Away Mode

Protect your home with this awkward Alexa skill

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Protect your home with this awkward Alexa skill

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Away Mode is an Alexa skill that tricks unwanted visitors into thinking someone insufferable is home.

Launch tags:Funny•Artificial Intelligence•E-Commerce

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Kitty Keys

can't wait to troll my neighbors with this! curious Q: how many actors did you hire to record all the content?

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8yr ago

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Maker

@tigerwang there were 25 voice actors and writers involved.

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8yr ago

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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8yr ago

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Maker

@william_stoy I am proud to say that it does work!!

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8yr ago

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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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8yr ago

@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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8yr ago

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Maker

@sirhamy interesting thought - thank you for the feedback

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8yr ago

If you work alone this app is the best background noise. All the benefits of company without the company!

Pros:

Simple, smart, fun.

Cons:

None so far

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8yr ago

This is just what I need to make sure not only do I wanted guests show up but also so ky dog feels like I am home having an existential breakdown like any other Wednesday.

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8yr ago

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@greg_lawrence :)

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8yr ago

Type.lol

Most people might have thought, hey that's silly idea and stop there. But no, these folks made it. And it's real, and actually has a use. Gotta love when that happens. Makes the world just a touch more fun to be in.

Pros:

Fun, Silly, Useful

Cons:

I just found out about it.

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8yr ago