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Title: Siri, meet Alexa: How Amazon's Echo has made me eager for HomeKit Post by: HCK on May 16, 2015, 03:00:11 am Siri, meet Alexa: How Amazon's Echo has made me eager for HomeKit
<article> <section class="page"> <p> A few weeks back, I got an Amazon Echo, that bizarre product that’s part Bluetooth speaker, part Siri. As fascinating as I’ve found this gadget (http://sixcolors.com/post/2015/05/is-there-an-echo-in-here/), one feature in particular has been an eye-opener: integration with Belkin’s WeMo home automation devices.</p><p> My admittedly small apartment has just a single WeMo timer, which I use to turn on and off a floor lamp in my office. For the most part it works totally transparently—until I need to override the automatic schedule and turn it on and off. Then I have to find my phone, unlock it, find the WeMo app, launch it, wait for it to connect, and finally tap the On/Off button next to my lamp.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2922597/siri-meet-alexa-how-amazons-echo-has-made-me-eager-for-homekit.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Siri, meet Alexa: How Amazon's Echo has made me eager for HomeKit (http://www.macworld.com/article/2922597/siri-meet-alexa-how-amazons-echo-has-made-me-eager-for-homekit.html#tk.rss_all) |