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Posted on 1/4/17 at 11:55 am to bbap
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The following Wink-compatible products are currently certified by Amazon as being compatible with Alexa: Commercial Electric (Smart LED Downlight), Cree (Connected LED Bulb), EcoSmart (Smart A19, Smart PAR20, Smart GU10, Smart BR30), GE (Link A19, Link BR30, Link PAR38), Leviton (Z-wave Scene Capable Dimmer, Z-wave Scene Capable Switch, Z-wave Scene Capable Receptacle, Z-wave Scene Capable Plug-In Module, Z-wave Scene Capable Plug-In Appliance Module), Lutron (Caseta Plug-On Lamp Dimmer, Caseta In-Wall Dimmer) (Lightly White-tunable Smart LED Bulb), Philips (Hue A19, Hue BR30), TCP (A19 bulb), Nest (Nest Learning Thermostat)
i dont have nest and have no need for redundant light control because my lights are already dialed in.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 11:56 am to junkfunky
Controls my entire house including my tv. May not be for everyone but as a home automation tool it's worth every penny to me. I don't ask it questions and never intend to. It also doubles as an alarm And timer which come in handy when cooking .
Posted on 1/4/17 at 11:56 am to CAD703X
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i dont have nest and have no need for redundant light control because my lights are already dialed in.
to tasker on your phone right? When you leave the house doesn't that functionality leave the house with you? I have to use tasker for stuff too but all things equal if you can eliminate tasker profiles for something that is natively baked in that is a good thing.
Also it definitely works with GE smart switches (didnt see that listed). So your list probably isnt complete.
With that said though get the GH so you can have access to your music.
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 11:58 am
Posted on 1/4/17 at 11:58 am to LSU5508
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And timer which come in handy when cooking .
ok tahts the first good use anyone has made so far. i can put my biscuits in the oven and tell it to set a time for 10 minutes.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 11:59 am to bbap
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to tasker on your phone right? When you leave the house doesn't that functionality leave the house with you?
no. 100% of my smart lights are on schedules or controlled via sensors. i just don't have a need for voice control of them.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:01 pm to CAD703X
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no. 100% of my smart lights are on schedules or controlled via sensors. i just don't have a need for voice control of them.
Most of mine are as well but there are definitely instances you can think of where voice activation is helpful (though not required).
Ok google(alexa) it's movie time would be one example. Ok google merry christmas turned on my tree and mantle and dimmed my overhead lights this christmas season.
Ok google it's bedtime if you decide to go to bed earlier than your good night robot is set for.
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:02 pm to bbap
I'm incredibly impressed with the google home's search abilities so far. Can't wait for 3rd party integration
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:04 pm to TigerBait1127
Yeah i am too. I've been very pleased with my GH. It was a great purchase for me.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:04 pm to CAD703X
The echo works perfectly fine with a Wink Hub. It syncs with Amazon Prime and Amazon Music. It can control your Nest or Ecobee Thermostat. It will play your music from any number of streaming services. It syncs with your Amazon account to allow ordering products and create lists (great for use in the kitchen/pantry areas). It has a growing number of "skills" that form the backbone of its usefulness.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:04 pm to bbap
When they put it on a deep sale he will love it.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:04 pm to bbap
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Yeah i am too. I've been very pleased with my GH. It was a great purchase for me.
I have android auto too, so if I ask it a question at home, it has that as the suggested route when I start the car. Same with the playlists. Pretty good stuff.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:08 pm to LSUtigerME
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The echo works perfectly fine with a Wink Hub. It syncs with Amazon Prime and Amazon Music
have a hub, dont have any amazon services
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It can control your Nest or Ecobee Thermostat
i have honeywell stats
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It will play your music from any number of streaming services
my cracked apps are FAR better than those commerical-infested crippled services
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It syncs with your Amazon account to allow ordering products and create lists
HELL TO THE frickING NO!! i don't need alexa randomly ordering shite for me because my kids have figured out talking to it and start telling it to order candy bars and potato chips
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:09 pm to TigerWise
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When they put it on a deep sale he will love it.
i got it free? 
doesn't get much cheaper but its STILL GOING BACK
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:09 pm to CAD703X
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cad has cracked versions of spotify and pandora (spare me the moral judgements)
Computer version or Android?
I'm truly interested.
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:12 pm to CAD703X
oh wait, is this another thread of cad bitching about amazon. LOL
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:17 pm to SouthOfSouth
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oh wait, is this another thread of cad bitching about amazon. LOL
so fun
thanks for offering a rebuttal to my reasons.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:20 pm to CAD703X
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a rebuttal to my reasons
I don't do home automation, but asking for the temp, setting alarms and timers, playing ambient music, and other simple queries work as expected. I've been rather impressed with how good the voice recognition is.
ETA: I haven't yet investigated "skills".
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:21 pm to CAD703X
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have a hub, dont have any amazon services
It works with the hub. I synced my hub to the Echo, not my devices. The Echo still controls the devices. Non-Amazon related.
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i have honeywell stats
It works with Honeywell stats.
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my cracked apps are FAR better than those commerical-infested crippled services
Maybe so, but hard to compete with illegal services. Fact is the device will still play music from the apps, free or paid
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HELL TO THE frickING NO!! i don't need alexa randomly ordering shite for me because my kids have figured out talking to it and start telling it to order candy bars and potato chips
You can put a passcode protection to keep the order from being processed (This also applies to available banking skills). The device can still add it to a list, put it in your cart, or add something to an external list app (such as grocery list app, etc.).
Posted on 1/4/17 at 12:25 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
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but asking for the temp
ooo, thats cool. does alexa contain a temp sensor?
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