As busy as we all are these days, having a personal assistant to inanimate voice command is sensitive, as intuitive and powerful as the computer aboard the starship Enterprise would be a welcome addition to our daily lives. So far, all voice activated assistants are mediocre at best, leaving many of us with the mechanical inconsistent user experience that feels a bit like talking robots. Even with Siri voice she tried elegance and feminine wiles forced leaves us with a feeling flat conversation to one side. When we had the opportunity to review the Amazon Echo and spend a day with Alexa virtual assistant, a new competitor in this space unique technology of its kind, we did not know too optimistic about it being any different than other, but we were pleasantly surprised that we found
what we liked the Echo
Talking with Alexa -. the voice of the virtual assistant Amazon Echo and stylish Bluetooth Speaker Black - proved to be exchanged quite comfortable. Its touch fluid, almost human made simple dialogue seems almost natural. Listening to music via Bluetooth speaker was a breeze with multiple cloud services on custom faucet, especially Pandora, Spotify, iTunes and Amazon Music Premium. The sound quality is solid enough for a device in this class, but more on that later.
Alexa also supports a variety of functions and commands, it can respond, including adding products to your list of Amazon purchases on the fly, providing comprehensive weather reports, and the ability to control WeMo home automation devices (Internet of things devices that control interior lighting and set alarms on order). The element that surprised us the most was the precision and responsiveness of the voice recognition system to Alexa. It's incredible. The Echo receiving the microphone 360, Alexa giving the ability to hear the voice commands from virtually anywhere in the room.
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What we did not like about the Echo
Although we were pleasantly surprised by our brief one-day meeting with Echo, there were a few things we did not like. First, Amazon Echo can not be purchased outright at any time. It is currently closed and available by invitation only. Most users are looking for a purchase that is more instantly gratifying, not that they can forget they wanted. Second, the speaker of the Echo was very sensitive to distortion at the approach of maximum volumes. Actually, if done well, distortion on such a new device should not be the case.
How to get the Amazon Echo
You can now request an invitation to the opportunity to buy Echo Amazon here. Otherwise, if you can not wait to get their hands on one, you can order off of Ebay for nearly retail price.
Final Impressions Echo
Overall, we have to give serious kudos Amazon to create such elegant easy to use, wizard voice. With good sound quality for music playback and a highly accurate speech recognition engine that can be used to answer simple questions, set reminders, and functions of home control, Alexa is the answer to our current reality the Star Trek science fiction computer-abilities. We classify as a must-have device, but it is a nice addition that would be welcome in the office or at home, especially where there is a need for automation devices. The Echo is exclusive enough right now to be by invitation only, but if the desire to own this gadget geek gaining more patience and the need to buy technology on the cheap, the echo can be just the ticket.
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