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So, apparently, you can sync your HUES BULBS to the Times Square ball drop

I do all of that, David. Buying Hue lights is a huge investment. Spent hundreds of dollars in the Home Theater adding strip lighting behind the screen and Blume bulbs to shine from the floor. Not to mention, more strip lighting for the stairs and under the home theater chairs. All for...

David, Congrats. You are going to be very happy. It's very easy to set up. You first set the lights up with the Hue Bridge and app on your smartphone/tablet You then go into the Alexa/Echo app and add (I believe) a new Group. You add those lights to the group and whatever you end up naming...

That's hilarious -- but understandable.

Not good...

Yeah, the Echo has never sold for $99 since the beta introduction. Wish I bought several of them at that point....but who knew? The great thing about the DOT is that it offers all the features of the Echo for less than 1/4 the price and you can buy a cheap speaker for it and still have the...

Oh, that's a scenario I didn't figure out :) I think I am going to order another one today.

$20? How so? The Dot was only discounted $10 If there is an additional $10 discount still going on for ordering via the Echo, I might just buy another Dot. Let me know.

Grab! Grab! Grab! Amazon dropped its pricing on its Echo products, I would bet, just for today Echo: $140 (not in stock by xMas) Dot: $40 (in stock on the 16th) (We won't even mention The Tap) <iframe margin marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frame...

Just saw this was recently introduced to market. TP-LINK MINI <iframe margin marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frame...

Dick, Sorry to learn of the problems with the TP-LINK. Keep working on it and let us know if you get it functioning. I returned mine without opening it because I opted to go with Philips Hue Bulbs instead. But I am interested to see one, if it works for you and two, if it can be used in...

That's some speaker there, Doug. Nice. Amazon has it for $89. I am going to watch that price. It did hit as low as $76.50 at one point.

Hanson, based on the reviews, it looks like an excellent choice. Congrats.

Go, Bob! The Echo ownership on this forum keeps growing. And, not surprisingly, everyone is VERY happy.

I do that all the time -- especially when sleeping on my side with my back to the clock.

Hanson, Congrats on your purchase. Keep us posted on the things you are doing with the DOT. I should have emphasized more that the DOT has an included speaker, though its pretty paltry. It's fine for everyday commands, but if you want to eventually play music, you will want to get a small...

David, I had meant to check back on this thread. I am glad you went with the TP-LINK as I returned mine in favor of Philips Hue Bulbs. I had thought the TP-LINK would be a pain-in-the-ass to set up. Glad to hear it was easier than I expected and will keep that device in mind. I bought 6...

Just bought the premium Anker speaker for $27

David, First, congrats on your purchase. Trust me, the Amazon Echo/Dot is a game changer. At some point you may want to also look into Philips Hue lights with the bridge. Somewhat easier to set up than using TP-LINK as the latter, you have to (I believe) download an additional app on the...

Hi Dick! You are correct that the DOT is basically an ECHO without a speaker. For me, it's the most remarkable find this holiday season. I have been buying these things up on sale and giving them as xMas gifts. For myself, I bought the Anker mini Bluetooth Speaker to accompany it. If you...

Amazon Dot $140 for Black Friday. Amazon Echo $140 <iframe margin marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frame...

My life with Alexa continues to flourish. I just bought my first DOT. It's amazing that for $50, I am getting the power of the $180/$150 (on sale) variant. I have put the DOT in my bedroom. Hooked it up to a speaker. I also added a TP LINK plug module ($30 or $20 with Dot Combo purchase)...

David, Play around with it. Let me know if you get it to work -- and how.

David, http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/19/9760878/amazon-echo-supports-trigger-commands-ifttt I am afraid it's not a very intuitive process. I am in the same boat as you. I find it difficult to figure out how to get this stuff to work. I was able to get the "Find My Phone" recipe to...

Scott, It probably will never drop to $100. Last week I wrote a letter to the Jeff Bazos, CEO of Amazon letting him know that there were many people interested in buying these as xMas gifts and that if he would drop the price to $100 for PRIME members, it would be a gift for all of us...

Echo is supposedly dropping to $149 for Cyber Monday. Not exactly the $100 price we wanted, but probably the best price we will get. Going to order two as gifts.

FUN STUFF WITH ECHO Going to give a few of these as xMas presents IF the price drops down to $100 for Black Friday

David, It's not located in my home theater. It's located two floors up, in the kitchen. It's become more of a kitchen appliance (timer, news, weather) than anything else. As far as home theater interaction is concerned, it allows me to turn on the LED lights in my theater just by giving...

Well, it's much more than a timer. I do ask for things like sports scores, news and weathers. It also controls my Philips Hue lighting. I simply say, "Turn on Home Theater lighting" and my basement theater lights. As far as Logitech is concerned, at the moment, no word. However, I am in...

For $100, yes. I use it mainly for timers. "Hey Alexa, set timer for 30 minutes." I am waiting for more interactivity to be be introduced with Logitech remotes. It seems that Google is continuing to partner with other companies, so this remains a growing product.