52: Ask Alexa if There’s Cake 6x1k2i

This week on Techtonic, Joshua describes his first days with Amazon’s Echo, ‘The Woman in the Box’. She is far more responsive than Apple’s Siri, which disappoints us for reasons. On a good note, the Echo is showing promise and is useful for many scenarios at home. After Echo talk, Joe reviews his new iPhone SE. Why did he want to down-grade from his 6S, and what does the SE offer people that are ready to embrace a small phone? Amazon Echo:Amazon Echo, by AmazonThe Echo is Dan Moren’s favorite device of 2015The rest of the Echo family that we didn’t get toJoe’s substitute: AmazonBasics’ Portable Bluetooth SpeakerAmazonBasics’ Large Portable Bluetooth SpeakerAmazonBasics’ Small Portable Bluetooth Speaker iPhone SE:Joe’s former phone: iPhone 6S (64 GB, Unlocked, Retail Packaging, Space Gray)Joe’s new model: iPhone SE (Unlocked, 64 GB, Retail Packaging, Silver)Apple’s iPhone SE webpageJoe’s preferred case: Apple’s MF046LL/A iPhone 5S Red Leather Case (Joe only uses cases when traveling)Joe’s preferred iPhone dock: Twelve South HiRise Find us online:Techtonic.fm Give us a review on iTunes:Techtonic podcast on iTunes Correspond with us by email:[email protected] Connect with us hosts and the show on Twitter:@techtonicfm@jcsdarnell@joshuapeiffer (You will note that we have experimented with longer show notes lately. This week’s is nice a short, but in-depth highlights and takeaways will be back soon for future episodes.) 6u129