Amazon Sells Out of Echo Speakers in Midst of Holiday Rush

Re:Amazon Sells Out of Echo Speakers in Midst of Holiday Rush by Eridrus on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @01:20PM (#13231331)

> - Going to sleep, "Hey Alexa turn off the bedroom light. Play white noise. Loop." > - Wake up in the middle of the night "Hey Alexa what time is it? What time is my first meeting tomorrow? Cancel my alarm for 7:30AM. Set an alarm for 8AM.". All without shining a screen in my face, which can disrupt sleep cycles.

I've seen a bunch of people mention use cases in their bedrooms, which is great, but they seem to fall apart when you're not single since you don't want the speaker waking your partner up, which is sad since I would like to know what time it is without shining a light in my eyes.

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Re:Amazon Sells Out of Echo Speakers in Midst of Holiday Rush by garethsprice on Thursday December 22, 2016 @10:36AM (#13237898)

Yep! Currently the solution I have to that is an old bedside clock with glow in the dark hands. It's great when I'm sleeping alone though - which is what most consumer tech seems optimized towards.

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