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    #21
    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
    I think MS are desperate to move into media streaming although they keep making an absolute arse of it. Buying sonos would probably give them the edge to become a major player quite quickly.
    Unfortunately Sonos do seem ripe pickings for somebody. Still can't stop chuckling when I look at their site and see a bundle of two play 1s for exactly the same prices as buying two of them separately.
    The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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      #22
      Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
      Unfortunately Sonos do seem ripe pickings for somebody. Still can't stop chuckling when I look at their site and see a bundle of two play 1s for exactly the same prices as buying two of them separately.
      Ah, yes, pricing is fun.......last few bits I grabbed were from Amazon.it, using a Supercard, after CamelCamelCamel tracker pinged one of those rare greatly reduced prices (PlayBar & Sub for about £700 total IIRC)

      Back on topic - ordered an Echo (shiny new tech toy thingamajig)
      latest-and-greatest solution (TM) kevpuk 2013

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        #23
        Originally posted by kevpuk View Post
        Back on topic - ordered an Echo (shiny new tech toy thingamajig)
        Let us know how you get on with it.

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          #24
          Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post
          Let us know how you get on with it.
          Yep, will do
          latest-and-greatest solution (TM) kevpuk 2013

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            #25
            ordered one too on saturday, been waiting for the UK release for ages

            plan on using a few IFTT recipes, for Hue lights and a couple of WeMo plugs

            should be good with prime account too

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              #26
              Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
              She won't cook your breakfast if you keep that up.
              apparently after a night on the sherberts she won't cook my sock either!
              Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                #27
                The google home...

                The new Google Home speaker will reportedly cost $50 less than the Amazon Echo - The Verge

                When these things have a 'please make conversation with my wife in the other room' setting I'm buying.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by woohoo View Post
                  The kinnect on th Xbox sometimes worked surprisingly well for me other times it was a joke.

                  The echo has decent reviews for voice recognition but then I have only read American reviews. I use the voice recognition on the fire TV and its pretty good.
                  They should use these guys to test voice recognition (old but gold):

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAz_UvnUeuU

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                    #29
                    the App is now available in the UK. Not that it does much.
                    World's Best Martini

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
                      Unfortunately Sonos do seem ripe pickings for somebody. Still can't stop chuckling when I look at their site and see a bundle of two play 1s for exactly the same prices as buying two of them separately.
                      I think the vultures are starting to gather...

                      Apple now sells Sonos speakers since the future of audio is wireless - The Verge

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