From the perspective of feature advancement, I'm really loving the competition between all these smart home vendors. From the perspective of someone that just wants stuff to work right now, it all feels slightly unfinished. That said, the fact that the new Echo Plus contains a central hub compatible with Hue, ZigBee, Kwikset, and tons more seems to be the right way to go. Forcing these big players to open their platforms to as many smaller players as possible - and even being compatible with stuff like OpenHAB - makes for very compelling products.
I am overall disappointed that we can't just have PLC/PLN-enabled devices instead of wireless.
I bought a SHIELD last month and this is an immensely welcome upgrade. Although I have a Google Home and an Echo, I don't mind having an assistant built into SHIELD as well, since it has a visual component the prior two devices lack. It's also made browsing Netflix much faster. "Play Star Trek Voyager on Netflix" is faster than clicking with the (simple to use) remote. My son (who is 3) has been using Google Assistant on Home to activate our living room lights or ask about the weather, and he isn't speaking very clearly at times yet she is able to understand him. I think it's only a matter of time before he tells SHIELD "play Daniel Tiger" or something.
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nathanddrews - Monday, October 2, 2017 - link
From the perspective of feature advancement, I'm really loving the competition between all these smart home vendors. From the perspective of someone that just wants stuff to work right now, it all feels slightly unfinished. That said, the fact that the new Echo Plus contains a central hub compatible with Hue, ZigBee, Kwikset, and tons more seems to be the right way to go. Forcing these big players to open their platforms to as many smaller players as possible - and even being compatible with stuff like OpenHAB - makes for very compelling products.I am overall disappointed that we can't just have PLC/PLN-enabled devices instead of wireless.
usama_ah - Monday, October 2, 2017 - link
I bought a SHIELD last month and this is an immensely welcome upgrade. Although I have a Google Home and an Echo, I don't mind having an assistant built into SHIELD as well, since it has a visual component the prior two devices lack. It's also made browsing Netflix much faster. "Play Star Trek Voyager on Netflix" is faster than clicking with the (simple to use) remote. My son (who is 3) has been using Google Assistant on Home to activate our living room lights or ask about the weather, and he isn't speaking very clearly at times yet she is able to understand him. I think it's only a matter of time before he tells SHIELD "play Daniel Tiger" or something.imaheadcase - Monday, October 2, 2017 - link
I don't really find assist stuff useful. More often than not it does not understand what you want, or is annoying than usefulimaheadcase - Monday, October 2, 2017 - link
I would rather get a girlfriend and get sex out of it...ZING MYSELFMadManMark - Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - link
I can't imagine why you're still searching for one imaheadcase ;)thomasdille - Thursday, April 5, 2018 - link
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