What parents should know before buying Google Home or Amazon Echo
Google Home and Amazon Echo?the sleek, voice-activated home assistants that do everything from turn off your lights to read your kids a story?are being touted as the smartest things since sliced bread. With their kid-targeted games, activities, books, and even homework help, what parent wouldn’t want one of these devices to replace screens and make life run more smoothly" But as many have come to realize, it takes work to make them useful. Otherwise, you’re the proud owner of a very expensive kitchen timer. And as with any artificial intelligence (AI) technology that “learns” your habits, the gains may not be as great as what you give up to use it. Find out what these devices can do, how well they work, and what the privacy issues are before you introduce one into your house. What do I need to do to make them work"
Pretty much right out of the box, folks can use voice commands to “wake” the devices (say: “Alexa” or “OK, Google”) and ask them to do simple things like set a timer, tell a joke, or read a weather forecast. But to do more, you need to dig into the companion smartphone apps to connect your accounts and enable your preferences.
Once you personalize your device, you’ll be able to stream music from services like Spotify, Amazon Music, or Google Play Music. You can also select preferred news sources, restaurant delivery services, and more. It can be hard to remember everything you have...
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