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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Do you have any "smart" devices?
Smart devices, connected to the Internet, and often connected to each other, are becoming more common. Do you have any smart devices?
I don't like voice command gadgets (it's hilarious watching DC try to get the PS4 to do what they ask...  ), so I don't have an Echo or anything. I do have a TV, my Netflix box, some light switches and cameras that I can control from my phone. Considering how much of a techie I am, I really don't have very much.
I would like to get more devices, though.
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b2b777
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Member since 9/09 4474 total posts
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Do you have any
My husband is a nerd. We have 3 of those xbox ones that you can talk to, light switches, google home devices in like every single room. I cant STAND it. I feel like it is easier to just do things the old fashioned way!!!
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:36 AM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Does an amazon alexa count?
And I know DH can control the thermostat from his phone but I don't bother with that.
We also have security cameras that DH can see from an app on his phone no matter where we are.
Message edited 8/1/2018 10:45:58 AM.
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:43 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
HAPPY
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EMBRACING CHANGE
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Do you have any
not a gosh darn thing. and i like it that way.
eta:
i'm officially old lol
Message edited 8/1/2018 10:45:50 AM.
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LuckyStar
LIF Adult
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Do you have any
We have so much I’ve lost track. DH loves his gadgets. He drives me nuts. We control the tv and lights through google home. I think the thermostat, too. He wants to do something with the locks but I refuse.
I don’t know what devices we use for tv. Apple TV maybe? Or a fire stick. I just tell google what to do, I don’t even know. It stopped working once and I couldn’t get peppa to play on the tv so I called DH so he could listen to DD complain during his commute home.
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:45 AM |
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twizzlers
LIF Adolescent
Member since 11/14 874 total posts
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Posted by b2b777
My husband is a nerd. We have 3 of those xbox ones that you can talk to, light switches, google home devices in like every single room. I cant STAND it. I feel like it is easier to just do things the old fashioned way!!!
Same here. He has so many gadgets to do stuff and I prefer the old fashion way. I keep turning on the lights and tv "my way" and he gets really annoyed b/c they then doesn't work when he tries by using voice commands. Oh well....
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:48 AM |
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LuckyStar
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Posted by b2b777
My husband is a nerd. We have 3 of those xbox ones that you can talk to, light switches, google home devices in like every single room. I cant STAND it. I feel like it is easier to just do things the old fashioned way!!!
Yup, every room. One just came for the upstairs bathroom, in case the door is closed and the one in our room or DD’s room can’t hear him 
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:48 AM |
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LuckyStar
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Posted by twizzlers
Posted by b2b777
My husband is a nerd. We have 3 of those xbox ones that you can talk to, light switches, google home devices in like every single room. I cant STAND it. I feel like it is easier to just do things the old fashioned way!!!
Same here. He has so many gadgets to do stuff and I prefer the old fashion way. I keep turning on the lights and tv "my way" and he gets really annoyed b/c they then doesn't work when he tries by using voice commands. Oh well....
When I get mad at him I stand there and flip the lights switch over and over.
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:51 AM |
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b2b777
LIF Adult
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by twizzlers
Posted by b2b777
My husband is a nerd. We have 3 of those xbox ones that you can talk to, light switches, google home devices in like every single room. I cant STAND it. I feel like it is easier to just do things the old fashioned way!!!
Same here. He has so many gadgets to do stuff and I prefer the old fashion way. I keep turning on the lights and tv "my way" and he gets really annoyed b/c they then doesn't work when he tries by using voice commands. Oh well....
When I get mad at him I stand there and flip the lights switch over and over.
 im glad im not alone
i forgot about the doorbell (and the thermostat and inground sprinklers) my DS rings it over and over and yells at it until my husband talks to him from work. That is what he gets for having all this crap! lol
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| Posted 8/1/18 10:59 AM |
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Sash
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Member since 6/08 10312 total posts
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fka LIW Smara
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Aside from phones, laptops, ipads - we have smart tvs, Sonos speakers and Echo dot that I havent hooked up to my speakers yet. The Sonos speakers and Echo were gifts.
