01-13-2017, 06:34 PM
Update on the Amazon Echo Smart Home start up.
We now have voice control of the heating (using Tado), lights (using Philips Hue) and as of today the tv with any of ... sat box, sky box or Amazon fire tv box (plus the amp) using logitech harmony hub.
I'm now programming 'activities' through the hub - which are straightforward once you set it up. Eg. I say "Alexa, Turn Sky on" and that triggers the TV, Sky Box and Amp (for sound) ... and (time dependent) switches a light on too. No need to bugger about with remotes anymore.
So far I've got the same activities to start 'FireTV' and 'Sat'.
So cool
We now have voice control of the heating (using Tado), lights (using Philips Hue) and as of today the tv with any of ... sat box, sky box or Amazon fire tv box (plus the amp) using logitech harmony hub.
I'm now programming 'activities' through the hub - which are straightforward once you set it up. Eg. I say "Alexa, Turn Sky on" and that triggers the TV, Sky Box and Amp (for sound) ... and (time dependent) switches a light on too. No need to bugger about with remotes anymore.
So far I've got the same activities to start 'FireTV' and 'Sat'.
So cool
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