Originally Posted by LBBV

I have a couple of dots and may be ordering another one soon. I have all my main floor lights connected as well as my TV and stereo. I used the Harmony Hub for the TV/stereo and Wemo plugs and switches for my lights. I created two groups so I can turn on all living room lights or all kitchen lights OR ALL lights with a single command.

I say "Alexa turn on sports" and it turns on everything I need to watch ESPN. I can tell it to switch channels, raise or lower the volume. I also have it attached to my alarm via alarm.com so I can lock/unlock doors with voice commands.

ifttt.com has some cool recipes you can use as well.

We use it quite a bit for shopping and todo lists. It would be nice if Alexa could tell you something is already on your list to avoid duplicate items on the list though.

I really like the dot but can't wait until I can hold a conversation so I can string more commands together. Right now it's "Alexa turn on the TV - Alexa turn off the kitchen lights, etc, instead of Alexa, turn on the TV, turn off the lights and lock the back door, and what was the score of the game last night".

However, it is pretty amazing how far voice has come in the last 2-3 years.

-- Bill