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| Posted 8/1/18 11:07 AM |
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dianadrw
LIF Adult
Member since 5/06 2092 total posts
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Me
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Do you have any
Ecobee thermostats, Echo, light switches (not all, just a few), Ring doorbell, even our alarm system is a smart device.
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| Posted 8/1/18 11:09 AM |
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jamnmore
LIF Adult
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Do you have any
We have an echo in the kitchen and echo dot in the garage and BR. We have a smart switch on our light by the front door. We have cameras that we can view from an app. That's about it. If I upgrades switched anytime soon, it would be to get the ones that turn on automatically when you walk in the room. And I want an auto on/off light for the front door.
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| Posted 8/1/18 11:19 AM |
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PitterPatter11
Baby Boy is Here!
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Momma <3
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
1 Echo, 2 Echo dots. With these, we can control most lights in our house as well as the TV. We also use our phones to control the thermostat. We also have two cameras.
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| Posted 8/1/18 11:23 AM |
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EricaAlt
LIF Adult
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Erica
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
DH is a big gadget nerd too! WE have an echo show, 3 regulae echos and 2 echo dots.
We can control most lights in the house through talking to echo or on an app on the phone, 3 door locks by voice or on the phone (front door, garage and back door), ech loves to announce anytime someone calls and I can't stand it. LOL
We also have the Ring and can control the thermostat too. I don't even care to use half of it.
Oh and check the garage doors too. I do like that we can check at night without leaving the bedroom to make sure garage doors are closed and all doors are locked.
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2BadSoSad
LIF Adult
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Our whole house is basically operated by the Echo, seriously.
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| Posted 8/1/18 12:07 PM |
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BargainMama
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Do you have any
We have smart bulbs and outlets. Love them and they are awesome for when we are on vacation
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| Posted 8/1/18 12:25 PM |
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klingklang77
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Member since 7/06 11487 total posts
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Yeah, nothing. I turn off the light switch by myself. I have a smart TV, but I have no idea how to use it. That could be because I never watch TV on the TV.
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| Posted 8/1/18 1:07 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Posted by b2b777
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im glad im not alone
i forgot about the doorbell (and the thermostat and inground sprinklers) my DS rings it over and over and yells at it until my husband talks to him from work. That is what he gets for having all this crap! lol
that's genius!
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| Posted 8/1/18 1:57 PM |
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mommy2B3
2 boys 2 girls!!!!
Member since 7/08 3324 total posts
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M
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
My DH and I are both tech nerds haha, that’s what we get for finding each other at NJIT. So our house is set up to be a “smart” house, from lights and appliances to doors and thermostats, our TVs and sound systems, and alarm systems. I’d say I like all of it. Ohh except that my 2 YO talks to Alexa all day long and her answers are very long which becomes maddening.
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| Posted 8/1/18 2:52 PM |
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mommy2be716
LIF Adult
Member since 1/16 2921 total posts
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Do you have any
we have:
- a few echo dots throughout the house
- smart LED light bulbs that turn on and off with alexa
- our fire TV can turn on with alexa
- we have smart outlets connected to our ACs that can turn on and off through an app or through asking alexa
- our thermostat is an ecobee3 and can be controlled with alexa
- my roomba is controlled with alexa or with an app
and i feel like i'm missing alot more. Dh is REALLY into it and keeps buying smart products as they go on sale
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| Posted 8/1/18 3:01 PM |
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Mrs213
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Do you have any
I have an echo but only use it for rge speaker
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MaZz
* Lovin my baby girl!!! *
Member since 2/09 6243 total posts
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Gina
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Do you have any
My security system and door locks are “smart”. I absolutely love it! My pool will also have a smart pump where I can control it, plus lights, waterfall etc from the app. Seems like you can control your entire life from an app these days.
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LadyPrincess
Live Life with No Regrets
Member since 5/05 2298 total posts
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Chris
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Re: Do you have any "smart" devices?
Nest -- nice to cool/warm house prior to getting home. And our alarm system
No Echo, No Alexa etc ...dont want it
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