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Day: December 16, 2016

Robot Uprising – Siri vs Alexa

Posted on December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 By Tom No Comments on Robot Uprising – Siri vs Alexa
Gear, General Technology

Amazon Echo Dot

Yesterday I completed one more trip around old Sol. Yep, it was my birthday. My gift this year was an Amazon Echo Dot, one of the new home A. I. units. I’d actually been playing with the system for a couple of weeks. I thought I’d take some time to share my thoughts on this, and its competitor (sort of), Siri.

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