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Away Mode

Protect your home with this awkward Alexa skill

3 followers

Protect your home with this awkward Alexa skill

3 followers

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Away Mode is an Alexa skill that tricks unwanted visitors into thinking someone insufferable is home.
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Launched in 2018View 1 launch
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Launch tags:
Funny•Artificial Intelligence•E-Commerce
Launch Team
Daniel GreenbergGabriel Whaley

What do you think? …

saadoon
saadoon
This reminds me of Home Alone and it might actually work in real life
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7yr ago
Daniel Greenberg
Daniel Greenberg

You've Got Spam

Maker
@sadon93 you geniussssssss! that was one of the biggest inspirations for this product. Here is the classic clip -
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7yr ago
Daniel Greenberg
Daniel Greenberg

You've Got Spam

Maker
Hey Product Hunters 👋 @gabriel_whaley and I are super excited to share this new Alexa skill with the community. We teamed up with Hippo Insurance and writers from SNL and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to build this skill. Alexa skills can be used for so many pointless things, like telling you facts about eggs, and making fart noises 💨 but today we are launching a funny, but useful, skill. Simple say “Alexa, enable away mode”, and one of seven hilariously cringe-worthy, yet believable, tracks of fake conversations will play. Turn the volume up, and feel comfortable leaving your apartment, knowing that any potential robber will be scared off, thinking someone is still at home and is absolutely insufferable. We will be here all day to answer questions, listen to your feedback, or just talk about what’s on your mind 🙏
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7yr ago
Hamilton Greene
Hamilton Greene
@gabriel_whaley @15greenberg Alternatively, could there be a mode where it only starts the track if it hears something? Kinda like a normal alarm where you don't have it go off unless there's something that triggers it. Maybe slightly less "safe", but also may keep your neighbors from trying to avoid "that person in 7B" at all costs.
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7yr ago
Daniel Greenberg
Daniel Greenberg

You've Got Spam

Maker
@sirhamy interesting thought - thank you for the feedback
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7yr ago
William Stoy
William Stoy
Makeovr

Makeovr

Whenever I leave my house for a few hours or more, I make complex, random light schedules, set my tv to play the sopranos (for the constant shouting and menacing tone), and hire someone from Craigslist to move cardboard cutouts of my family behind lit curtains to fool would-be-intruders. It’s a pain in the butt to be honest. This would be a godsend if it works.
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7yr ago
Daniel Greenberg
Daniel Greenberg

You've Got Spam

Maker
@william_stoy I am proud to say that it does work!!
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7yr ago
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