Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with a first-gen Nest Hub

Re:Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with ... by nobleach on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @09:22AM (#27276445)

While I've never had issues with turning on and off lights via Alexa -> Smart Plugs, I have had my Echo Dot unable to play my wakeup alarm due to internet blips. Really? That particular function couldn't store some data in some sort of local storage? Like, I don't want the thing to be able to tell me Rick Springfield's biggest hits in order of Billboard chart performance while offline... I simply want my alarm sound to play at 6am.

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Re:Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with ... by TrinaryWorksToo on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @10:43AM (#27277422)

You need an offline smart assistant: https://medevel.com/10-open-source-voice-assistants/

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Re:Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with ... by zentiggr on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:08AM (#27277808)

I think in this case it would be called an alarm clock.

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Re:Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with ... by nobleach on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:19PM (#27282816)

Yes, while one could make the case that I should purchase and plug one more thing into my wall. Would it be impossible to place a small amount of memory on the board that remembers alarm settings? If this thing is built as a convenience, I don't want to have a bunch of other devices for convenience (a radio, a noise generator, an intercom....)

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Re:Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with ... by throwawayboise on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:26AM (#27278084)

And it should be a wind-up mechanical one so that power failures don't affect it.

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Re:Google is officially releasing Fuchsia OS, starting with ... by birdman3131 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:40AM (#27278272)

Mental failures affect those. I would never remember to wind it.

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