[nfb-talk] Inquiring about the Amazon Echo

[Michael Hingson]

Yes it is similar. I set it up myself. The pad controls the volume mostly. You can use voice to control it once you set it up using the Google Home app. 


Best Regards,


Michael Hingson

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Hi there:
I have a question about the Google Home.
I purchased one for my husband for Christmas this year. We already have the Echo, but we are gadget lovers, so it just fits, *smile* What I am wondering, after looking at the google home in a store, is, Will we need sighted assistance to set it up? There appears to be a touch pad on the top, and I just want to be sure the set up process is similar to the echo setup.
Thanks in advance.

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> Jim,
> And easy.
>
> I have both the Echo and a Google Home. I think the sound may be just a 
> bit better on the Home, but overall there is no comparison. The Echo can 
> do more by far and it integrates with many more devices.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
> You do not have to be a Prime member to use the echo. Setting up an Amazon 
> account for a new Echo user is free
>
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> Portillo via nfb-talk
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> Cc: Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Inquiring about the Amazon Echo
>
> I know this isn’t necessarily blindness related, but I am wanting to give 
> a Christmas gift to someone who is blind but need to know a couple of 
> things first.
> Does anyone who have the Amazon Echo (Alexa) know if it is required that a 
> person be a member of Amazon Prime?  Can Alexa be used by folks who hae an 
> Amazon account but aren’t Amazon Prime members?
> Also, if you had to choose between the Amazon Echo and the Google Home, 
> which would you choose?
>
> I have the Amazon echo, but I was already a Prime member, so it didn’t 
> matter to me.  If anything, it benefitted me.
> Anyway, some information would be appreciated.
> Jim
>
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