Hello, Hello, Echo, Echo..

We all got a geeky gift at work this week... An Amazon Echo Dot.

I love this sort of gadget.. you plug it in and connect it to your Amazon Account and Wi-Fi... and it listens and takes commands... it is really quite effective :)

You address the device by saying "Alexa" and then it listens and does it's stuff... :)

"Alexa, how are my trains running?"
"Alexa, play some Christmas Music"
"Alexa, will it rain tomorrow"
"Alexa, tell me a joke"

Mrs. P seems pretty non-plussed... "Who are you talking to?" being the most common response!