RE: [QUAD-L] nighttime alert

2023-10-10 Thread Ben Mattlin
Anybody tried Google Nest? From: Noel Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 11:20 AM To: Ben Mattlin Cc: Jeffrey Gaede ; Eric Olson ; Quad List Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] nighttime alert Surprisingly yes, it even whispers back. On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 11:58 AM Ben Mattlin

Re: [QUAD-L] nighttime alert

2023-10-10 Thread Noel
Surprisingly yes, it even whispers back. On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 11:58 AM Ben Mattlin wrote: > You mean Alexa or Echo can hear even a whisper? Definitely have to check > it out. I haven't made the plunge into "smart" devices yet. Thanks for the > good ideas, everyone! > > > > *From:* Jeffrey

RE: [QUAD-L] nighttime alert

2023-10-10 Thread Ben Mattlin
You mean Alexa or Echo can hear even a whisper? Definitely have to check it out. I haven't made the plunge into "smart" devices yet. Thanks for the good ideas, everyone! From: Jeffrey Gaede Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:01 AM To: Noel ; Eric Olson Cc: Ben Mattlin ; Quad List

Re: [QUAD-L] nighttime alert

2023-10-10 Thread Jeffrey Gaede
You get a couple of the cheapest Amazon Echos, assuming you have Internet, and turn the volume up because that's both the speaker and the microphone, and keep it nearby. Should work fine On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 09:58:35 AM PDT, Eric Olson wrote: I go low tech and just use a

Re: [QUAD-L] nighttime alert

2023-10-10 Thread Eric Olson
I go low tech and just use a baby monitor. On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:11 PM Noel wrote: > I use an Amazon Echo, it can hear me whisper at night for controlling the > TV. Can make phone calls, or drop in on other echo devices > > On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 1:20 PM Ben Mattlin wrote: > >> I have