by Tony Holowitz | Feb 7, 2020 | Alexa
Meet Alexa: Calling & Intercom Hands free communication with Alexa. Call any number in your cell phone contacts using your Echo and use multiple devices as an in-home intercom system. Discover more things Alexa can do: www.amazon.com/meetalexa
by Tony Holowitz | Feb 5, 2020 | Alexa
Here is a great video from Geeks Life YouTube channel about simplifying your life. It includes tips on the following: Control Your TV Movie Show Times List of Movies Sports Schedules and Score Read Books to You. Stream Spotify Premium Get an Uber Ride Order Food Live...
by Tony Holowitz | Jan 14, 2020 | Alexa, The Telegraph
Many of us have welcomed our first smart assistant into the home, with Amazon’s Echo smart home hub bringing the Alexa voice assistant into households across the country. Alexa is the Amazon voice assistant. Launched in 2014, it provides a way to ask questions,...
by Tony Holowitz | Jan 1, 2020 | Alexa
Fall 2016 update Since introducing the original Amazon Echo in November 2014, Amazon has continued to refresh and expand its lineup of hands-free, voice-enabled speakers. In April, the company introduced the Echo Dot, a smaller version of the Echo, and in September...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 18, 2019 | Alexa, TomsGuide.com
Amazon Alexa Guide: Tips, Tricks and How-Tos by Mike Prospero Jan 31, 2018, 10:30 AM Getting Started with Amazon Alexa Page 1: Getting Started with Amazon Alexa Page 2: Alexa and Smart Home Devices Page 3: Using Music, Video, & Books with Alexa Page 4: Increase...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 6, 2019 | Alexa
What Is an Alexa Skill? Your Amazon smart speaker offers a wide range of resources such as games, news and information, technology services, entertainment and much more. To connect your device to these offerings you must connect using a skill. Think of a skill as a...
by Tony Holowitz | Nov 26, 2019 | Alexa
We Explore Alexa for the first time. Amazon’s Alexa-controlled Echo speaker is a wireless speaker. But it’s capable of much more. Using nothing but the sound of your voice, you can search the Web, create to-do and shopping lists, shop online, get instant weather...
by Tony Holowitz | Nov 10, 2019 | Alexa
Enabling This Feature on Your Amazon Echo Device Could Save Your Life Alexa is capable of many things, including helping you with your fitness goals and getting you more organized, but there is one thing she can’t do. She cannot call 911 for you in the case of...
by Tony Holowitz | Jul 25, 2019 | Alexa
Who, er, what is Amazon Alexa, you ask? Alexa is the brain behind the Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot, Amazon Tap and the voice-controlled assistant inside the Fire TV. The female voice lives in the cloud, and is thus always up to date. This virtual personal aide learns...
by Tony Holowitz | Jul 10, 2019 | Alexa
So you’ve decided to buy in the Amazon Echo Dot and it has arrived at your home or office. How do you set it up? This video is directly from Amazon’s YouTube channel will show you how to set up the Echo Dot. You will learn about the cables that came with your new...
by Tony Holowitz | Feb 18, 2019 | Alexa
Learning about the Echo Dot from Amazon It is quite possible that you have heard about Alexa. What is Alexa and how do you get it? To start, you can purchase an Echo Dot at a local retailer or directly from Amazon. In this video you will learn how to set an alarm,...
by Tony Holowitz | Jan 2, 2019 | Alexa
All of the information below is from Amazon’s website (as of 2-21-18). I expect this information will change over time so keep visiting the help page here: Amazon Device Support › Alexa Help Featured Articles Set Up Your Echo Connect About Echo Buttons Shop for...
by Tony Holowitz | Sep 10, 2018 | Alexa
What is Alexa? How does it work? Amazon’s new Alexa is a tool which I do not own. I have not felt compelled to purchase or even learn about this technology at this moment in time. My wife’s aunt and uncle have one and I became intrigued by the simple fact that they...