Amazons Alexa Works Great in Your Car. This week Amazon had its biggest shopping day ever, with the Dot, the pint sized version of the companys Echo, being the best seller of the day. While the device is most commonly used in homes I have mine sitting in my living room so it can hear me around the apartment a Business Insider reporter wrote about setting his up in a little bit of a different spot his car. Ive actually been using Alexa on the road for roughly the past six months, and have found it really useful, arguably more so than in my home. While there absolutely are cars out there with voice control, they arent the ones Im driving. Its nice to be able to do things like make music requests, ask for the days headlines, or add things to your to do list hands free because apparently driving on the freeway is a great way for me to remember things Ive forgotten. Rather than swapping connected phones to get to my friends perfect playlist, everyone can make music requests from their seats. For long road trips, trivia and games with Alexa can also help break up the monotony, and Ive definitely used Alexa to order things I remember I need and know I can get from Amazon while Im behind the wheel. If you have a physical house, you can also use it to control smart home gadgets like lights or a garage door opener. The whole experience transforms a dumb car into one that feels like a car from the future, even if the actual car is barely functional at this point. You can check out how that reporter set things up with the Dot here. While I love the idea of Alexa while Im driving, I think doing it with a Dot is a little overkill.
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