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Steve_199
Steve_199
Enthusiast II
Jan 17, 2015 4:50 PM UTC

Amazon Echo controller

I know it's a pipe dream but if you took the new Amazon Echo and used it to control Sonos, that would be unbelievable awesome.
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      Dan Herzig
      Lyricist I
      Jun 27, 2015 4:10 PM UTC
      I love my Sonos system.  Love Love Love.  I'm getting an Echo this week and I really don't want the Echo to take over due to convenience.  Sell my Sonos? Uhg!?!
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        Dan Herzig
        Lyricist I
        Jun 27, 2015 4:12 PM UTC
        Sonos: Please, please, please. I hope this request is simple enough to understand.  You have some real fans out here.  Don't lose out to an inferior product; embrace the integration.
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          BrendanKennedy
          Lyricist I
          Jun 27, 2015 4:14 PM UTC
          Echo is a dream but the sound is meh, please make yer robots talk nice to each other? Or at least let Echo do the taking for yer robots.  It's 2015, everyone can get married now. Be cool. 
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            Nate_5
            Lyricist III
            Jun 29, 2015 12:10 PM UTC
            Although I like the name (Sonos Vox) it wouldn't be a mass market appeal like Amazon Echo. I suspect it would be the same sort of equation of people choosing the Sonos app on their phone vs the Sonos controller
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            Ben_76
            Lyricist I
            Jun 29, 2015 7:48 PM UTC
            Another vote for echo integration for sonos voice control. Even if it's a third party integration using an IFTTT type interface would be okay. Just some basic controls for track skip, play, pause, and volume would be a great start. 
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              Dave Minogue
              Lyricist II
              Jun 30, 2015 5:07 PM UTC
              Yes..it would be super if I could say
              Alexa play the blue jays game on my sonos.

              Alexa play party playlist in Living Room.
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                Ted_16
                Lyricist I
                Jun 30, 2015 8:19 PM UTC
                Yes it should be through Echo.  No need for a stand alone Sonos product.
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                  rlabatt
                  Trending Lyricist I
                  Jun 30, 2015 8:28 PM UTC
                  Why not add a microphone to the existing speaker systems. BoM increase can't be that large. 
                  Alternatively, could also have a 'listener' on the mobile controller apps (iOS , Android): "Sonos...(yes)...play Taylor Swift...(ok)". If the 'bad guys' can tap into our mobile microphones surely Sonos can too.
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                  Steve_199
                  Steve_199Author
                  Enthusiast II
                  Jul 1, 2015 4:10 PM UTC
                  You just know a good programmer with a six pack of Red Bull could knock this thing out in a few hours. The question is who is going to get it done, Sonos or Amazon... Or do we have to do it ourselves? Somebody is missing an opportunity here.
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                    Stephanie_2
                    Lyricist III
                    Jul 1, 2015 4:47 PM UTC
                    Amazon just made its SDK public, even adding development funding for third parties: https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/echo. Anybody got the appropriate skillset and some time on their hands?
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