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Re:The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper by jauntywundrkind on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @12:29PM (#38844236)
I bought one on eBay, thinking maybe I'd make a joke video on how to secure your voice assistant: with a clapper! Clap to turn on the Echo or whatever, wait 27s for it to boot, say 'Alexa, what is the weather, then clap to turn it off.
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Re:The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper by klyrs on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @12:41PM (#38844411)
If you ask Alexa to clap, can it turn itself off?
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Re:The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper by rzazueta on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @12:48PM (#38844509)
No - the clapper will kill the power to it, so it won't be able to respond. You need to add a Google Nest device that will respond to your request for claps.
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Re:The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper by klyrs on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @02:40PM (#38846045)
I said off, not on
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