it was like 1 am. Get back to me when you speak German, Spanish, Turkish or Azerbaijan. „Adds invisible emoji“
Ich spreche Deutsch. Aber vielleicht nicht so gut wie dein Englisch.
it was like 1 am. Get back to me when you speak German, Spanish, Turkish or Azerbaijan. „Adds invisible emoji“
I don’t think Alexa can send text messages on iPhones in the UK yet.Does it still send private text messages to your contacts without your knowledge though?
The microwave is particularly stupid. You still have to walk up to it to put your food in. At that point how hard is it to punch in 30 seconds?
Same logic applied to paying for goods with a card rather than a phoneThe microwave is particularly stupid. You still have to walk up to it to put your food in. At that point how hard is it to punch in 30 seconds?
We have 4 Alexa devices (2 dots and 2 sonos) and we use them all the time for music, news and home automation (via Home Assistant), but I think Apple has them beat in at least 2 areas right now: Music selection and Home Automation software. Alexa is always asking me to clarify which thing I want to turn off, even though I've renamed the device to the exact thing I said. Siri is more accurate in that regard. The Home app isn't the greatest, but it's so much more intuitive than the Alexa app. The Siri Shortcuts app seems pretty useful for Home Automation, but it's not a mass-market kind of thing. Siri + Home is just more more pleasant, right now at least.
I like my HomePods and I’ve not expected too much from it in terms of smart speaker. However I was disappointed this morning that it couldn’t even tell me what 10pm ET was in GMT. That’s a fairly simple question. I asked my google home mini as it’s in the same room and it was able to tell me. Later on I asked one of my echos just to see and it was also able to tell me the answer.Exactly... it shows you what Siri SHOULD be doing!
I don’t use my HomePods for home automation but I’ve tried the google home with google play music and my echos with Spotify and amazon music and Apple Music on the HomePod is light years ahead and I’m not talking about sound quality.We have 4 Alexa devices (2 dots and 2 sonos) and we use them all the time for music, news and home automation (via Home Assistant), but I think Apple has them beat in at least 2 areas right now: Music selection and Home Automation software. Alexa is always asking me to clarify which thing I want to turn off, even though I've renamed the device to the exact thing I said. Siri is more accurate in that regard. The Home app isn't the greatest, but it's so much more intuitive than the Alexa app. The Siri Shortcuts app seems pretty useful for Home Automation, but it's not a mass-market kind of thing. Siri + Home is just more more pleasant, right now at least.
As Apple continues to fall further behind in this arena.
As Apple continues to fall further behind in this arena.
They are doing well with their echo devices so it makes sense for them to expand it.Amazon is following in the Microsoft pattern - when you don’t have a smartphone entry, you try everything else. Why do someone need an Alexa unit for their car? Precisely because Amazon tried and failed to make the phone (which *will* be there). It’s not that users demand it, it’s that Amazon needs it.
Apple has won the smartphone wars. As such, they don’t need to go down the same route that Amazon has because the iPhone already does them all.
Why would I need Alexa in my car? A few reasons:Amazon is following in the Microsoft pattern - when you don’t have a smartphone entry, you try everything else. Why do someone need an Alexa unit for their car? Precisely because Amazon tried and failed to make the phone (which *will* be there). It’s not that users demand it, it’s that Amazon needs it.
Apple has won the smartphone wars. As such, they don’t need to go down the same route that Amazon has because the iPhone already does them all.
I tested Amazon, Google and Sonos last Christmas... and ended up choosing Google. I now have a dual Google Home and Homekit system (every smart device I have works with both).
Not necessarily, but I think another company should jump on the opportunity! With proper AirPlay 2 implementation (multi-speaker/room audio), it should be able to sync up nicely with HomePod.Let's get back to reality on this. Apple thinks the 3.5 mm headphone jack is legacy technology. Do you really think they're going to invest in a subwoofer?
What in god's name could Alexa bring to the microwave experience?
Talk about throwing everything possible at a wall and seeing what sticks. I wasn't happy with Alexa or the Echo products so I moved on to HomePod's, everything works perfectly now. I think big releases like this are a bit creepy and kind of desperate. Their battle with Google is certainly heating up though. Smart move by Apple is to probably sit this one out for now.
Does it still send private text messages to your contacts without your knowledge though?
I would think mostly for people with limited vision.
"Alexa, heat one potato"
"Alexa, defrost one chicken"
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Holly smoke the spin on this as "creepy and kinda of desperate." I found it more impressive that they're able to update the (almost) entire lines and add in new products without any leaks.
I didn’t make the claim that Alexa devices record everything all the time. You however insinuated that Amazon doesn’t make significant money from targeted advertising. My links show that they are working very hard to expand their advertising revenue.Erm????? And what was the point in those links? Did you actually read them? Because they don’t claim ‘Alexa devices record everything they hear all the time when plugged in’....
I can find some links to Apples ad services if you’d like? Not sure what it would prove apart from they make money from ads?
What opportunity ? Have you seen their market share?Not necessarily, but I think another company should jump on the opportunity! With proper AirPlay 2 implementation (multi-speaker/room audio), it should be able to sync up nicely with HomePod.
It wouldn’t have to be exclusively AirPlay. Plenty of devices support both AirPlay/HomeKit and Alexa.What opportunity ? Have you seen their market share?
From the $8 cheap smart power plug to the $1,500+ Smart Ceiling fans, everyone is integrating with Alexa first, then google home.
That I agree with, a smart idea. However, it's my understanding that apple charges significant fees to 'license' their technology, part of the reason why only a few brands support things like air playI
It wouldn’t have to be exclusively AirPlay. Plenty of devices support both AirPlay/HomeKit and Alexa.