echo Auto Review – provozajte se uz Amazonovu Alexu

Price
49,99 USD Težina
Veličina 1,6 oz
3,3 x 1,9 x 0,5 in

Naša Amazon echo auto recenzija pokazuje kako je Alexa izašla iz doma u vaš automobil.

Ali radi li? I što trebate znati prije nego što ga kupite?

Sjajan pokušaj prve generacije Amazona

Kad bismo rekli samo jednu stvar o tome, to bi bilo ovo...

Ako ste korisnik Alexa sa starijim automobilom, zašto ne ? Za pristupačnu cijenu možete imati sve prednosti Alexe u svom automobilu.

Moguće je da je nova druga generacija modela na putu, a Amazon snižava trenutni model do 80% za članove Prime.

Amazon Alexa auto…za vaš automobil?

Tako jednostavno, a opet tako briljantno. Postoje doslovno stotine tisuća automobila koji mogu imati 3,5 mm utičnicu ili možda čak imaju ugrađeni stari Bluetooth (ne s vanjskim Bluetooth ključem koji ste kasnije dodali), ali tu zabava prestaje.

Mnogi ljudi s modernim automobilima i odličnom Bluetooth integracijom (ali vjerojatno bez Carplaya, Alexe ili Android Auto) pomalo se bore s potrebom za echo auto.

Već kažete:'Da, ali postoji mnoštvo načina za dodavanje Bluetootha i glazbe starom automobilu', i bili biste u pravu – ali ne pružaju vam sva ova rješenja tako širok raspon mogućnosti poput echo auto radi. Možda neće učiniti puno više, ali ono što Alexa u jedinici donosi je značajno.

Zanimljiva stvar u vezi s echo autom je da je jasno da je Amazon morao uzeti u obzir i ugraditi mnogo dopuštenja oko sigurnosti automobila. Alexa će prilično često reći, 'kada je to sigurno učiniti' i imaju ugrađenu značajku koju imaju druge aplikacije gdje morate dodirnuti 'Ja sam putnik' ako se auto kreće jer vas Amazon ne želi igranje s telefonom tijekom vožnje.

Ovo je dobra stvar. Zadnje što nam treba je više ljudi koji voze rastreseno. To ubija ljude, stoga nemojte to činiti.

Galerija

Ovo su slike za raspakiranje i neke slike izbliza. Izgleda malo prašnjavo, ali to mora biti moj džemper. Više u autu ispod.

echo video za automatsko raspakiranje

Naš video o raspakiranju pokazuje koliko je ovaj uređaj jednostavan, koliko je malen i stoga koliko ga je lako instalirati. Slijedi videozapis s automatskim pregledom eho.

Tehničke specifikacije Alexa echo auto

Značajke
Težina	1,6 oz ili 45 grama. Što je otprilike kao težina loptice za golf ili iste težine kao 2 x AA baterije.
Procesor	Mediatek MT7697, Intel Dual DSP s Inference Engine
Veličina	3,3” x 1,9” x 0,5” ili 85 mm x 47 mm x 13,28 mm za one koji razmišljaju metrički. Ovo je otprilike 2/3 veličine iPhonea 5. Prilično malen i lijepo pristaje na isporučeni držač na vašim ventilacijskim otvorima.
Audio	Polje od osam mikrofona. Podržava pomoćni audio izlaz.
Bluetooth	HFP podrška za telefonske pozive. A2DP za audio streaming. AVRCP za glasovnu kontrolu. Pogledajte više o Bluetoothu niže u postu, ne možete ga propustiti.
OS telefonska podrška	Android 6.0 / iOS 12 ili noviji
Jamstvo	1 godina ograničenog jamstva

Automatsko postavljanje echo

Prvih sat vremena postavljanja echo auto-a i povezivanja s telefonom i automobilom bila je noćna mora. Mislim da sam zabrljao i rano sam trikirao u postavljanju pa sam ga ponovno postavio i ponovio nekoliko puta prije nego što je stvarno upalilo. Zanimljivo, mislim da je moj telefon bio težak, a ne echo auto, ali tko zna. Stvarno sam mislio da ću dobiti recenziju s 2 zvjezdice.

Nakon tog prvog štucanja, bilo je čvrsto i bez napora. Apsolutno ključ u ruke. (Razumijete? Okrenite ključ… bum bum).

Što mi je potrebno u automobilu da bi echo auto radio?

Trebate 2 od ove 3 stvari.

1:upaljač za cigarete / 12v utor za napajanje automobila za napajanje echo auto

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2:3,5 mm jack utičnica (AUX ulaz) za priključivanje jedinice u vaš auto stereo/zvučnike.

