Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Dane Trethowan]

Ah.. interesting idea.
There are of course third party devices appearing that will be compatible with 
both Home and Echo infra structures.

> On 13 May 2017, at 12:49 am, Gary Schindler  wrote:
> 
> what I'm suggesting is that a second generation of the home will have a small 
> camera built into the speaker itself so persons can do video calling and see 
> one another on the 4-K screen for example. You may do what amazon calls drop 
> in. so people can check in on Grandma and so forth!
> 
> I should have clarified what I meant a little better.
> 
> -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 9:02 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature
> 
> The Home does that already if you have a compatible Cast TV, most of the 
> modern TV’S have Cast compatibility.
> For example you might say to home, “Watch Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 
> From Netflix on Lounge”, Lounge being the name you’ve given your TV.
> 
>> On 12 May 2017, at 10:59 pm, Gary Schindler  wrote:
>> 
>> It is my guess that you will be able to cast to your tv with the Googgle 
>> Home so they won't need a screen on the device itself or the chrome cast 
>> device will have a camera in it for the video calls.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:08 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature
>> 
>> I'm sure Google will release a similar feature for their Home device
>> before long.
>> 
>> Google will probably want to integrate something like this with the
>> Hangouts App.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/05/2017 9:37 AM, Kenny wrote:
>>> Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep this email for future 
>>> reference if I do decide to buy this item.
>>> 
>>> At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
 Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using the 
 IOS Alexa app!
 
 The setup was pretty straight forward.
 
 You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and proceed 
 to the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you will be using 
 to receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether it be android or 
 IOS.
 
 When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile phone. 
 once you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa device, and you 
 are taken to a screen where you import your contacts, allow Alexa to use 
 the microphone and so on.
 
 Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to insert 
 contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.
 
 Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say, Elexa 
 call so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the Alexa app 
 on there phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone can download the 
 app and enable the calling feature. I would think they had better have an 
 Amazon account though!
 
 Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search for a 
 contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If the person 
 doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You can’t power down 
 the phone or anything. you don’t have voiceover to end the call. The 
 only way I got voiceover back was to call myself with one of my Alexa 
 devices. The phone vibrated and eventually I heard the Amazon ringtone and 
 I could answer or decline my call. I think I will stick to using the Elexa 
 devices to make calls.
 
 When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my device at 
 hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I guess the 
 other party you are talking to will have to end the calls, because there 
 is no way to find the end call icon if you are totally blind because you 
 have no voiceover.
 
 I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am 
 waiting for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes out 
 and let all of us know how accessible it is.
 
 If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on the 
 device is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.
 The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Gary Schindler]

what I'm suggesting is that a second generation of the home will have a 
small camera built into the speaker itself so persons can do video calling 
and see one another on the 4-K screen for example. You may do what amazon 
calls drop in. so people can check in on Grandma and so forth!


I should have clarified what I meant a little better.

-Original Message- 
From: Dane Trethowan

Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 9:02 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

The Home does that already if you have a compatible Cast TV, most of the 
modern TV’S have Cast compatibility.
For example you might say to home, “Watch Harry Potter And The Goblet Of 
Fire From Netflix on Lounge”, Lounge being the name you’ve given your TV.



On 12 May 2017, at 10:59 pm, Gary Schindler  wrote:

It is my guess that you will be able to cast to your tv with the Googgle 
Home so they won't need a screen on the device itself or the chrome cast 
device will have a camera in it for the video calls.



-Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:08 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

I'm sure Google will release a similar feature for their Home device
before long.

Google will probably want to integrate something like this with the
Hangouts App.



On 12/05/2017 9:37 AM, Kenny wrote:
Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep this email for future 
reference if I do decide to buy this item.


At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using the 
IOS Alexa app!


The setup was pretty straight forward.

You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and 
proceed to the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you will 
be using to receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether it be 
android or IOS.


When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile phone. 
once you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa device, and 
you are taken to a screen where you import your contacts, allow Alexa to 
use the microphone and so on.


Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to 
insert contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.


Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say, Elexa 
call so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the Alexa app 
on there phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone can download 
the app and enable the calling feature. I would think they had better 
have an Amazon account though!


Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search for 
a contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If the 
person doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You can’t 
power down the phone or anything. you don’t have voiceover to end the 
call. The only way I got voiceover back was to call myself with one of 
my Alexa devices. The phone vibrated and eventually I heard the Amazon 
ringtone and I could answer or decline my call. I think I will stick to 
using the Elexa devices to make calls.


When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my device 
at hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I guess the 
other party you are talking to will have to end the calls, because there 
is no way to find the end call icon if you are totally blind because you 
have no voiceover.


I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am 
waiting for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes out 
and let all of us know how accessible it is.


If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on the 
device is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.

The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.





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you were going to live forever"





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Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Dane Trethowan]

The Home does that already if you have a compatible Cast TV, most of the modern 
TV’S have Cast compatibility.
For example you might say to home, “Watch Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 
From Netflix on Lounge”, Lounge being the name you’ve given your TV.

