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The Italians sure know how to make fantastic cars. <\/p>
Sure they have the best of the best when it comes to supercars, but that doesn't mean they cannot make every-day use cars, this is assuming your pockets are deeper than Marina's Trench, of course. The Maserati V8 GranTurismo is a special car, it is a 4 seater with fantastic leg room, enough headspace that even cars like Honda City seem to struggle with (yes that's a thing, I'm a tall guy). One thing that strikes me about the Maserati GranTurismo V8 Sport is just how beautiful it is. Like, sit down for a while and look at this sheer beauty. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511778447442","data":"5a1be93ea1f56"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511778500879","data":"
Boasting a 4.2 litre V8 engine, derived from Ferrari, according to the Top Gear website, this 400bhp monstrous engine for a 'every-day' car is fast, efficient and gets the job done. It goes from 0-100kmph in 5.2 seconds, what more could one ask for? There simply aren't any roads in India to test this one out properly, let alone the Supercars that are around the country. Which reminds me, the top speed of this one is listed as 177mph, which according to my napkin math is 290kmph. <\/p>
Two Hundred and Ninety Kilometres Per Hour.<\/p>
That's the top speed. This is a four seater. Sit down again and think about what you've just seen. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511778764621","data":"5a1bea6827a2a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511778766591","data":"
The interiors come packaged with the latest software and safety setups to ensure you don't make a paste of yourself should you drive this car up a tree or something, and the safety features are pretty safe, forgive me for that bit of lazy writing, I couldn't resist. <\/p>
The interiors are pretty decent, the seats are comfortable and the seatbelt aren't bothersome, instead being an asset over a bother. Many cars forget this is a thing. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511778889507","data":"5a1bead8712ee"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511778909487","data":"
I've only seen this car once in my life, and I hope my brothers and sisters back home get to see it at the Hyderabad International Auto Show. It is a beautiful car, one that is liable to move a car lover to tears. <\/p>"}]
There isn't a single person I've known over the years who hasn't heard of Bruce Lee. The actor and martial artist became a legend, tales of his skill were both praised and whispered about in fear and admiration. Although he did not live for long, dying at the age of 32, Bruce Lee's body of work and left behind a legacy that would go on to make him not just one of the most recognisable name in martial arts movies, but the one who kickstarted the genre, quite literally. He is the prime, the alpha, the one who came before, and his martial arts performance earned him a loyal fan following around the world. <\/p>
I still recommend watching Lee's movies because of their masterful film-work. Lee laid the ground work when it comes to shooting action scenes, his movies employed steady camera work and actual martial arts which gave us movies with action sequences that felt authentic. The steady camera technique for action sequences has since then been a staple for any action movie worth its salt, later mastered by Jackie Chan and his plethora of fantastic movies (which I also highly recommend) and used to great effect in movies like The Raid and more recently, John Wick. Keanu Reeves physically embodies the role of John, complete in his physicality, by being as brutal as possible with his Gun-Fu, a mixture of using guns and Kung-Fu. The reason the brutal efficiency of this is achieved is because of the camera work. In the first John Wick movie, when goons attack his home, the final goon is killed by John in an intense scene that slowly moves closer to the knife fight with music pumping up the tension. <\/p>
Watch the scene below! <\/i><\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1511773168553","data":"0qGtC-JtiUU"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511773179390","data":"
Now compare this with Bruce Lee's finest action sequence from Fist of Fury, where he takes on an entire Dojo. <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1511773635115","data":"9OxR4Y4F02k"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511773639553","data":"
It does not even compare! <\/p>
I absolutely love John Wick for bringing back that old flavour of steady cam shots and focus on the action itself back to movies, I mean after you've to watch Liam Neeson take 90 cuts to jump over a fence in Taken 3 you do tend to get a bit sick of shaky cam. <\/p>
Watch how the shot frames Lee just off the centre of the screen and does not tend to move. The cuts in it are to only show the unfortunate students that try to stop him falling over or reaping the consequences of their actions, which serves as a form of catharsis to the viewers who are rooting for Lee. My favourite shot in the entire sequence was when he grabs the Nunchuk and turns around to face the Dojo again. Absolutely phenomenal action sequence direction and none of it would have been possible if it wasn't for Bruce Lee's immense skill. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511774512760","data":"5a1bd9c920810"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511774542500","data":"
