And I truly think every home should be Alexa powered.

If you are on the fence about buying an Amazon Echo, you can use this App to try out many of the features of Alexa, as this app will handle shopping lists, queries and many of the Alexa Skills. This is Alexa “on the road”, giving me control of my Connected Home when I’m miles away from home. Press and hold the button, watch the animation, add items to my shopping list, turn lights on or off. Today I discovered Lexi –a $5 iOS app that changed everything. And I’ve often cursed out Siri for not turning on lights when I’ve summoned her to action this from a distance using HomeKit via my Apple TV. Just yesterday I was away from home and thinking I needed to add a few things to my Alexa powered shopping list and wishing there was an easy way to do this without typing into the Alexa App on my iPhone or using a web browser on my tablet. Here’s a quick list of what my two Home Theater’s include for major components: Living RoomĬontinue reading → Taking Alexa with me everywhere using Lexi The TLDR version of this post is that AnyMote, which takes concentration and time to set up (and is pretty geeky when it comes to advanced functions), coupled with the Alexa AnyMote skill is awesome. I decided it was time to experiment with Alexa voice control. I’ve already got a Harmony Ultimate Hub/Remote in the Bedroom and an old and dying Harmony 1100 in the Living Room that I’m replacing with AnyMote Home. I’ve got a bunch of stuff downstairs in the Living Room and a bunch of stuff in the Master Bedroom. I got to thinking that with everything I’ve voice enabled here, I had not done anything with my home theater equipment. Heaven forbid that I should have to lift a handheld remote in my very Smart Home.

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