on the base of the echo.
-Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, February
13, 2017 1:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Amazon Echo
Alexa
the Echo Dot you mean?
You can't attach a battery to the big echo as far as I know.
On 14/02/2017 4:28 AM, Donald L
Interesting!
The big Echo - unlike the other two - doesn't have a USB socket, just a
main power socket wich I'm assuming takes a higher voltage.
On 14/02/2017 6:06 AM, Donald L. Roberts wrote:
No, batteries are now available for the original Echo which somehow
attach to its base. I think I
THey Have a third party battery! it sits on the base of the echo.
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From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 1:15 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
the Echo Dot you mean?
You can't attach a battery to the big echo as far
No, batteries are now available for the original Echo which somehow
attach to its base. I think I read that these batteries come in various
sizes. An acquaintance bought one which purports to deliver nine hours
of play time on the original Echo.
Don Roberts
On 2/13/2017 10:15 AM, Dane
the Echo Dot you mean?
You can't attach a battery to the big echo as far as I know.
On 14/02/2017 4:28 AM, Donald L. Roberts wrote:
Since I already have an Echo as well as I tap, I plan to buy one of
those batteries which one can attach to the Echo. In this way, I'll be
able to take the
Since I already have an Echo as well as I tap, I plan to buy one of
those batteries which one can attach to the Echo. In this way, I'll be
able to take the Echo outside on the patio.
Don Roberts
On 2/12/2017 3:07 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
I'm sure that this will work for both iPhone and
Yep, you've the right idea.
On 13/02/2017 6:41 PM, Robert Godridge wrote:
We just got an ecco dot as a wedding present and will be playing about
with it later in the week. It has been set up. We're in the u.s,
moving to the u.k though.
Let's say I wanted it to play the album blue by Joni
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We just got an ecco dot as a wedding present and will be playing about
with it later in the week. It has been set up. We're in the u.s,
moving to the u.k though.
Let's say I wanted it to play the album blue by Joni Mitchell, what's
the
We just got an ecco dot as a wedding present and will be playing about
with it later in the week. It has been set up. We're in the u.s,
moving to the u.k though.
Let's say I wanted it to play the album blue by Joni Mitchell, what's
the sintax? is it play album blue by Joni Mitchell or what? I
Something else for everyone to try who owns an Echo Tap - if you haven't
tried this already. -
Say to Tap "Current Battery Status" and Alexa will tell you the battery
status remaining in a percentage.
On 13/02/2017 3:04 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
Ok, thanks. I have a ue megaboom, and a Oontse
cambridge Audio make some fantastic stuff, I have one of their Digital
Radio tuners and I've heard their DAC units often enough.
I very much like the Tap and - like you - I've invested in more
expensive units however the Tap is a nice all-in-one general purpose
tool, the sort of thing you'd
Ok, thanks. I have a ue megaboom, and a Oontse probably spelled wrong,
from Cambridge sound works. The megaboom is a lot more expensive at
retail, of course, and I like the sound, especially outside. I wasn't
at all interested in the Tap until this update came out. That seems to
make it much more
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It will be! coming in September
On 13/02/2017 9:52 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
That's too bad! Hopefully th
that the button in front (not on the top) this is
>> the button you press when you want to tell Alexa to do something.
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
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>> Trethowan
>>
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Well its good news so spread it around
My Tap just arrived and I’ve already connected it to my network though I do
have a couple of questions.
I should have asked what all the buttons on the top were for, there seem to be
5.
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Well its good news so spread it around
My Tap just arrived and I’ve a
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Well its good news so spread it around
My Tap just arrived and I’ve already connected it to my net
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> It will be! coming in September
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It will be! coming in September
On 13/02/2017 9:52 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> That's too bad! Hopefully the Amazon Echo will be supported in Australia
> soon!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
I'm sure that this will work for both iPhone and android apps. This
came from an android-centric site, so the author didn't bother to
mention iPhone apps.
