Re:Amazon Sells Out of Echo Speakers in Midst of Holiday Rush
by balls187 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @12:03PM
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My biggest problem with the Echo is that if the volume is too loud, I have to shout at it.
Outside of that, big fan of it. Despite only using a few features.
I'm less bothered by flaws in implementation, and instead bothered by failing to live up to potential due to artificial limits.
For example, the original Xbox had Ethernet and a harddrive, but it's capabilities were completely hamstrung by the OS. It wasn't until the device was hacked did it really come into it's own (spawning XMBP=>XBMC=>(Kodi|Boxee|Plex|...).
I got the Echo when Amazon was offering it to select Prime members for $99, so I didn't have much expectations for it. I was happy that I could change the wake work (Because Alexa is the name of an ex-gf), and the kitchen timer, and news feature were more than enough for me.
Once they added Spotify integration, it was well worth the cost to me.
Outside of that, big fan of it. Despite only using a few features.
I'm less bothered by flaws in implementation, and instead bothered by failing to live up to potential due to artificial limits.
For example, the original Xbox had Ethernet and a harddrive, but it's capabilities were completely hamstrung by the OS. It wasn't until the device was hacked did it really come into it's own (spawning XMBP=>XBMC=>(Kodi|Boxee|Plex|...).
I got the Echo when Amazon was offering it to select Prime members for $99, so I didn't have much expectations for it. I was happy that I could change the wake work (Because Alexa is the name of an ex-gf), and the kitchen timer, and news feature were more than enough for me.
Once they added Spotify integration, it was well worth the cost to me.