Dean, agree - their redirect vector based on "use, ask, tell" isn't so ideal as it makes the automation system seem like its secondary to the Echo itself. But it does work and the quality of the voice recognition from the Echo is excellent. Also worth noting in the 'skill' definition that you can have provide a voice response / acknowledgement for Echo as part of the command definition (eg. Bathroom light turned on).
Alexa has been an interesting experiment and will likely stay in my kitchen (especially if Amazon keep on improving the services / functionality as promised) and the kids like asking it questions / jokes and having the automation system attached adds to its versatility.
Alexa has been an interesting experiment and will likely stay in my kitchen (especially if Amazon keep on improving the services / functionality as promised) and the kids like asking it questions / jokes and having the automation system attached adds to its versatility.