GPS doesn't need to connect to a server to get your location. It just listens for the pings from satellites and triangulates appropriately. There's nothing remotely creepy about it.
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Amazon Unveils Multiple New Echo Devices, Including HomePod and AirPods Competitors
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I hope Apple comes back into WIFI Router business.
They already had the ability to take an Airport Extreme and extend it with an Airport Express. All they needed was the "mesh" functionality that everyone is using today.
The single-router setup is obsolete in my eyes... one big router that you hope covers everywhere. It only works if you live in a small space.
I prefer to have multiple nodes spread throughout the house to increase coverage.
Apple was almost there years ago with the Extreme and Express. But they exited the market.
And companies like Eero jumpstarted the "mesh" market.
Not much weirder than people carrying a GPS tracking device equipped with a microphone everywhere they go, posting their lives on Facebook.
$299 for Homepod vs. $199 for Echo Studio?
Your definition of not much cheaper is different then mine.
How is that creepy? Your phone has GPS and is displaying it on a larger screen. That’s all CarPlay is.
So will the ring order kleenex if it detects me picking my nose?
The buds look a loot like Bragi Dash/Headphones.
Now, if they came in swim proof with internal memory and good fit even for small ears, I’d be willing to pay a good premium for this. Apple (or noone else for that matter) doesn’t seem to recognize there actually is a demographic for this
Now, if they came in swim proof with internal memory and good fit even for small ears, I’d be willing to pay a good premium for this. Apple (or noone else for that matter) doesn’t seem to recognize there actually is a demographic for this
They’ll literally shove Alexa in anything these days.
Thermostats, smoke detectors, clocks, microwaves, glasses, GPS mounts, mirrors, lamps, light switches, fridges...
Sure, you can make a use case for each one. But how many more years before every household object has an “Alexa inside” version?
Thermostats, smoke detectors, clocks, microwaves, glasses, GPS mounts, mirrors, lamps, light switches, fridges...
Sure, you can make a use case for each one. But how many more years before every household object has an “Alexa inside” version?
I think they recently jumped the shark. Their core business of delivery is now awful and I'm not the only one that has noticed. I order about $100k worth of items per year for business and home and about 50% of my items over the past 3 months have arrived several days later than promised. Right now is a great time for a competitor to swoop in and steal away customers like myself.
330,000,000 people in America, I am not a criminal and I don't cheat on my wife—-what is the real likelihood someone really cares where I am located while driving. I have been in digital marketing and believe me, everyone considers us a potential customer and nothing more.
Why are people trying to make the HomePod something it's not? It's not good as a TV speaker - don't use it as a TV speaker.
I can finally live my dream of having my smart speaker yell, "You've got a new text from Jason, motherf***r!)
In all seriousness, while some of this is cool, those "Day One" products are mind-blowingly pointless. We all have smart watches, Amazon, why the hell would we want to spend $100 on a smart ring???
Some really nice clever innovative products here..
I like the echo studio as it could be used as a cheap mini surround sound, will be interested to see how it sounds. Amazon said you can add a sub too to the setup.
I like the echo studio as it could be used as a cheap mini surround sound, will be interested to see how it sounds. Amazon said you can add a sub too to the setup.
I agree that this definitely seems to be their strategy, haha. I can't say I see an existing market for most of this stuff, so we'll see, I guess!
they are no where near the first with a ’smart ring’, and it’s equally as pointless..
Sure, I’m going to put a bunch of Amazon spyware in my home.
Bezos and Amazon don’t even pay taxes. How ethical and society-minded do people think they are?
Bezos and Amazon don’t even pay taxes. How ethical and society-minded do people think they are?
And the exact same should also be Apples event headlines... only Amazon tell you what it’s doing and let’s you opt out! Stop with the fear mongering already.
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The worst thing I can see Amazon doing whilst interacting with my GUID is suggesting a different type of toilet paper to sell me. Meanwhile, Facebook trundles on unabated...
Holy hell, Amazon wants to listen to your conversations everywhere.
A couple of months ago I was sitting in my neighbors kitchen shooting the breeze and I happened to mention that I needed a new tire for my bike. I never looked this up on any of my devices, never searched for it online, etc....He had an echo in the room but at no point did we trigger it by saying Alexa.... Anyhow a couple of days later he tells me that he is getting constant ads and pop ups on his phone and laptop for local and online bike shops. He immediately got rid of the echo.
A couple of months ago I was sitting in my neighbors kitchen shooting the breeze and I happened to mention that I needed a new tire for my bike. I never looked this up on any of my devices, never searched for it online, etc....He had an echo in the room but at no point did we trigger it by saying Alexa.... Anyhow a couple of days later he tells me that he is getting constant ads and pop ups on his phone and laptop for local and online bike shops. He immediately got rid of the echo.
Amazon even debuted a new Alexa-equipped Smart Oven that can cook common foods through Alexa voice commands. Priced at $250, it is a combination microwave, convection oven, air fryer, and food warmer.
ALEXA!!! THE MEATLOAF!!!
I never said it’s a bad TV speaker. In fact, it’s the best TV speaker with the best sound quality. What I’m complaining about is its buggy software that makes my Apple TV go berserk.