Help me understand the point of Alexa and echo.
My wife wants one and when I ask why what does it do i don't get a real answer.
I think she just wants someone in the house that listens to her
We use ours constantly. We have the echo or a dot in almost every room and they are now so integrated into our lives that its odd not to have them when we travel etc.
Samples of how we use it in the kitchen while cooking etc:
Alexa - how many teaspoons in a tablespoon
Alexa - set a timer for 12 minutes
Alexa - play some cooking music
Alexa - cabinet lights 100%
Alexa - dim dinning room to 50%
Alexa - Flash news briefing
Alexa - add almond milk to the shopping list
Alexa - what time is Spiderman Homecoming Playing
I could go on and on. A majority of our lights are now smart bulbs, I have hue light strips under our cabinets, behind my tv, hue blooms all over the house etc and these are all controllable via the echos.
My wife absolutely hated it at first. Thought it was stupid, was constantly asking me to ask Alexa to do this or do that, but now she is all in. The game changer for her was when I started setting up IFTTT triggers. The one that sold her was that when we say "Alexa, 'trigger good night" all of our essential lights are turned off, non essential lights are dimmed down low (these act as night lights in the kitchen,1st floor and basement), and the fan in our bedroom turns on.