Mary
: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:47 PM
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Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
Here's the link to the article and yep I was right and good on Amazon
for addressing what I consider to be an obvious and unnecessary flaw in
the firmware.
http://www.androi
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I never understood why Amazon took the decision with the Tap to have the user
press a button before issuing a command, surely it doesn’t take all that much
power for the Tap to monitor what’s going on and what’s being said to it
automaticall
ut of luck...or have I misread what
this is saying!
Tom Kaufman
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, February 11, 2017 3:31 PM
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Course - given Amazon Echo isn’t fully supported in Australia yet - I’ve got to
be a little careful applying firmware updates.
There have been reports here of people applying the u
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I never understood why Amazon took the decision with the Tap to have the user
press a button before issuing a command, surely it
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Course - given Amazon Echo isn’t fully supported in Australia yet - I’ve got to
be a little careful applying firmware updates.
There have been reports here of people applying the updates and then finding
that their Echo won’t load again, no problem with th
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Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have any idea of what
exactly the hands free update does? I think I know and I’ll explain and I’ll
make it clear that I’m only guessing.
With the Tap at present you have to
ssage-
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> Trethowan
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> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>
> Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppo
o see how it works!
> Tom Kaufman
>
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> Blackwell
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:21 PM
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> Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have
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Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have any idea of what
exactly the hands free update does? I think I know and I’ll explain and I’ll
make it clear that I’m only guessing.
With the Tap at present you have to press a
2:21 PM
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I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that
might make it even more user friendly.
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From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on
urday, February 11, 2017 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have any idea of what
exactly the hands free update does? I think I know and I’ll explain and I’ll
make it clear that I’m only guessing.
With the Tap at present you have to pr
t for you. Let us know about the sound quality and
> look for the firmware update.
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ary 11, 2017 1:53 PM
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Wow!
My Tap comes tomorrow.
On 12/02/2017 6:21 AM, Clifford Blackwell wrote:
I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that
might make it even more user friendly.
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to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
impressive.
I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
li
bruary 06, 2017 11:37 AM
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to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
impressive.
I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
quite p
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to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
impressive.
I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I listened to a few
Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was quite pleasing and something I
co
Of Dane
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to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
impressive.
I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually
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You can purchase a battery base for the Dot. I haven't wanted to spend the
extra money on this though so I can't verify how well it works.
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: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford
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You can purchase a battery base for the Dot. I haven't wanted to spend the
extra money on this tho
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Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:57 PM
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Have you tried any "Skills" yet? I've tried a few such as 20 questions,
Mystery Radio Theatre etc.
On 4/02/2017 10:18 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
Yep...that's the one; it has a chargeable battery a
, February 03, 2017 6:57 PM
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Have you tried any "Skills" yet? I've tried a few such as 20 questions,
Mystery Radio Theatre etc.
On 4/02/2017 10:18 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
Yep...that's the one; i
Flip 2, if you
know what those sound like!
Tom Kaufman
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Have you tried any "Skills" yet? I've tried a few such as 20
; seems to charge up fairly quickly!
Tom
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And the Tap is the o
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And the Tap is the one you have right? Is that battery powered?
On 4 F
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And the Tap is the one you have right? Is that battery powered?
> On 4 Feb 2017, at 6:13 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Dane: The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap.
> Tom Ka
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>
> Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I’m
> probably in a better position to reply to this eMail than I
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> Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24
; ask her to do!
> Tom Kaufman
>
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> Trethowan
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 10:05 PM
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> Subject: Amazon Echo Ale
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>
> Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I
; ask her to do!
> Tom Kaufman
>
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> Trethowan
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her to do!
> Tom Kaufman
>
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> Trethowan
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> H
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> Trethowan
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>
> Hi!
> For those of you who have one of these - can’
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Subject: Amazon Echo Alexa
Hi!
For those of you who have one of these - can’t say what it is again or the
device will get
Hi!
For those of you who have one of these - can’t say what it is again or the
device will get upset when its name is called - then I sincerely hope
you’re enjoying your as I am mine.
Unfortunately Australia isn’t one of the support country’s for the product yet
- I’m in Seattle apparently -
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