Mtns2Skies
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I just got a Google Home Mini and my roommate has an Amazon Echo. Holy cow are these things useful! Kind of dumb with some things, but as a whole I can't believe I didn't jump on this train sooner.
While I know going to a computer and googling things certainly isn't a laborious task, it just makes simple questions and requests happen so much faster and with so much less effort. You can even make phone calls! It easily replaces those odd conference style speaker phones and the audio quality is great.
I chose the Google product because I have a Pixel 2 phone and a Chromebook. The Amazon one is still just as good with it's fake AI and usefulness - though us roommates occasionally add silly things to his Amazon cart - whereas the Google one recognizes my voice only for purchasing things.
10/10 would recommend either.
While I know going to a computer and googling things certainly isn't a laborious task, it just makes simple questions and requests happen so much faster and with so much less effort. You can even make phone calls! It easily replaces those odd conference style speaker phones and the audio quality is great.
I chose the Google product because I have a Pixel 2 phone and a Chromebook. The Amazon one is still just as good with it's fake AI and usefulness - though us roommates occasionally add silly things to his Amazon cart - whereas the Google one recognizes my voice only for purchasing things.
10/10 would recommend either.