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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible by Ajedi32 on Thursday June 08, 2017 @05:30PM (#14517337)
I've been hoping for a while now that digital assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant would implement that feature and respond in a volume similar to the one you asked your question in. That way you wouldn't have to be constantly messing with the volume to make sure you can hear the assistant without it being too loud.
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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible by twiss on Thursday June 08, 2017 @05:40PM (#14517383)
On the other hand, if you're further from the device, it will hear you less loudly, while it should respond more loudly. Maybe it could distinguish speaking softly from speaking far away somehow.
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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible by CobrastanJorji on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:13PM (#14517578)
That's a good point. It should reply with the inverse of the volume that it hears!
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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible by sangnoir on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:32PM (#14517673)
Unless you're right next too it, but the baby is sleeping. Was sleeping.
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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible by AstralStorm on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:20AM (#14519704)
Are you arguing about installing a camera or other ranging sensor to that already sensor packed spying machine?
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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible by hackmiester on Friday June 09, 2017 @11:38AM (#14522135)
https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Hands-Free-Camera-Style-Assistan...
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