I'm not sure if Bruce Lee knew this before his passing at the young age of 32, but his movies had political implications. Young Asian and Black men in America watched his movies, especially Enter The Dragon where the central character was a man born in Chinatown, San Francisco and had Jim Kelly, an African American actor who worked with Lee in Enter The Dragon in a supporting role. These two men became icons, heroes to be emulated and taken inspiration from. Why? Because they handled themselves on the screen with such style and suave, they showed the young men from the minorities that they too could be as cool as them. It was a white man's world, of course. <\/p>
And speaking of the privileged, Bruce Lee's penchant for fighting on the screen without his shirt on, putting on display his toned body and ripped abs combined with his ridiculously fast moves inspired generations of people who wanted to learn, some went on to pay exorbitant amounts of money to do so. It inspired a culture of staying fit, first in America, then slowly over the rest of the world. Everyone wanted to learn Kung Fu, everyone wanted to learn at least one martial arts. Bruce Lee had become the peak, the Mount Everest in every man's life, he made martial arts a household name and even went on to become the biggest movie star of all time. <\/p>
Sadly, he never lived to see his legacy. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511775281044","data":"5a1bdccc6e7f7"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511775313142","data":"
There was a guy I knew who once told me that everyone who works out to build their body does it partly for themselves and partly because they want to be like someone they admire deeply. I thought about what he said to be for quite some time because it does make sense that people see celebrities and aspire to be like them - there are entire industries devoted to this - but to put yourself through extensive lifestyle changes and bringing about discipline to change your entire life just because of one celebrity did not make sense to me. But then again, I've never been the kind of guy that takes his celebrity crushes seriously, serious enough to take inspiration from at least. <\/p>
I can, however, definitely respect people who take inspiration from someone as inspirational and influential as Bruce Lee. It is difficult to see there ever being another Lee ever, this was an American born Asian man in a white man's world, born in a time when African Americans still did not have the right to vote and when Japanese people were put in camps post the war simply for being Japanese, overcoming the advantages of not having any privileges and going on to become not just one of the greatest, but the greatest action movie star of all time. It absolutely kills me that Lee did not live to see the kind of influence he would exert on the world. <\/p>
In a way, the point about inspiration strikes to me as something that passed down the generations. Everyone who hits the gym today, who wakes up in the morning and goes running, who come back from a tiring day at work and then work the sweat off their bodies while blasting Slayer at full volume on their earphones before bed, all of us are doing it with inspiration from someone else, someone who was inspired to do so themselves by yet another person. It is like extending an arm towards you, asking you to grab on and not give up just because you think the person you take inspiration from is much ahead of you. That change takes time, but time is all it takes. <\/p>
For many in the 70s and even to this day, Bruce Lee is the one extending his hand towards us. <\/p>
Here's to Bruce Lee, Born 27 November 1940, Died 30 July 1973<\/p>"}]
Everyone wants to be successful in their lives. Everyone have some dreams or goals. Does everyone succeed in their life? \n Absolutely no, some may get the success and some may not. Despite,having the intelligence,qualification or necessary things for the success we may not achieve what we want. This is because of our thoughts. \n Thoughts create our destiny. Our thoughts have the power that are stronger than anything we could ever imagine. So,make sure whatever we think that affects our future. \n There is a quote \"Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit \" that means if we have positive thoughts on what we do then we fill our minds with light, hope and feeling of strength and soon these qualities reflect into our life and if we have negative thoughts then the negativity reflect into our life.\n Negative thoughts are like heavy dark clouds hiding the sun and the sky,making the day look gloomy and threatening.\n So, avoid thinking negatively,always have the positive thoughts and expect only the good to happen to you whatever the situation may be.<\/p>\n"}]
