Have tried a few: Cat Facts, Dog Facts; I've also tried News Briefs (I think Amazon calls these "Flash Briefs" obviously I can't vouch for how any of this stuff works in Australia, but here some of them work okay; some work better than others! I've tried TV Shows and TV Info. I'll tell you that these work better with the main TV networks (CBS, ABC and NBC) if you throw something at it that's a little off the beaten path, it doesn't quite know how to handle that yet! But it's my guess that Amazon will improve on these things; hopefully they will! Tom Kaufman
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 6:57 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa 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 and seems to have good > battery life; seems to charge up fairly quickly! > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 3:44 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa > > 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 Kaufman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >> Trethowan >> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:25 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa >> >> 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 was Yesterday. >> Firstly a note to anyone in Australia or outside the US or UK who may be >> thinking of going down the Echo path, is it worth it? Well yep, I reckon it >> is and even better is the fact that setup requires no hacks or cracks to be >> applied as was previously the case. >> Your Echo will still think you’re somewhere else - Mine thinks I’m in >> Seattle - but I can still get standard time for my local location, this can >> be set easily in settings, in my case I chose the Australian time zone and >> the NSW Eastern Time region, works fine! >> If you’re in Australia then probably one of the best places to get an Amazon >> Echo is from eBay, they sell for as little as around $100 Australian >> depending on the model you want. >> I had my Echo 24 hours after I ordered it, the eBay store I bought from >> dispatched the item using Australia Post Express Post. >> The first thing I had to do was to find a wall adapter to make the supplied >> power supply compatible with our AC mains socket, that done it was just a >> matter of plugging the supply into the mains and connecting to the Echo, the >> power lead plugs into the bottom of the Echo and protrudes from the rear of >> the unit. >> Echo will say “Hell” and I think she tells you you’re in setup mode so you >> know you can proceed with the setup which is all done from the Amazon Alexa >> home page. >> For those using Echo now and who have it set up the home page is well worth >> exploring if you haven’t done so already, so much there to tweak and see. >> Even though I’m in Australia I’ve had little trouble having my Echo >> recognise the voice commands I’ve issued. >> There’s a lot I can’t use but a hell of a lot I can, I can use Spotify >> Premium with Echo however I can’t use Amazon’s Unlimited Music Service. >> Radio is an oddity I have to admit, I can’t get Echo to tune into many >> stations using voice commands however I can manually have Echo tune into >> stations if I use the Tunein interface from the Echo Home Page so go work >> that one out, if anyone manages to listen to radio 2GB in Sydney Australia >> with their Echo then I’d be interested to know how you did it with voice >> commands? >> The Echo can be paired with an amazon remote controller, has anyone done >> this? >> I’m a little disappointed with the Bluetooth facilities offered, yes you can >> stream to Echo using Bluetooth so that’s nice and handy if you want to use >> Echo as a speaker for your mobile device etc but I’m surprised that Echo >> can’t stream the other way - say stream the output using Bluetooth to a pair >> of Bluetooth headphones etc. >> To summarise, this purchase was well worth the while for me and I’m sure I’m >> going to be served well for many years to come, I may even consider buying >> one of the other Echo models such as the Dot, the Tap can be connected to a >> stereo or television, is that right? >> >>> On 2 Feb 2017, at 2:15 pm, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> II am enjoying mine (I have the one that is known as the Tap) mostly listen >>> to music on it...but it can do other things like tell you the weather, tell >>> you a joke (haven't tried that yet) am sure there's lots of things you can >>> ask her to do! >>> Tom Kaufman >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >>> Trethowan >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 10:05 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> 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 upset when its name is called <smile> - 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 - so I still need to do a little tweaking. >>> >>> ********** >>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>> halfwits in this world behind. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > >
