Amazon Alexa & IOT

tommygaessler.com

@tommygaessler

About Me

Graduated from Regis Jesuit in May

Learned to code @Galvanize

Love Cars, Skiing, Tech, Photography, and Baseball

tommygaessler.com

@tommygaessler

Coded iPhone app on AppStore

First Time Using Alexa

36 Hour Hackathon @Sports Authority Field

150+ Coding Students

Free Massages & Coffee

10+ Sponsors

How to win a Hackathon

• Make a Slide Show
• Build Something Cool

• Use the Sponsors Technology

Demo

Won Best Solo Hack

Go Galvanize!

Post Hackathon

Obessesion with IOT Begins

Google Home

$129

Amazon Alexa

$179

Open Source: Kinda

Open Source: Yes

Release Date: Oct 2016

Release Date: June 2015

Echo

Echo Tap

Echo Dot

$179

$129

$49

Portable, have to press button to use Alexa

Plugs into existing speakers

Built in Speakers

Home Integrations

Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 Starter Kit

$199

Sonos + Alexa

Or wait till Q1 2017 for the new Sonos update!

Sonos Play1 $199

"Smart Home" is Pricy $$$

$179

$199

$49 x Rooms

$49 x Bulbs

$476+

Prices will drop and Smart Home will be the Norm

But until then!

Thanks!

-Tommy Gaessler

tommygaessler.com

@tommygaessler