[nfb-talk] GE Appliances And The Amazon Echo

[Tony Malykh]

We have a GE oven/range with this functionality. Only the oven can be 
controlled from Alexa, not the burners. You can say something like:

Alexa, ask Geneva to bake at 450 degrees for 55 minutes

You need to press a physical button on the range every time before you 
give a command, that's pretty annoying, but I think it makes their 
lawyers happy. Otherwise, it is pretty convenient.


I've also heard GE has wifi-enabled microwaves, but I never tried them. 
Another company that makes wifi-enabled appliances is Whirlpool - they 
also make ranges and microwaves. I've also heard of wi-fi enabled 
washers and dryers, but from what I remember they could only send you a 
notification when the cycle is done - I thought that's not very useful.


Tony



On 5/8/2018 11:38 AM, Michael D. Barber via nfb-talk wrote:
>   Hello:  I have been hearing that there may be some GE appliances that can
> communicate with Alexa so you can control them using the Echo.  Does anyone
> know if this is true and what some of those appliances might be?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael Barber
>
>
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