Episode 323: A Horse Named Chili
Back to Work
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2017
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
TOPIC: Lady in a tube.
This week, Dan and Merlin unexpectedly end up doing a pretty deep dive on Amazon voice products and the evolving ecosystem around them. Which is way more interesting than it sounds.
Deep dive.
Links for this episode:
- QI - "No Such Thing As A Fish" Podcast
"A weekly podcast in which the QI researchers share their most interesting recent discoveries."
- Chumby - Wikipedia
- SMALT-The smart home device that elevates your dining experience
- Introducing Echo Look - Hands-Free Camera and Style Assistant
- Introducing Echo Show - Amazon Official Site
- Paul Haddad on Twitter: "Introducing the Amazon Echo Show, for all those people who want a non-portable 7” $230 tablet! https://t.co/8iHwnzuHyb"
- Amazon.com: Invoxia Smart Portable Speaker with Amazon Alexa, Grey: Home Audio & Theater
- Amazon.com: Invoxia Smart Portable Speaker with Amazon Alexa, Grey: Home Audio & Theater
- Triby - Smart Portable Speaker with Alexa Voice Service
- Sonos | Wireless Speakers and Home Sound Systems
- Amazon.com: Sonos PLAY:1 Compact Wireless Smart Speaker for Streaming Music (Black): Electronics
- Amazon.com: Sonos PLAY:3 Mid-Sized Wireless Smart Speaker for Streaming Music (Black): Electronics
- Amazon Echo Now Lets You Control Your Sonos Speakers | WIRED
- Connected #141: The Espresso Debacle - Relay FM
The band is back together just in time to talk about Federico's new iPhone case, the Echo Show, Phil Schiller's comments on App Store upgrade pricing and more.
- Bluetooth Headphones Mega-Review – Marco.org
Merlin loves these: "Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2: $200. Excellent all-around package, with great sound, comfort, and controls at a great price."
- Hulu Live TV has the potential for greatness, but it's a tough sell
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- Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #17 — Merlin Mann
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:01.8 | Hello, Merlin. How are you? |
| 0:03.2 | I'm great, Dan. How are you? |
| 0:05.8 | Oh, water's boiling. Let me turn it off. |
| 0:07.2 | Okay, I was ringing, dude. |
| 0:18.9 | You making tea or you're doing an aero press, or what's going on? |
| 0:21.5 | I'm making a drink called coffee. It is made. |
| 0:25.1 | The quesinar, it keeps it at whatever temperature you asked it to until you turn it off. |
| 0:30.8 | Then it shuts off after like 15-20 minutes. |
| 0:32.8 | It's great. |
| 0:33.8 | It's great. |
| 0:34.8 | Super convenient. |
| 0:35.8 | Ah, I love it. |
| 0:37.4 | I love it. |
| 0:38.4 | The only downside is after a couple of years they get sort of rusty looking at the bottom, |
| 0:45.2 | you know, kind of like any water pot thing would. |
| 0:48.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:49.4 | But it's a good, good deal. |
| 0:53.7 | So you want to button this up? |
| 0:55.1 | Well, I mean, I think we got to cover one thing, the big thing this week is the Echo Show. |
| 1:00.7 | Ah. |
| 1:01.7 | I'm assuming you pre-ordered one. |
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