Amazon Echo now officially does home automation
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Using Amazon Echo to control the home!
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Using Amazon Echo to control the home!
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Observed mentions: 2015-01-12 02:51:36 UTC to 2015-04-08 14:25:09 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-19 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | 2015-01-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9 | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-02-16 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | 2015-02-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-03-23 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | 2015-03-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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2 sourcesShow HN: Alexa Home, Amazon Echo proxy to home automation
3 points · Open discussion