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What A.I. (artificial intelligence) home devices help you live with ALS?
During this past decade, A.I. (artificial intelligence) devices have evolved from simply novelty items to essential to our daily lives. Everything from Alexas, to Siris, to even now, has “smart homes” that respond to voice commands and sounds.
Being voice-challenged myself, I initially disliked voice-activated devices. But have invented my own workarounds to relay my commands and have to admit these devices can be helpful. There are devices that respond to motions, like clapping hands to turn lights on and off or waving your hand in front of an “eye” to activate the TV.
What AI devices do you depend on in your home? From your experiences, do you have tips or recommendations for our forum members?
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I enjoy listening to music from our Alexa while I’m at my computer… but even though my voice “activates” the device, my speech is too slow and it shuts down before I’m finished speaking. So, I type the command into my computer (on a Word doc.) put the volume on high, and hit the “read aloud” key. This way my computer’s “voice” is recognized by the Alexa and I can have music all afternoon! 🙂
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I have an Echo in my room, hooked to my Bose radio to amplify the sound, and I cannot speak to it. I open a tab on Chrome, open Google Translate, type in what I want and hit the ‘Listen’ speaker icon. If it’s a phrase I’ll use again (Echo… Read notifications), I hit the star icon on the right side & it saves it; click on the star icon in the middle of the page & it will open up the ‘Saved’ phrases. When Echo has a notification, I just find the saved phrase & ‘talk’ to her!
My house is a 50′ ranch, the LR, Kitchen are at the opposite end of my room. I bought a baby monitor, my end is plugged in the wall, my parents have the other piece in the LR, Kitchen. If I need help, I just yell ‘Hey!’ and they’ll come to see what I need. Mom has hearing aides, Dad needs them but if the TV is on, the central built in to the ceiling fan is going – they won’t hear me! I turn my computer speakers up & type into Google Translate that I need them and they hear me, lol!
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ouuu 🙂 Thank you Beth! I learned something new! I’ll try your method!
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I have an Echo in my room, hooked to my Bose radio to amplify the sound, and I cannot speak to it. I open a tab on Chrome, open Google Translate, type in what I want and hit the ‘Listen’ speaker icon. If it’s a phrase I’ll use again (Echo… Read notifications), I hit the star icon on the right side & it saves it; click on the star icon in the middle of the page & it will open up the ‘Saved’ phrases. When Echo has a notification, I just find the saved phrase & ‘talk’ to her!
My house is a 50′ ranch, the LR, Kitchen are at the opposite end of my room. I bought a baby monitor, my end is plugged in the wall, my parents have the other piece in the LR, Kitchen. If I need help, I just yell ‘Hey!’ and they’ll come to see what I need. Mom has hearing aides, Dad needs them but if the TV is on, the central built in to the ceiling fan is going – they won’t hear me! I turn my computer speakers up & type into Google Translate that I need them and they hear me, lol!
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Is anyone using voice-activated (or sound-activated) AI to operate curtains, lights, or lock doors? How is it working for you? Would you recommend any?
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My husband who is pretty tech savvy has set me up with the apple Home app and a module on the garage door opener to allow me to open the garage door just using the app…not sure if it can be voice activated. He also installed an electronic lock, I believe the brand is “August” on the front door deadbolt that I can unlock/lock using an app on my phone. Those 2 things along with cameras allow me to see who is coming and unlock the front door or open the garage door without leaving my recliner or wheelchair.
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