expiredf12_26 | Staff posted Oct 01, 2023 04:00 AM
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expiredf12_26 | Staff posted Oct 01, 2023 04:00 AM
Amazon Echo Dot Smart Speaker (5th Gen, 2022) + TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug Mini
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That said, it's also been a really long time since I've used one. Have they gotten better?
These devices are pretty much marketed as clock radio replacements wrt functionality (a device sized for bedside table, 'wake up' and music being one of its primary functions.)
Of course they do more, but again, if my theory is correct, vast majority use them as such.
Maybe a better way to put it: I suspect the largest used location by far for these is 'bedside table/nightstand'.
This is probably also a generational thing: for people above maybe 30-35 YO, a clock radio and/or alarm clock with an always on time showing was a staple of every bedroom.
Younger than that probably grew up using their smart phones as their alarm.
My use case, like someone else above, is for a 12 YO's bedroom to wake him up. I don't let him go to sleep with his phone in his room, so this is a great stand-in for that.
That said, it's also been a really long time since I've used one. Have they gotten better?
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You can get the 2.0 for $59 currently
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We have a single 5th gen Dot and I recently discovered that the past few times our internet was out it was the only one that would still turn things on and off with our Kasa ecosystem. We have a 2nd gen Show and four other 4th Gen dots. The rest just tell me there is and internet issue and to power cycle my router.
We have a single 5th gen Dot and I recently discovered that the past few times our internet was out it was the only one that would still turn things on and off with our Kasa ecosystem. We have a 2nd gen Show and four other 4th Gen dots. The rest just tell me there is and internet issue and to power cycle my router.
We have a single 5th gen Dot and I recently discovered that the past few times our internet was out it was the only one that would still turn things on and off with our Kasa ecosystem. We have a 2nd gen Show and four other 4th Gen dots. The rest just tell me there is and internet issue and to power cycle my router.
Ashame the dot clock isn't on sale..
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In terms of the Internet being out and Alexa controlling kasa devices I'm not sure how this would be possible since the "skill" integration between Alexa and tp-link would need to be initiated via the Internet. Are you sure this controlled your devices during an outage?
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