Ivee

I backed this on Kickstarter and can tell you this thing is horrible. First off the voice recognition does not work. I would stand and talk to Ivee three, four, five times and it still not understand my request. Given that this is a voice activated device, that is the biggest point of failure. Second, the built in radio function is useless. It can't pick up any stations and there's no built in Internet radio feature. I tried to make this work for months because they were actually able to incorporate it with Nest, SmartThings, and even Belkin WeMo. Those were major selling points for me. However, how many times can I stand and yell at this thing "Hello Ivee. Turn on the Den light" and it turns it off or tells me the time in Belize? It's a night and day difference between this and the Amazon Echo. They're in almost the same spot in my kitchen and Echo recognizes my commands 95% of the time. Echo may not have all the services but they've announced an API is coming so it'll surpass Ivee instantly when that happens.

Full disclosure, we are investor. But while old product is not super good, i'm excited by the new IVEE product coming in September.

I love how IVEE truly evolutionizes the connected home. I'm excited to see all the new partnerships and integrations in the coming release.

ivee listens for your verbal command. ivee Sleek makes it possible to manage and control your home's connected devices simply by speaking commands. In addition, ivee helps you set reminders, wakes you up on time, and even fetches live Internet content (like weather, stocks, and news) that is relevant to you.

Seems odd that they market this as a smart clock when it's more than that, similar to Jibo or Echo by Amazon.

i like the idea of the product and it's functionality but not enough to buy before an APP for my phone provides the same. been done?! also #updateyourfooter 2015 :- )