My childhood was fun, Tough and exciting. Riding tricycles and bicycles was the most treasureable memory that lifted my mood after those oh-so-boring homework and assignments. The best part of my childhood was filled with lovely cultural celebrations and lots of happy holidays. Out of all the festive celebrations, CHILDRENS DAY used to be my favourite. All of us know that this is celebrated on the birth date of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first prime minister.\nFor every child including me, this day is a celebration day where we all wait for competitions, cultural performance, prize distributions and biscuits and cakes to be distributed among us. we would also ask our teachers not to restrict us because it is our day. I remember those good and happy times, and those memories will be everlasting and forever Trapped in my heart. \nI remember when my school principal use to address us about why is Children\u2019s day celebrated where many of us consider it to be the most boring part of the celebration, He said \u201cChildren are considered as the building blocks of the strong nation. Celebrating this reminds us about their rights. Children are leaders of tomorrow so they need to get respect, special care and protection from their parents, teachers and other members of the family. \u201cAt that stage I really did not understand what he actually meant \nI am 21 now and really miss my school days. I thank god for blessing me with best parents, teachers, friends and people around me. \nLast night, when I was recollecting my school days and was cherishing them, it occurred to me that why was this day given a lot of preference, I recollected what our principle said and wondered what did I do for my nation? what did I do for those people who made every children\u2019s day of my life memorable.\nGiving it a thought I decided to meet and spend some time with the unprivileged ones and share my thoughts and experiences about this children\u2019s day, so that by the time they come to my age they could be able to share same value\u201d The children of today will make the India of tomorrow.\u201d\nI with my 3 other friends decided to celebrate this day with the ones who actually have amazing thoughts and talent but cannot speak and express. we visited ASHRAY AKRUTI located at sri nagar colony Hyderabad. Students from nursery to 5th were energetic and gave us a warm welcome. we conducted many competitions and gave gifts to everyone and the best part was the dance performance by few. though they cannot hear the performance may not synchronise with the music but still I would say it to be the best performance coz it shows the dedication and interest of doing and achieving some thing in life. they do not consider themselves to be the weakest but come out building new talents.\nEvery one over there belong to different families but, they treat each other as a family member and take care of each other very well. the million-dollar smile after they get gifts cannot be expressed. I had another best children day added to my memories\nWe take them for granted as unprivileged but my personal experience says they are the most talented ones and our country needs them, The fact is, most of the children don\u2019t stand much of a chance of breaking out of the cycle of poverty and thriving as independent adults.\nIt\u2019s time we let the world\u2019s orphans\u2014and their caregivers\u2014know that they matter. Together, we can make a meaningful difference by empowering each and every one of them to reach their full potential. <\/p>
HAPPY CHILDRENS DAY\n\n<\/p>
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vibhashi khanna<\/p>
stanley college of engineering and technology<\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510681410353","data":"
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The movie Thuparivalaan, which means 'to carry out a search' or 'investigate', is written and directed by Mysskin in Tamil. Starring in lead roles are Vishal, Vinay Rai, Prasanna, Andrea Jeremiah and Anu Emmanuel. The protagonist role played by Vishal as 'Detective Kaniyan' while the antagonist role \u2018Devil\u2019 played by Vinay Rai.<\/p>
The detective lives along with his friend and colleague Manohar(Prasanna). One day a middle aged man visits the detective and asks him to find out the details of his missing daughter. Despite of a blank cheque offered by him, Kaniyan doesn't takes up the case. While finding it intriguing, Manohar questions Kaniyan's disapproval. Kaniyan explains that the man's eloped daughter is safe away from her father.<\/p>
The furious Detective Kaniyan who couldn't find a case of his mettle, gets a visit from a 9 years old boy Naveen. The boy describes that his dog had been shot dead and he wants the detective to find out the killer. He gives the detective a bullet which he founds in his dogs body. <\/p>
Curious isn't it? First, despite of the ransom offered, the detective rejects the case of a middle aged man. And now intriguingly tooks up the case of a kid who offers the detective with an amount of \u20b9837 as fee. What might have interested him? Why did he took up the case? <\/p>
Yes, there is something different about the story. It remembers me of 'A Study in Scarlet', the first detective novel, in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced his fiction character 'SHERLOCK HOLMES'. This movie is inspired from the Sherlockian stories. The fine deductions like determining the height of a man by size of his foot and age by length of his stride. The way the detective scrutinizes in the cases leaves you in astonishment. It's not any commonplace to sniff a dead man's lips to deduce something. This is how the Holmes works will be, and the movie is pretty close to this type of deductions.<\/p>
