I've linked the heating system into it so I just say "Echo make the living room 21 degrees" and it changes the thermostat to 21 degrees. I was cooking and I said "Echo set a timer for 15 minutes" and 15 minutes later the timer went off. I'm really enjoying finding things to do with it. If it gives me some information and I say "Echo, thank you" it say "No Problem Stephen". It makes me smile :-)