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Amazon Echo learns some new tricks, can now control Insteon lights |
September 28, 2015
The Amazon Echo seems a little like something out of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Speak a command, and a centralized home computer carries it out accordingly. And thanks to a new collaborative effort between Amazon and Insteon, you can now control Insteon Hub-controlled lighting and devices through your Amazon Echo.Using your Amazon Echo, you are now able to turn your lights off and on dim them, all using voice commands. You can also switch on and off other compatible devices that you can control through an Insteon Hub home automation system. For example, Insteon says, you can use a spoken command to adjust the brightness of your kitchen lights, or turn on a fan at your desk.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2986685/home-automation/amazon-echo-learns-some-new-tricks-can-now-control-insteon-lights.html#tk.rss_all
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