Kaniyan starts the investigation and gets the ballistic reports of the bullet. Through the reports he finds out that the bullet belongs to a 9mm Glock. And also finds that the bullet is actually ricocheted from a strong object and had hit the dog.<\/p>
As to sleuth the kill, the detective reaches the spot where the dead dog had been found. The detective takes the help of beach kids to find out for what he's looking for. In the contrary as he's expecting for a bullet case, instead he finds out a prosthetic tooth. <\/p>
Here comes it, one more twist, one more clue, it's becoming a mess of tangled skein scene by scene. How does he\u2019s going to unravel the mystery? How did he exposed the every inch of it? Watch the film soon. And if I were you, I couldn't have had the suspense.<\/p>
This is how the plot begins. Then the case leads to series of bizarre murder cases which are linked to it. The death of a police officer due to a poisoned dart, using of an artificial lightening to kill a business man, are all lucrative jobs executed by Devil's team. While dealing was with the case, Kaniyan loses one of his close ones.<\/p>
The astounding mystery-detective genre which was released on 14 Sep 2017 is a must watch movie for detective lovers. Especially the climax of the plot which was shot in mangroves is very distinguishing from any other movies' climax.<\/p>"}]
As, I sit in front of the dressing table watching myself dressed up in South Indian Creame and Red lehenga with golden flowers stitched all over, beaded with white stone pearls. Boxes of Tanisq jewellery, which we kept inside many years waiting to be opened for my marriage. Surrounded by rejoicing, glorious moments of cousins selfies, dances and the masti being captured, kids running down the hallway playing hide and seek.All the ladies attired in beautiful embroidered sarees and Gents in South India style Dhoti and Kanduva. Its just me in the room, with no smile on my face as my marriage is about happen in about few hours. A letter is placed inside the left drawer of the table, which is my future I've been dreaming since my childhood. My dream college which I've been aiming for many years, to prove myself that I can become a successful business leader among very few women in the industry. The other side of the door in which my dad has been dreaming since years i.e., the marriage hall.I get an aura that my future is about to take a diversion which I haven't been expecting. A flash rolled inside my mind, the childhood memories, my schooling, my friends, my dreams, my fantasies and my future.It stuck there for a while, yes, my future! Is this what I've been dreaming of? Getting married at the age of 23 without earning few bucks? Without getting an identity to myself? What did I do all these years, just to get married to a guy who has an identity and I don't? Follow his instructions rest of my life? Will I even get a chance to make my own decision in the future, I doubt that! You might be thinking, what have I done all this time without talking with my parents.Yeah, your right...I am a coward, but I guess its better late than never!<\/p>\n
I know its damn late to even talk about this, but I don't wanna spend rest of my life regretting to make an attempt to even speak out. I stood up with confidence, to face the consequences and answer to all the questions my parents gonna ask. I walked to the door as I turn the knob, my phone started ringing. I ignored it because there was no time for me now. Again, it started ringing. I walked quickly, picked it up and was about to reject the call but paused for a second because it was from my fiancee. I picked it up, all I could hear was him saying,\" Hey! Are you happy about this marriage? I've just got to know from your best friend that you rejected your dream college seat for this \"marriage\". Do you wanna speak about this?<\/p>\n
I didn't know how to respond, I broke down into tears as he cut the call and came running into my room, despite the gathering of the relatives outside the door.He picked me up as I explained him the whole situation. He stood beside me and supported my decision and convinced my parents. He said that he would wait till I complete my education and get my own identity and then marry me. Everyone was upset about the cancellation of marriage but it was a re-birth for me. If it wasn't for that last minute call, situations would have been way different. That one last call had turned my future back to the way I've designed.<\/p>\n","id":"1511029064905","type":"txt"}]
We are grown ups <\/p>
With lots of understandings <\/p>
Maturity creeps in<\/p>
Silence pushes up <\/p>
We are grown ups<\/p>
We don't talk to each other<\/p>
We ignore <\/p>
Which really don't bother Show indifference Ultimately huge break ups <\/p>
Hell yeah we just 'show' Show offs And it just \"we \" \"we\" \"we\"<\/p>
Echoes all around <\/p>
Each relationship hiccups <\/p>
Yet we are grown ups<\/p>
Perfectly we are <\/p>
With the mirth Of carelessness <\/p>
And so much of \"misheed\"<\/p>
Inspite of all There's no eternal bliss within us<\/p>
That we feel A gloomy face runs through our blood And that blood we all daily \"sup\"..<\/p>"}]
I'll admit I was skeptical about this one. <\/p>
