[Electronics-Talk] Google Home

Tue Apr 3 09:09:49 UTC 2018

Yes you can use Google Home as a Bluetooth speaker.  
If Sirius XM is something you want to stream and that is a high priority
of yours, take a look at the Amazon Echo (Alexa) products.  You can say
Play station name on Sirius XM.

It really boils down to what you want to do with the devices and what
feature set is most important to you.
For example if you have lots of books in an audible.com library the echo
can read/play them just by asking.
Both Google Home and Alexa are accessible.  One major difference between
the two is you can set up and configure your Amazon Echo by using a
computer.  Google Home a smartphone or tablet is required.

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On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 19:41:07 -0400
Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 				If I want, can I tell my Iphone to use the
> Sirius App, and then have the content stream on Google Home, like a
> Bluetooth speaker without the Google Home capabilities? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 7:22 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Andy Baracco <wq6r at socal.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Google Home
> 
> you do the setup using the Google Home smart phone app.  You need to have a
> Google or Gmail account.  The app will step you through the process.  If I
> can do it, it has to be easy. LOL!
> 
> You can stream content from Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, and Tunein
> Radio, and I believe Iheart Radio as well.
> 
> Andy
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Google Home
> 
> 
> > Thank you Andy.
> > How does it work exactly?
> > What I'd like to do is have it stream music from Spodify, or play Sirius
> > radio, or play radio shows from an app called old time radio.
> > Could I do this?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> > Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
> > Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 5:29 PM
> > To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Andy Baracco <wq6r at socal.rr.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Google Home
> >
> > I have and love it.  It is completely accessible because it is voice 
> > driven.
> >
> > In fact, it has no screen at all.  Because it is a Google device, it has
> > vast resources to draw on when inquiries are posed to it.  it can play
> > music, games, and interface with home automation systems.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 2:11 PM
> > Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Google Home
> >
> >
> >> Hi. Does anybody have it, and how do you like it? A friend is suggesting
> >> it
> >> to me. My husband is concerned I may not be able to use it, he's worried
> >> it
> >> will be like the Grace Internet Radios which are radios that use screens
> >> and
> >> when they don't work, you're screwed unless you can read the screen.
> >> Anybody here use Google Home and like it?
> >>
> >>
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