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You can thank me later for this deal. For $266 you can own an amazon echo. What is it? Imagine talking out loud to it and getting answers back. I use it to turn my lights off and on using the WeMo devices. This thing is the best toy for anyone wanting to automate their home, or get the answers to anything. It integrates into Pandora for free music listening, comes with a speaker in it, comes with google calendar in it and news bullitins. Look it up on YouTube and be amazed. Normally over $300 to ship to NZ. Thank me later once you get this one.
If you do go for an Amazon Echo, know its limitations:
https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/3lj5om/does_the…
From my earlier post:
The Echo requires a US zip code for setting up time zones e.g. alarms, but you can bypass that by using the zip code for American Samoa (96799) as it's in the same time zone as NZ. The Marshall Islands (96960) is one hour behind us, so use that zip code in the winter.
Personally I think the Echo will get cheaper, as Amazon-branded products like Kindles and Fire TV/Phones are frequently discounted. Plus there's still Cyber Monday to come.