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3:Bluetooth veza dostupna u automobilu. Više o tome u nastavku, ali Bluetooth adapter za automobil savršen je suputnik.

Ako nemate 3,5 mm jack utikač ili neku verziju Bluetootha...bojim se da ste malo prenatrpani. Umjesto toga nabavite Boom i zaglavite ga u kontrolnoj ploči.

Također biste mogli provjeriti popis na dnu objave za automobile i telefone koji nisu kompatibilni.

Hoću li trebati svoj telefon da bi echo auto radio?

Da, morat ćete imati aplikaciju Alexa na svom mobilnom telefonu jer je to ono što echo auto koristi za podatkovnu vezu i to je 'pametno'.

Ako se povezujete na Bluetooth automobila i ne koristite Aux ulaz, također ćete koristiti svoj telefon za povezivanje s Bluetoothom automobila, a ne samu Alexa auto. Ponavljam, vaš se telefon povezuje s vašim automobilom putem Bluetootha, a ne Alexe.

Ovo će koristiti vaš podatkovni plan i zahtijevati da aplikacija bude aktivna.

Za one od vas koji kažu, ali ako trebam svoj telefon, koja je svrha? Ne preuzimate ono što ja ovdje stavljam.

Koja je svrha Alexa auto ako već imam svoj telefon u autu i radi dobro?

Dobro pitanje, možda mislite da je vaš Android ili iPhone dobar kao vaš pomoćnik u automobilu. Dakle, evo mojih misli i osjećaja o tom pitanju.

1:Mobilni telefoni, posebno iPhone, imaju prilično prosječne mikrofone dalekog polja. Izgovaranje "Hej Siri" u mom automobilu, s telefonom postavljenim točno ispred mene, probudi Siri da me stvarno sluša, ali ponekad je to slučajno. Automatski echo ima 8 mikrofona dalekog polja tako da je mnogo bolji u primanju glasovnih naredbi.

2:Moj auto je stariji. To je 10 godina star BMW koji volim više od svog trećeg Lattea u 11 ujutro, ali je star i nije tako pametan. Ima HFP Bluetooth i imam postavljen Bluetooth audio i mikrofon treće strane koji rade prilično dobro, ali nije ugodno iskustvo koristiti Siri ili Hey, Google s njega, i smeta mi telefonski pozivi u automobilu naspram slušanja na podcaste i glazbu.

3:Moj iPhone nije dovoljno pametan da se poveže sa svim mojim kućnim uređajima. Imam povezane Google Home, Amazon Alexa i Apple Homekit, ali Apple Home nije integriran s dovoljno uređaja da bih ga htio koristiti. Na ovaj način mogu kontrolirati svoju pametnu kuću s bilo kojeg mjesta. To uključuje postavljanje alarma ako treba, upravljanje grijačima, garažnim vratima, svjetlima, prekidačima itd.

4:Posjedovanje samo telefona ne dopušta vam puštanje glazbe u automobilu i korištenje pametnog asistenta putem telefona. Telefoni moraju biti sveobuhvatni na jednom od ovih. Ili je telefon spojen na stereo/zvučnike automobila ili nije. Ne možete razgovarati i slušati Siri putem svog telefona, ali imati strujanje glazbe s telefona preko stereo zvučnika automobila.

Na ovaj način imate svog pametnog pomoćnika i glazbu koja svira i koristi stereo uređaj u automobilu.

5:Telefoni nemaju izvorno ugrađenu Alexu - jer ne možete samo reći "Alexa, bla bla bla". To možete učiniti s Google Assistantom i Apple Siri, ali ne i Alexom.

6:Samo da poentiramo (shvaćate igru ​​riječi?), nemaju svi stariji automobili ono što im je potrebno za povezivanje bez uključivanja u audio sustav automobila.

Ali je veći nego što bih želio…i malo je ružan?

Ne obaziri se. To je pristupačna jedinica koja vaš automobil čini pametnijim. Usporedite to s jedinicama u nastavku i počinje izgledati kao prava vrijednost.

I osobno, mislim da izgleda sjajno!

Zar ovakve stvari već ne postoje?

Da, rade u mnogim oblicima. Neki čak imaju već ugrađenu Alexu, a to uključuje:

• Garmin Speak with Alexa
• Rova Viva s Alexom – ovo je najčešća robna marka.