I've spent the better half of my time in 10+2 and the first two years of Engineering writing short stories based out of the game worlds I inhabited when I reached home again. I even rewrote the entire story of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, without making any extensive changes, but enough to give it what I believed to be a proper extension. I had realised by the time I started writing these short stories and recreations that what kind of a story works in a video game or a movie might not work so well in the written format. Of course, hindsight is 20\/20. If you think about this statement now, you'll understand that while both video games and movies can employ a visual style of storytelling - that is to say, a form of storytelling that the set design or graphics design can tell - with video games, you had to make it worth playing. You had to invest the player into playing without making it too boring, where the story would merely provide the incentive to keep going on. <\/p>
So when I heard about Ernest Cline's nostalgia-filled novel on an MMO Virtual Reality game set in 2044 with ample references to the good ol' days of the 80s (and in India's case, the 90s) video games, TV shows and music, I did not think much of it. Using the 80s to tell stories was already getting old, as much as I love Stranger Things, the 80s setting and glorification of that era have to stop. We have to move on. <\/p>
However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a story crafted to drift along at breakneck speeds, so fast that you have the 80s techno music running in your head as you're reading the book. Filled with interesting characters, clever references and some focused writing, Ernest Cline has delivered to us a book worth picking up.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511708797687","data":"5a1ae15b8ad9a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511708799715","data":"
Of course, I still have my gripes with the book. Being an elitist nerd myself, I cannot help but feel that Ready Player One sometimes goes the same route as Big Bang Theory does: it is a window for those of us not immersed in this culture to glimpse at what keeps our engines running, without having these people experience it the same way we do. While it is not as bad as The Big Bang Theory, which basically insults nerd culture to the amusement of the non-nerds around the world while actual nerds are cringing in disgust, it does go there every now and then with overly self-referential writing and talking about a joke here, a bad game there, a TV show here. In short, what makes this book work is also what works against it. <\/p>
I'm not qualified enough to make an educated assumption on whether that is a good or a bad thing. <\/p>
But as a gamer, one that has been gaming since 1995, I can certainly identify with the protagonist, the nature of questing that makes people like me chase virtual plots and characters, the escapism which drives us to do what we want to do. The character motivations, the kind of people we meet in the story, who they are, what they are, why they are the way they are, it is a good introduction into our lifestyles, but of course, there's much more to us. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511710190240","data":"5a1ae17281fd3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511710192569","data":"
Ready Player One isn't a transcendental piece of literature that will change the entire world, neither is it a book that will blow your mind. It's a non-stop rollercoaster of being in a fastpaced MMO game, where the plot is rapid and the character development average. It is a treat to read if you're a geek, a decent read if you're not, and a definite buy for it's asking price. Click here to buy! <\/a><\/p>Note: The Cover Picture is taken from the production pictures of Ready Player One the movie, helmed by veteran Hollywood maestro Steven Speilberg himself. <\/i><\/p>"}]
Note: The Cover Picture is taken from the production pictures of Ready Player One the movie, helmed by veteran Hollywood maestro Steven Speilberg himself. <\/i><\/p>"}]
You've been a loser because... I'll answer that later.<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347533","type":"txt"},{"data":"
First of all have a look at your life. Think about your day. What did you do today as soon as you woke up? What was the first thing you did. Then think about what you did later, and later. What did you do after 2hrs?<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347533","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Today, I've got a challenge for you. Focus on your day. On your actions. Your little decisions. Everything that you do, ask yourself 'why' you do it. Even if it's just brushing your teeth. Ask yourself, why? As soon as you wake up, if you have a habit of using your phone and wasting like an hour or two, ask yourself before using it, why am I doing this? How is it beneficial for me? No genuine reason? Keep the phone aside and get up. Brush your teeth, take a shower and have a healthy breakfast. <\/p>\n","id":"1511523347533","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Get to your work. Everytime you procrastinate, ask yourself why? Just for today at least. Be aware of your actions and you'll be surprised of how much time you waste. How much you could have achieved if you had just made the right choices.<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347533","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Those little things, they add up.<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Just 10 mins of time pass adds up, everyday. And yeah, 10 mins of work adds up too. 'Nothing builds motivation like accomplishment.' Remember that. Wasting your time won't give you that 'kick'.<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Why are you unsuccessful? \"Because you live like a failure.\"<\/i> I realized it last night. And I wanna change it. Do successful people waste so much of their time? Everyday??<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Improve your lifestyle. Live like a successful person. Work hard and smart like a successful person, and you'll win.<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"},{"data":"
