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The key feature that would make me get a set of these, or competing devices, is independent voice commands per device. For example, I'd like to be able to have one in each bedroom and say "turn off the lights" and have it only affect that room. The last time I looked there wasn't a product on the market that supported this.

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Echo + Hue totally does this. Though, you have to say "Turn off the bedroom lights." if you just want the bedroom. "Turn off the lights" will turn off all the lights.

BTW- it's magic, amazing and too expensive. But if you're dumb and like geeky tech things, it's pretty rad.

Echo + Hue totally does this. Though, you have to say "Turn off the bedroom lights."

I think that's exactly what the OP wants to do not have to do.

To clarify the other reply and OP's comment, I think he wants to say "turn off the lights" to the Echo he has in the bedroom, and have it know to turn off _just_ the bedroom lights. Ditto for the one in the living room, etc.

If I say "turn off the bedroom lights" it will turn off the same set of lights regardless of which room I am standing in. If I say it in my guest bedroom the guest bedroom lights should turn off. If I say it in my bedroom my lights should turn off. I don't want my guests turning my lights on and off while they figure out the voice controls.

I know it makes me sound like a crotchety old man, but I just can't justify giving my lightbulbs access to my home network when the wall switches I already have seem to work just fine.

That sounds like a configuration issue. "The Lights" is likely setup as the default group including all your lights. You should be able to group them separately into something like "bedroom lights" and "living room lights".

They just announced this feature. The new echo knows where it is and saying something like "turn off the lights" to the echo in your living room vs your bedroom will now work as you would want it to.

Do you have a link for this? The linked article doesn't mention it and neither do a couple other articles I've seen for the new echo.

http://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-echo-2-arrives-packing

> Amazon is also improving its Alexa API, so it will be easier for the speaker to talk to gadgets in certain rooms without actually having to say that room. So, if you want to turn off a light in the dining room and are in the dining room, only that light will turn off. This is a big thing for Alexa, as it makes the process of using the digital assistant easier.

Thanks. This was exactly the info I was looking for.

I am really surprised devices like this don't support naming. Both individual and general. Like starting a conversation with one "Home" indicating you are talking to all, Master for master bedroom, and such. Heck you should be able to name them like pets. Spot, roll over. Sit. Lights on.. lights off. its cold...

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