For those with Amazon Echo

Question

I started a thread under the disabilities and health forum about a remote monitor for my MIL.

The device that I asked about in the other thread has sensors around the house that are wirelessly connected to a hub which connects to the internet so that we could remotely see that she is moving around the house as usual.

I just thought of this Alexa device. Does anyone know if it could be used in some way to remotely check up on my MIL? She also has an iPad, so she could get the Alexa app for that.

trackrig · Answer

Go into Amazon and read the question / answer section. I don't have one, but I read most of the questions / answers over the past few days. I don't think it will work for your purposes because it cannot make phone call out and cannot act as a speaker phone. Read them to make sure I'm right, I was reading them / looking for something else.

Bill

pasusan · Answer

Thanks Trackrig for your response - I also didn't find anything about it doing what we specifically want....

I was hoping for more input as I think there are a few here that have this gadget.

We think we found an app to use with an old iPad that will do the trick for now...

camperforlife · Answer

I've had one for over a year and I'm not aware of any app or appliance that can be attached and do what you want it to do.  Why not set up a web cam or two?

sherlock62 · Answer

camperforlife wrote:I've had one for over a year and I'm not aware of any app or appliance that can be attached and do what you want it to do.  Why not set up a web cam or two?Actually, "Ask My Buddy" found here gives the Amazon Echo the ability to send out lets call it an emergency message to pre-selected people.  While I think the Echo is terrific, I'd get my loved one a Life Alert / here, or similar that she would have hanging around her neck and a button on it to summon help.Can tell you the Echo would be a terrific gift for here for other reasons.  She has to have WiFi in order to set-up an Echo.

pasusan · Answer

sherlock62 wrote:camperforlife wrote:I've had one for over a year and I'm not aware of any app or appliance that can be attached and do what you want it to do.  Why not set up a web cam or two?Actually, "Ask My Buddy" found here gives the Amazon Echo the ability to send out lets call it an emergency message to pre-selected people.  While I think the Echo is terrific, I'd get my loved one a Life Alert / here, or similar that she would have hanging around her neck and a button on it to summon help.Can tell you the Echo would be a terrific gift for here for other reasons.  She has to have WiFi in order to set-up an Echo.I was hoping there was some app. At this point she doesn't want to hang anything around her neck. I'll keep a link to the Ask My Buddy thing - thanks!

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