Neke slične najprodavanije jedinice uključuju sljedeće, osim što nisu baš pametne. Imaju Bluetooth i pomoćni uređaj, ali ne i pametnog pomoćnika, što je poanta ovdje:

• SoundBot SB360 Bluetooth 4.0 oprema za automobil - Hands-Free
• Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth oprema za automobil
• Nulaxy Bluetooth automobilski FM odašiljač, audio adapter, prijemnik, bežični komplet za automobil bez ruku

...a kad smo već ovdje, ima ljudi koji koriste normalnu echo dot u svojim automobilima - koristi USB punjač i 3,5 mm utičnicu pa... zašto ne?

U svakom slučaju – čitajte dalje jer postoji izvrsna kombinacija s ovim.

Ali kao što sam rekao, ovi Bluetooth uređaji koji nisu Alexa su glupi ako ne možete natjerati Google pomoćnika, Siri ili Alexu da dobro rade s vašeg telefona. Što još nisam uspio pa je ovo super.

Zaključno za ovaj odjeljak, možda ne vidite smisao automatskog odjeka jer vaš automobil ima noviji Bluetooth koji se povezuje u sustav tako da vaš telefon može slušati putem mikrofona u automobilu (ili mikrofona telefona), izravno strujati glazbu kroz stereo uređaj u automobilu i općenito se povezati i biti super bez potrebe za uređajem treće strane? Bez prosuđivanja, samo naglašavanje da bi moglo značiti da vam ne treba echo auto osim ako nemate Apple CarPlay ili Android Auto.

Mogu li zajedno koristiti Bluetooth adapter treće strane I Alexu?

Da! Ovako ga trenutno koristim u svom autu. Imam Bluetooth adapter spojen na svoj 3,5 mm aux ulaz. Dakle:

1. Alexa se povezuje s mojim telefonom
2. Moj se telefon povezuje s mojim automobilom putem Bluetooth adaptera
3. Radi nevjerojatno dobro!

S ovom postavkom nema kašnjenja ili kašnjenja. Zapravo, manje nego što sam imao s telefonom samo na Bluetooth. Ovo su neki od razloga zašto sam odlučio napraviti echo auto recenziju. Pravi sam obožavatelj.

Uđem u auto i upalim ga. Alexa se uključuje i spaja na moj iPhone. Moj Bluetooth adapter se uključuje i moj se telefon zatim povezuje s njim. Unutar 10 sekundi nakon paljenja automobila, spreman sam za polazak.

Ako imate stariji automobil s 12 V i 2,5 mm audio utikačem, možete upotrijebiti nešto poput ove jedinice, a to je onaj koji sam ja prvi koristio. Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth oprema za automobil

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Možete nabaviti specifičnu Bluetooth jedinicu za brigu o starijim BMW-u i Miniju, poput modela e90, koja je dizajnirana za postavljanje naslona za ruke i zakrpe na zaslonu vašeg iDrive računala. Ovo je Bovee Bluetooth oprema za automobil WMA3000B.

Zašto mi, zaboga, treba Amazon Alexa u mom autu? Što bi to učinilo za mene?

Evo nekoliko primjera koji, po mom skromnom mišljenju, daju mnogo razloga...

Alexa , kako je moje jutros putovanje na posao

Alexa , otvori moja garažna vrata (ili zatvori moja garažna vrata) dok dolazim ili odlazim od kuće putem mojih Tailwind Smart Garage Door (i bilo koja pametna garažna vrata koja možda imate).

Alexa , uključite grijač za dnevni boravak (putem mog sigurnosnog sustava Abode i Aetoec Smart Switch 6)

Alexa , podsjeti me da izbacim kante večeras u 20 sati

Alexa , nazovi tatu

Alexa , koji se filmovi prikazuju blizu mene

Alexa , kakva je vremenska prognoza za ovaj vikend?

Alexa , pusti moju audioknjigu

Alexa , pusti moj omiljeni podcast

Alexa , reproducirajte popis pjesama Mumford and Sons.

I know…I’m being a little obvious here but the point is, when you are sitting in your car in traffic or driving somewhere it’s the perfect time to use Alexa .

Some of them are extra smart, like opening my garage door, and some not so smart like playing a playlist in the car.

NB:You don’t need an abode security system as your hub for the smart bits. You could have any smart home automation system that also works with Alexa.

Is it slow to startup?

No. Something that has really impressed me with is how fast the Amazon engineers have managed to get Alexa to power up. Within seconds she is booted up and ready to listen. There is a small audio ‘ding’ which confirms Alexa is powered up.

The default vocal accent of Alexa isn’t my favourite so I’ll look at how to change that next.

How good is echo auto at listening?

Stvarno dobro. Admittedly I have a fairly quiet car but the 8 microphones are awesome. I’ve opened the window a bit and still, she manages it. I’ve had chatty kids in the backseat and she gets me.

