I sent the following as feedback to Amazon for a TV commercial. With all the stuff Smartthings users have dealt with lately, I thought this might give us something to laugh at, as I’m sure many of us can relate:
Proposed Amazon Echo commercial.
{Fade in, living room scene. Muted lights, crickets chirping in the background, window in view shows that it is night outside–dark, street lights on in the distance. Cricket sounds fade as scene pans to show Amazon Echo on end table beside couch. View widens, to reveal Amazon parrot on a perch, head cocked sideways, looking at the Echo.}
Parrot: “Alexa, turn on bedroom lights.”
{Close up of Echo, light pointing toward parrot. Light rings spins blue.}
Alexa: “Okay”
{Switch scene to outside view of house: Upstairs window illuminates. Shadow of man in window bolting upright in bed. Switch scene back to living room.}
Parrot: “Alexa, open garage door.”
{Close up of Echo, light pointing toward parrot. Light rings spins blue.}
Alexa: “Okay”
{Switch scene to outside view of house: Front garage door raises, garage light illuminates. Switch scene back to living room.}
Parrot: “Alexa, turn on car alarm.”
{Close up of Echo, light pointing toward parrot. Light rings spins blue.}
Alexa: “Okay”
{Switch scene to outside view of house: car in garage starts flashing light, car alarm sounds. Switch scene back to living room}
Parrot, in a raised voice: “Alexa, turn on Siren.”
{Close up of Echo, light pointing toward parrot, bounces back and forth slightly as it focuses on parrot’s voice. Light rings spins blue.}
Alexa: “Okay”
{Switch to outside view, red lights flashing in all windows, alarm siren evident, competing noise with the car alarm. Switch scene back to living room, widen scope to include staircase from upstairs. Slowly coming down stairs is a man dressed in pajamas, bedraggled, followed by woman in robe with messy hair, and a sleepy small child in pajamas carrying a teddy bear. Zoom to face shot of man and wife.}
Man turns to wife and says: “Damn Amazon!”
{Switch to close up of parrot}
Parrot cackles manically.
{Switch to close up of Amazon Echo. Titles appear “Amazon Echo. The ultimate voice companion for home automation.” Echo blue light ring illuminates and spins. Fade to black.}
