re: I just got an echo dot... What can I do with it?

I'm not sure the Echo itself is worth the price tag but the Dot is for sure. So far the shopping list and to do list gets the most work.

But I work nights and my wife is a teacher. So during the week we hardly see each other but we can leave ourselves "to do lists" for each other on it quite easily.

But it depends on what kind of person you are. If you are gonna scoff at it and say "I can write my own list" then you won't enjoy. But if you enjoy the futuristic aspect of it and think possible home animation is in your future then it's awesome.