QUESTION OF THE MONTH: What smart-home platform do you prefer?

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With the holidays coming up, smart speakers are likely at the top of the wishlists for the technically inclined. These days, smart speakers are a central component of the smart home. But before choosing a smart speaker, you have to decide on a smart-home platform, with the top three being Amazon Alexa, Apple Home/Siri, or Google Home/Assistant.

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DAB 10 months ago +6

I refuse to have one of these spies in my house. If I got ambitious for home automation I would build an entirely local system that shared nothing on the web.
Andrew J 10 months ago +4

I don't have any home automation and not at all interested. We briefly owned an Amazon Echo but never really used it and to be honest was more trouble than it was worth. Tried setting it up to "automate…
kmikemoo 10 months ago +3

I don't know if "prefer" is the correct word. What I have are two Echo Shows and a Dot. The one in the living room and the one in the basement pretty much control lights or outlets controlling lights.…

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Wildwings 9 months ago

I hate Ai in almost all forms. I would not have this stuff anywhere near me if I had a choice. I disable as much of it as I can on any thing I own.
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Jan Cumps 9 months ago in reply to Wildwings

The post is about home automation. I don't think we talk about AI in this thread.
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Jan Cumps 9 months ago in reply to Wildwings

The post is about home automation. I don't think we talk about AI in this thread.
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