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mihaigalos
Is this pet-friendly? Dogs can hear in excess of 50 kHz, the article states >=32 kHz carriers.
jeffreyames
That’s a good question. Does anyone have an answer or argument for why this wouldn’t be disturbing to cats and dogs?
amelius
These home assistants are getting freakier by the day.
danjc
Just yesterday I was trying to figure out how to trigger my smart LED lights to turn on when the Echo Show detects movement. Doesn’t seem like it’s possible though and I thought it might be because of potential fallout if Amazons own product is used to trigger a device to deleterious effect.
instagraham
Even if I can't hear it, I'm not keen on the possible impact of smart speakers screaming at >32 kHz all the time, for the marginal gain of it being able to play a cute sound when I walk into the room