What are some of the best things about have Amazon Alexa in the car?

She is way more useful than I expected. Yes, she can do everything with my smart home hub but there are little things I didn’t expect to work so well.

1:Navigation works great – she looks up the address, sends it to my phone and I click the notification to open the Apple apps map and off I go. See more on maps next.

2:TuneIn radio opens up unending radio station opportunities. My FM stereo tuner has become unnecessary for me. I now have access to radio stations all over the world.

3:Music quality it better streamed from Spotify and TuneIn radio compared with listening to normal FM radio in the car.

4:Messaging works better. Saying ‘Alexa, message XXXXXX and say I’m on my way home’ or a fun thing is announcements. ‘Alexa, announce I’m on my way home’ – this then passes that on to all my Alexa units at home – might be weird for some people but not at our house’.

5:It impresses people. Driving my father home from the airport this weekend we were discussing the weather. I casually asked Alexa for the weather, which she provided, and this was an impressive touch to the commute. It’s the little things sometimes.

6:I don’t do much with the car buttons anymore. I get in, turn on the engine and from then on I have nothing I need to control manually except diving the car itself of course.

Here is what I can now do hands-free with Alexa in the car:

1. Control the volume of the music – ‘Alexa , turn the music up, down’.
2. Choose what music to listen to – FM, Spotify – what tracks to play etc
3. Get directions
4. Message people (she listens better than Siri does)

Will echo auto work with maps? Like, google maps?

Yes! echo auto can work with google maps, waze and apple maps so if you’re thinking, like I did, ‘Can I ask Alexa echo auto to open my maps and get directions…and it will open my favourite map app and get me there’, will it? The answer is YES….in capital letters. Boom.

You can indeed start directions using Alexa echo in the car.

This IMO is also one of those key things to make it really worth using in the car. I don’t want to have to play with my phone if I have echo auto-installed.

But, with maps there are limitations

If you own an android you are able to select your default maps application, whether it be Waze or Google for example. With an iPhone, it defaults to Apple Maps.

This is how it works:

• Alexa, get directions to Hot Dim Sum restaurant.
• Alexa looks up directions and says something like this (can’t remember exactly) “Sure, just tap the notification on your phone when it is safe to do so.”

What kind of Bluetooth do you need to make the Alexa echo auto work without connecting via a jack plug?

A lot of older cars (~10 years) have HFP Bluetooth (or OPP / PBAP) which means you can make and manage calls from the car but you can’t stream music or control music from the stereo or steering wheel controls.

If you have a newer car then you will most likely have A2DP and AVRDP which gives you full control.

For clarification – here are the Bluetooth protocols in more detail:

Named	Bluetooth Abbreviation	What it does
Advanced Audio Distribution Protocol	A2DP	Capable of streaming Audio
Audio/Video Remote Control Protocol	AVRCP	Allows you to control music playback directly from the stereo (or steering wheel if you have controls)
Hands-free Profile	HFP	Hands-free calling through the stereo but not much more. Mute, call, end call.
Object Push Profile	OPP	Allows you to upload your contact info to the stereo. Always a laugh in rental cars after people have uploaded these address lists. 🙂
Phone Book Access Profile	PBAP	You can access your contact list from the stereo but not stored.

The echo auto, as mentioned earlier, includes HFP Support for phone calls, A2DP for audio streaming and AVRCP for voice control. This is via the connection to your phone though, and not the car. It connects to Android phones via Serial Port Profile and to iPhone via iPod Accessory Protocol.

This means, assuming you have a newer phone, that the echo auto can connect to your phone with all the protocols it needs. It can handle calls, stream music and manage voice commands. If your car Bluetooth is only HFP (like mine) you might be better off connecting to an AUX input on the car to make the car connection flawless and increase response speeds dramatically.

My point with all this Bluetooth talk is that the echo still brings intelligence to older cars still using HFP Bluetooth protocol via your Phone, although a cable connection is faster.

Bottom line: You can now talk to your car, listen to music and give commands to Alexa.

If you have no compatible Bluetooth you will still be able to use the 3.5mm plug to connect straight in.

To be extra clear – you don’t connect the echo auto to your car Bluetooth – you connect your phone to your car Bluetooth (if you don’t connect the 3.5mm aux cable instead) and the echo connects to your phone. BUT, as I mentioned earlier, I use a Bluetooth adaptor for my phone which is connected to my 3.5mm aux-in and this allows me to stream music, handle voice controls. I just need to try calls.

If you have a car with HFP Bluetooth then you might, like me, have issues with the delay of the phone connecting and passing audio to the car stereo. I’ll cover more of that in the demo video.

