Comment on The Amazon Echo graveyard
smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 weeks ago
Fuck Amazon, fuck Alexa.
But that wall clock is glorious. It’s a decently look clock, but seeing how much time you have left on multiple timers with a single glance is so incredibly useful. Especially when you’re cooking.
I’m currently in the process of migrating away from the shit Alexa ecosystem, but no matter what I end up with, I’ll have to find an alternative for this clock
I also really liked the wall clock but definitely too limited feature.
I still have the wall clock but never use it. My biggest complaint is that it is tied to one echo and it must be in Bluetooth range if it, but I want my timer visible throughout the house.
It’s easier and more convent to use my watch or phone
I just use my Google Home Max for timers, it’ll display three timers at once on the screen and I can get the status of any or all with voice at any point. Plus it’ll do all the usual assistant stuff of conversions, cooking temperatures, and has a big enough screen for me to read recipes or follow along with a recipe video. Bonus feature is that its a reasonable loud speaker as well so I do not need a separate radio in the kitchen.
Sure its not as pretty as the clock but its a whole lot more useful for cooking.
sirswizzlestix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Multiple timers in the kitchen is a must. For those that don’t know, pro to prosumer grade kitchen gear has been doing it for years:
www.thermoworks.com/shop/products/timers/
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I just use an app on my phone. Being able to set a timer with multiple stages is important to me for baking (I can make a custom timer that pauses at each stage of rising).
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Those look great but a physical timer doesn’t label which timer is which nor is it available throughout the house. Why shouldn’t i see my laundry timer when I’m in the kitchen or my kitchen timer when I’m in the family room?
While I wish for a home solution, nothing matches my Apple Watch. Voice response. Any number of timers. Timers are named. Timers go with me everywhere
sirswizzlestix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The time stack does up to 100db (which is really effin loud) and each of the timers has a different sound.
It’s not as perfect as an Apple Watch or a digital device that always travels either you but I can hear this timer two stories away in our house
AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I also have the TimeStack and it’s great. However, my one complaint is that there’s no external power switch, and therefore, seems to use up batteries quicker than it should.