Ironhide wrote:Fade wrote:Errkal wrote:Amazon echo support bluetooth in and you get the bonus of it being anassistant jobby.
Spying device tho
You can turn it off while not using it if you're worried about privacy.
They dont listen when not in use.
Alexa has effectively 2 computers in it, one is tiny and can only under stand the wake work "alexa", "amazon," or "computer" depending on which you set and the word is processed locally, when you say the word it boots the other computer up that listens to the rest of the request and that is cloud processed.
So yeah it will catch the off thing you say "if" it detects the wake work by accident but it doesnt listen the whole time.
They are literally hard wired to be illuminated when listen as well making all the "it recorded my bank details without me knowning" stuff basically impossible if you arent a mong as the strawberry floater is lit up blue if it is listening. I also have it "plink" on activation so you can hear when it has activated and is now listening.
You can also mute the mic and use it as a bluetooth only speaker or use the button on top asl stuff in a sort of push to talk mode, using that option comes with complimentary tin foil hat.
Aside form the paranoia, the latest echoes have decent speakers and a cheap so make a decent option for what you are looking for.