Where do you mount or place the echo auto in the car?

A few options here, and it really depends on your car.

1: The auto ships with a vent mount bracket which creates a small table for your auto to sit on nicely. This might be your prefered option. Personally I am reluctant to use vent mounts as I’ve seen too many vents get broken.

2: If your car has a decent sized, relatively flat dashboard you could put it directly on the dashboard. You could also secure it better with one of those non-slip dashboard mats.

If you have a shelf in the car, as my 335i has, or any old BMW with an iDrive in the dashboard, you could rest it there too. This is where I rest mine. I have the cable plugged into the small section behind the gear stick. My Bluetooth adaptor is in my armrest which is where my 3.5 aux is also. I think my wife’s Honda CRV is the same (aux and 12v in armrest) so I’ll do the same with her car too.

I tried the vent mount but the angle was weird and it restricted how the vent angle slider thing could control the direction of air. So, I have it just sitting in the iDrive shelf for now. It’s not secured but it’s actually perfect and the audio probably bounces into that slot quite well I expect.

3: I last resort as you’ll have cables sticking out and looking a bit silly, is a cup holder, ideally an open type cup holder. The echo auto will set nicely inside it and with 8 microphones you’ve still got a chance of being heard.

echo Auto Photos – In the Car

Here are some photos of the echo auto in my car.

Will the echo auto listen to all my car conversations?

The car is the ultimate privacy cabin, isn’t it? The place you can sing like a pop star, curse out your workmates and complain about what your family did on the weekend. If you’re worried about echo listening to you then don’t.

echo auto will listen for its wake work, just like it does at home. But like your home Alexa echo or echo plus, the echo auto has a mute option. Like its home counterparts, the LED light strip on the echo will change to red which means the microphones have been disabled.

echo auto Compatibility

If you are concerned about your car compatibility these cars are NOT compatible with echo auto

Will try to keep this list up to date over time but you can also check Amazon’s echo auto car compatibility list.

• Alcatel One Touch
• Alcatel Pixi 4
• Google Nexus 4
• Google Nexus 6
• HTC Desire 610
• HTC M8
• HTC M9
• Huawei Honor 4C
• Huawei Mate SE
• LeEco LePro 3
• LG Tribute HD
• Samsung Galaxy J2
• Samsung Galaxy J3
• ZTE Blade A510

and these phones are not compatible with echo auto

Will try to keep this list up to date over time.

• Acura MDX (2016)
• Acura RDX (2017)
• Chevrolet Equinox (2016, 2017)
• Chevrolet Malibu (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Chevrolet Silverado (2014, 2015, 2017)
• Chevrolet Volt (2015)
• Dodge Caravan (2018)
• Dodge Ram (2018)
• GMC Sierra (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Honda Accord (2013, 2015)
• Honda Accord Touring (2013)
• Honda Civic (2013)
• Honda Odyssey (2016)
• Honda Pilot (2013)
• Toyota Camry (2015)
• Toyota Corolla (2017)

Your Amazon welcome email

After your echo auto is about to arrive you will get an email from them with some basic instructions. In short:

echo auto Installation instructions:

1. korak: Plugin the echo auto and connect the holder unit (currently included) to your air vent. The idea being the unit actually sits up above the airflow of the vent. I think a lot of work went into this but as I mentioned, I have a fear of broken vents so prefer to find other ways to mount it, like on the dash shelf. I figure with 8 speakers she can hear me from anywhere.

Step 2: Download the latest version of the Alexa App. This is straight forward but it also then walks you through connecting the auto to your phone. You connect it via the app like you would any Alexa device.

Step 3: Talk to it like a normal echo in your house. Say, ‘Alexa’ and then whatever else. An important note here from Amazon is to ensure you have the stereo and phone on the same channel when you drive. Just in case you set it to FM or muted the volume last time you used the car. Don’t fuss with the echo auto when driving! Pullover and sort it out for safety’s sake.

Zaključak

The Alexa echo auto brings the convenience of your home Amazon echo experience to your mobile life. It’s not perfect, and it’s probably not needed if you’re already deep into your phone assistant or your car has fantastic integration with your phone or Alexa or Carplay or android auto.

The best things about the echo auto is having your home and car connected to the same services and helpful Alexa skills.

The other really powerful benefit is to older cars which are harder to make smart.

The echo brings some real smarts to your old car. It might not be able to give you a large touch screen display that pops up like a new Mercedes, but it’s feature-packed.

The echo Auto is now available in the US, Canada and now the UK.

Pitanja? Ask below and I’ll do my best.