Stop living like a failure.<\/b> <\/p>\n","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"},{"data":"","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"},{"data":"
P.S. If you liked the challenge, felt some difference within you, try it out for 30 days.<\/p>\n","id":"1511523347534","type":"txt"}]
It is about the time when i was in Pune. Pune is a hub for those who love food and night life. It is more safe and secure than most of the high tech places in India. I have stayed there for about three years and the city has welcome me full heartedly and given me great options to munch on.<\/p>\n
It was a beautiful saturday evening when I along with my girl gang was on a bike ride and we were craving for food. Food is one thing that makes most of us happy and adds on to the mood.We headed towards the best Pune street food and when you are there in Pune you should definitely have them.<\/p>\n
Vada Pav is one of the authentic street foods available in Pune along with crisp patty and chutneys.\nWe had Bhelpuri, which is one of the tasty and tangy chara available in Pune. Pav Bhaji being the third variety we munched on lift our mood to a great level. After having stumptious meal our ato mach was full but we were still not full. Then we headed towards FC road and had bun maska with ginger tea. With no more capacity , we then decided to give up. <\/p>\n
We were extreamly happy and contented and at the same time we were quite shocked as we had lots and lots of food. Whatever it was there was one thing that we all realized that when you are with beat of your friends\/people , you do not hesitate to jump even in the most craziest stuff. Food is for Life. and Life is more about you and people in it.<\/p>\n"}]
Amazon has certainly been hitting it out of the park lately with their products: In India, Amazon Prime Video has been collecting and hosting a range of fantastic TV shows and is on the cusp of launching Amazon Prime Music, which will be like Spotify, without the extensive library. <\/p>
But then, a company like Amazon doesn't name itself after the mightiest river in the world just for the laughs, neither is Amazon's hardware department something to laugh at. With the advent of smart homes and the Internet of Things, our lives will be more connected and infinitely easier to operate when you have a device that can take notes for you and that is massively understating what this device can do. <\/p>
The Echo, powered by Alexa - an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon themselves - can take notes as stated previously, order items from Amazon, even book cabs and services from apps like Ola and Urbanclap. While Echo has two other variants apart from the Echo Dot - one simply titled Echo and the other being Echo Plus -, apart from output hardware, all the Echo devices are more or less similar. The Plus, however, is a must-have if you are making a smart home, but that is for another review. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511609730591","data":"5a19586974741"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511609732259","data":"
The voice recognition on the Echo Dot is simply amazing. The specification sheet says that it has 7 mics that can pick up your voice even in noisy conditions due to how it handles noise cancellation, and I can believe it. During this review, a house being constructed right beside mine was sufficiently noisy enough for me to test it out. It also helped me out in picking up a gift for a friend, in fact, we've been doing the Secret Santa thing and sending out gifts already. <\/p>
Sadly, the features I was most interested in, the ability to control a smart home, was not something I could test out since I did not have access to one. But in time, I hope to change that. Until then, however, the Echo Dot (and the Echo for that matter) remains an assistant that surprisingly manages to understand you even when you bungle up the speech and shows promise to the future. Sure, Google might get there first, considering our entire lives are owned by Google, but Amazon will get there sooner or later, and as people keep putting more of themselves online, it'll be easier for Alexa to learn. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1511610149917","data":"5a195878a2b59"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1511610152482","data":"
Do I think you should buy it?<\/p>
I certainly think you should, it is an interesting piece of hardware that has 'futureproof' written all over it. If you potentially move to a smart home in the future, you will have your trusty Echo Dot to set you up and keep moving. <\/p>
Currently, access to buying the Echo Dot is by invite only. You can visit their page by clicking here <\/a>and sign up to receive an invitation. Check it out now! <\/p>"}]
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