iHome’s fame is built on its old iPod-dock alarm clocks, but the latest iteration of those clocks turns to another major tech product to stand out: Alexa.
The new clock from iHome, called the iAVS16, includes a 10-watt speaker, far-field microphones for always-on listening, an LCD display for telling the date, time, and weather, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for streaming music. There’s also a built-in USB port so you can connect a charging cable for your phone.
It sounds like owners will be able to use pretty much the full suite of Alexa commands, save those exclusive to Echo devices. One interesting twist here is that all alarm functions are handled by Alexa, too. You’ll set alarms by asking Alexa or going through a companion app, and you’ll...
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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/7/16264312/ihome-alexa-alarm-clock-announced
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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/09/ihome-built-alexa-into-its-latest-alarm.html
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