I would point out here that you are speaking entirely from your own perspective, rather than as a product. OK, so that suits you, great! Enjoy your Tap on battery.
======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected]> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7907 823971 ———————————————————— On 21 Feb 2017, at 17:37, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: See my previous eMail on the subject, I have a Power Bank which powers the Big Echo very nicely though I haven't done any rigorous testing so I've no idea just how long the Echo would last but - given I can get 2 days from the Power Bank on my HP laptop - I reckon I might get the same amount of time - if not more! - with Alexa. On 22/02/2017 4:31 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > I would point out that you wound’t be able to do that on the Echo, unless you > can acquire an adapter to convert their 15 volt input to USB. > > ======================================== > > My compliments and kindest regards > Gordon Smith: > <[email protected]> > > Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. > Mobile/SMS: > +44 (0)7907 823971 > > ———————————————————— > > > > On 21 Feb 2017, at 17:27, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've given up using battery bases on Echo Dot and so on given there seems > little point when the Tap does hthe job so affectively. > > > > On 22/02/2017 4:08 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: >> This doesn’t work on the Echo or Echo Dot. The Echo doesn’t even know I have >> a battery connected to it! I will try it again on the Dot but I think the >> results will be the same. >> >> Yes, this would certainly be a nice function. My battery went the other >> night and I got no prior warning. >> >> ======================================== >> >> My compliments and kindest regards >> Gordon Smith: >> <[email protected]> >> >> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. >> Mobile/SMS: >> +44 (0)7907 823971 >> >> ———————————————————— >> >> >> >> On 19 Feb 2017, at 18:10, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sorry forgot to mention this in my previous post. >> The Echo Tap can tell the user how much battery is left. >> You ask “How much battery power left” and the question is answered with a >> percentage of battery power remaining. >> You can also lookup the battery status on the Amazon Alexa home page. >> >>> On 19 Feb 2017, at 9:14 pm, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Good Sunday to you all >>> >>> My first imprcssions of this device can be summed up using just one word: >>> AMAZING! >>> >>> I received the device just after 08:30 this morning which, in itself, just >>> a very pleasant surprise. But the Smatree AE900 is much more than just a >>> battery base for the Echo. It's a 900MA/H system, capable of powering up >>> the echo for, so the blurb claims, in excess of 8 hours per charge cycle. I >>> have not had the opportunity to read all of the documentation, owing to the >>> fact that, like So many things these days, the dincumentation itself is >>> tiny, and does not bode well to the OCR process on any platform. I have >>> several options available to me in this regard, but those I've tried so far >>> have not proven themselves up to the task. But I'll keep trying. >>> >>> I have a hunch, however, have this device is more than just a glorified >>> battery. I am given to understand that it actually adds functionality to >>> the Echo. So we shall see. >>> >>> In point of fact, I also have so smaller version of this battery base, >>> designed for the Echo Dot. Sadly, there are some disappointing facts >>> regarding this particular unit, which it is to be hoped, are not shared >>> with it's larger sister product. One of these is the fact that the device >>> provides you with absolutely no warning whatsoever that the batter powering >>> your device is about to run out of fuel mid-flight. As with an airplane, >>> if the fuel tank runs dry, the engine just stops dead and you're out of >>> options. >>> >>> I hope that Smatree have picked up on this point, and provided some sort of >>> safeguard against it. >>> >>> Anyway, more later when I've done more testing. I don't want to comment >>> based purely on what I read. There's no substitute for hands-on experience. >>> >>> ============================== >>> >>> My Compliments And Kindest Regards >>> Gordon Smith >>> 'Accessibility And Information Technology Support Specialist >>> ------------------------------ >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> > >
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