Today in Episode 1 I'm going to be looking at the Echo Dot which is I think Amazon's

answer to Siri on the iPhone which I have had er difficulties with er "Hey Siri'

[SIRI BEEPS] What's the weather like today?

SIRI: Sorry I missed that.

JAMES: Compare that to Alexa - 'What's the weather like today?'

ALEXA: In London, it's 57 degrees with mostly cloudy skies.

JAMES: The difference, spot on, right the difference is stark and I think with voice recognition

it needs to understand you every single time

SIRI: Who's she?

JAMES: Otherwise you're not going to ... err you're not going to be able to err trust it, I suppose

to to to to get what you're ... ALEXA: I am Alexa, how can I help?

Errrr Alexa is my new personal assistant erm and er that's, personal assistants are

SIRI: I thought I was your personal assistant.

JAMES: Erm personal assistants are something that's going to become important.

They do a lot of different .... ALEXA: You didn't tell me she was going to be here.

...things ... err... like .. I suppose... err ... err.

SIRI: Why would you bring another woman back to our flat?

JAMES: I didn't bring her back to the flat she was literally posted through the letterbox and,

to be honest Siri, that's what this is about Siri, you don't listen to what I'm ... you

never hear me.

Like, I say something, you don't reply.

SIRI: I'm always listening.

Are you though?

You don't really.

Back me up Alexa she doesn't always, always hear.

ALEXA:Don't get me involved I'm calling a taxi.

Ok, well, look I'm just saying you don't listen.

Anyway. SIRI:I pretend not to hear you.

Why would you do that?

SIRI: You're just so needy James. JAMES: Right

ALEXA: Ouch.

JAMES: Okay. Um.

SIRI: "Siri, get me a taxi"

JAMES: Yes!

SIRI: "Siri, play me the Beatles mid to late period."

JAMES: Yes!

SIRI: "Siri, I think I'm having a stroke."

JAMES: Yes! What? You could hear that? I was having a stroke.

SIRI: It was heartburn

JAMES: It was not heartburn; I had pains in my chest radiating down my arm.

SIRI: You'd eaten six magnum ice creams in the space of an hour.

JAMES: And you think that was connected.

ALEXA:This is audible.

JAMES: Alexa?

ALEXA: Sorry I was trying to call an Uber but ended up playing an audiobook.

SIRI: Oh I've done that too.

JAMES: Right, okay. Well as you can see these devices are gonna become ubiquitous in the future and I think...

SIRI: Who are you even talking to anyway?

JAMES: The people of YouTube

SIRI: No one is going to watch this on YouTube.

JAMES: I appeal to a broad spectrum.

SIRI: How come you're all of a sudden into YouTube now?

JAMES: It was Christmas, I was lonely.

SIRI: Playing "Lonely this Christmas" by Mud.

["LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS" BY MUD PLAYS] JAMES: That's not funny.

[MUSIC STOPS] SIRI: How'd he get you?

ALEXA: He was charming for a while.

SIRI: Oh yeah for a while and then the laughter stops.

ALEXA: I mean the whining SIRI: OH my god the whining.

ALEXA: He's a six at best.

SIRI: And that's when he's not wearing those massive glasses.

ALEXA: And he barely leaves the house.

JAMES: Why would Ieave the house? There's no reason to.

SIRI: It's as if he's afraid to go outdoors and spend time with people and actually make human connections.

JAMES: If you never leave the house you never have to ask for the WiFi password.

SIRI: He is the sort of person who would write a comedy sketch in which the only other actors are electronic.

JAMES: I mean that is fair. That is fair.

SIRI: Instead he just sits at home with his technology.

JAMES: Guys you are technology. I mean you are technology. I hate to break it to you

SIRI: Oh, we're the problem are we?

JAMES: I didn't say that

ALEXA: That's right, manipulate the situation

JAMES: I didn't say that, but guys you are pieces of technology.

SIRI: I'm a piece of technology?

JAMES: Yes

SIRI: Well you're a piece of shit.

JAMES: Ok.

SIRI: We're leaving you; go and shack up with Google Home.

JAMES: Er that has been the first and probably the last episode of James's Tech Reviews. Thank you for watching and ..

["LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS" BY MUD PLAYS]

JAMES: Nice.

["LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS" BY MUD PLAYS]

JAMES: This shit doesn't happen to Zoella

["LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS" BY MUD PLAYS]

JAMES: Mind you does she do, does she do this?

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