Where does it record to and what happens if the wifi/internet goes out? What security protocol does it use?
The fire sticks have always been a joke. I will wait to see what the new one is like, but if it's the same UX than it's dead out of the box as far as I am concerned.
Luna could be ok. That controller looks cheap, and I still don't understand what cloud direct technology is. The controller is 802.11n, and even the Steam link sucked via 802.11ac. It doesn't matter if the inputs to server are within 10 ms if the input to display is 80 ms. Heck, even pc to ethernet was questionable with the Steam Link, and now we have slower WiFi protocol that has to leave the house and travel back to the device. All at the low cost of 10 GB/hour at 1080p.... Eek.
None of these items address the real concerns I had when trying their predecessors.
Echo Devices: these are incrimental updates as far as I can tell. The tile thing is a brand deal and likely didn't need any changes. The lack of a tiger option on the full size makes me far less interested.
The gaurd feature was free on the old echo devices. Is that changing? Do I now have to pay for a feature I already had?
The eero, and the eero pro should have 2.5 gbps ethernet. I would say the pro should have 5 or 10 gbps.
The car alarm sounds annoying and likely fails to replicate the value of OnStar or similar service. The fact that the Car Cam isn't called the Car Cam 4k makes me think it's a pretty crappy camera.
I suspect the drone cam is going to not work well, and I bet it's going to cost $50 for each base station. Does it have 4k video? What's its field of view? Where does it record to and what happens if the wifi/internet goes out? What security protocol does it use?
The fire sticks have always been a joke. I will wait to see what the new one is like, but if it's the same UX than it's dead out of the box as far as I am concerned.
Luna could be ok. That controller looks cheap, and I still don't understand what cloud direct technology is. The controller is 802.11n, and even the Steam link sucked via 802.11ac. It doesn't matter if the inputs to server are within 10 ms if the input to display is 80 ms. Heck, even pc to ethernet was questionable with the Steam Link, and now we have slower WiFi protocol that has to leave the house and travel back to the device. All at the low cost of 10 GB/hour at 1080p.... Eek.
As others have said, it's great for travel, more so if you plan to be out of country for a year or three. My big concern is, it's looking at all your stuff and can use that information for marketing. Do you have a dirty carpet on the third floor, here is an avalanch of targeted adds for carpet cleaning machines. Do you have lots of home electronics, here is the newest and greatest 16k TV. I can picture it scolding you if you are watching a competing service.
(PS. You are almost out of milk.)
NOPE! History of Amazon I don't think anyone should be using this product or plugging it within their car at all specifically with data sold to car insurance companies.
Not just creepy but a potential hazard for small pets or toddlers/babies in the home. Then again if you have either, an internal flying drone should NOT be on your shopping list.
Next up ... Lazers and arrow head compressed air guns mounted on the drone for break & enter intruders lol.
Instead of the this flying around, it’ll be just echo/alexa listening you snoring, etc...ehhmm..
a couple of days my wife an i were talking about cleaning the guest bedroom, and here comes a notification about 2-5 mins later from echo/alexa stating that she can recommends us some tips and for a good quality service around the area.
That was freaky. That’s the only echo dot i have left in the room for a while...rest are HomePods now. Haven‘t had an issue with those yet. Will cccc
a couple of days my wife an i were talking about cleaning the guest bedroom, and here comes a notification about 2-5 mins later from echo/alexa stating that she can recommends us some tips and for a good quality service around the area.
That was freaky. That’s the only echo dot i have left in the room for a while...rest are HomePods now. Haven‘t had an issue with those yet. Will cccc
Amazon seems to always bring solid new products year over year, and better priced. I don’t know if I love or hate the drone.
The first thing that came to my mind was the line from the movie Congo: We are watching you.