> On 12 May 2017, at 10:59 pm, Gary Schindler  wrote:
> 
> It is my guess that you will be able to cast to your tv with the Googgle Home 
> so they won't need a screen on the device itself or the chrome cast device 
> will have a camera in it for the video calls.
> 
> 
> -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:08 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature
> 
> I'm sure Google will release a similar feature for their Home device
> before long.
> 
> Google will probably want to integrate something like this with the
> Hangouts App.
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/05/2017 9:37 AM, Kenny wrote:
>> Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep this email for future 
>> reference if I do decide to buy this item.
>> 
>> At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
>>> Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using the 
>>> IOS Alexa app!
>>> 
>>> The setup was pretty straight forward.
>>> 
>>> You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and proceed 
>>> to the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you will be using to 
>>> receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether it be android or IOS.
>>> 
>>> When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile phone. 
>>> once you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa device, and you 
>>> are taken to a screen where you import your contacts, allow Alexa to use 
>>> the microphone and so on.
>>> 
>>> Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to insert 
>>> contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.
>>> 
>>> Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say, Elexa 
>>> call so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the Alexa app on 
>>> there phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone can download the app 
>>> and enable the calling feature. I would think they had better have an 
>>> Amazon account though!
>>> 
>>> Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search for a 
>>> contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If the person 
>>> doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You can’t power down 
>>> the phone or anything. you don’t have voiceover to end the call. The only 
>>> way I got voiceover back was to call myself with one of my Alexa devices. 
>>> The phone vibrated and eventually I heard the Amazon ringtone and I could 
>>> answer or decline my call. I think I will stick to using the Elexa devices 
>>> to make calls.
>>> 
>>> When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my device at 
>>> hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I guess the other 
>>> party you are talking to will have to end the calls, because there is no 
>>> way to find the end call icon if you are totally blind because you have no 
>>> voiceover.
>>> 
>>> I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am 
>>> waiting for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes out 
>>> and let all of us know how accessible it is.
>>> 
>>> If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on the 
>>> device is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.
>>> The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.
>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> **
> "Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if 
> you were going to live forever"
> 
> 

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Gary Schindler]

It is my guess that you will be able to cast to your tv with the Googgle 
Home so they won't need a screen on the device itself or the chrome cast 
device will have a camera in it for the video calls.



-Original Message- 
From: Dane Trethowan

Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:08 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

I'm sure Google will release a similar feature for their Home device
before long.

Google will probably want to integrate something like this with the
Hangouts App.



On 12/05/2017 9:37 AM, Kenny wrote:
Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep this email for future 
reference if I do decide to buy this item.


At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using the 
IOS Alexa app!


The setup was pretty straight forward.

You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and proceed 
to the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you will be using 
to receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether it be android or 
IOS.


When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile phone. 
once you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa device, and 
you are taken to a screen where you import your contacts, allow Alexa to 
use the microphone and so on.


Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to insert 
contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.


Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say, Elexa 
call so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the Alexa app 
on there phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone can download the 
app and enable the calling feature. I would think they had better have an 
Amazon account though!


Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search for 
a contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If the 
person doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You can’t 
power down the phone or anything. you don’t have voiceover to end the 
call. The only way I got voiceover back was to call myself with one of my 
Alexa devices. The phone vibrated and eventually I heard the Amazon 
ringtone and I could answer or decline my call. I think I will stick to 
using the Elexa devices to make calls.


When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my device 
at hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I guess the 
other party you are talking to will have to end the calls, because there 
is no way to find the end call icon if you are totally blind because you 
have no voiceover.


I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am 
waiting for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes out 
and let all of us know how accessible it is.


If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on the 
device is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.

The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.





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Re: Skype For Windows New Interface

[Mostafa Almahdy]

Hello everyone, I've been attempting to record using the recording
facility in windows. I am not sure how it works and whether it's faily
accessible.

I am using windows 7 at the moment.

Has anyone tried this?

Thanks, Mostafa

If someone likes to chat on Skype, please add mostafa-the-speaker



On 5/12/17, Smiling?  wrote:
> Using the latest version of Skype 7.36.0.101 and haven't noticed any
> changes. Not sure which Skype version you updated from.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
> Trethowan
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:27 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Skype For Windows New Interface
>
> Hi!
>
> Anyone had a look at this? I've been trying it here myself for a few
> days and its okay, easy enough to get around but a little different from
> the older Interface we know.
>
> Perhaps my only complaint about this new style is that it attempts to
> show too much information at any one time.
>
>
>
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>
> **
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> you were going to live forever"
>
>
>
>


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RE: Skype For Windows New Interface

[Smiling?]

Using the latest version of Skype 7.36.0.101 and haven't noticed any changes. 
Not sure which Skype version you updated from.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:27 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Skype For Windows New Interface

Hi!

Anyone had a look at this? I've been trying it here myself for a few 
days and its okay, easy enough to get around but a little different from 
the older Interface we know.

Perhaps my only complaint about this new style is that it attempts to 
show too much information at any one time.



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Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Dane Trethowan]

I'm sure Google will release a similar feature for their Home device 
before long.


Google will probably want to integrate something like this with the 
Hangouts App.




On 12/05/2017 9:37 AM, Kenny wrote:
Very nice review by you. I'll definitely keep this email for future 
reference if I do decide to buy this item.


At 03:03 PM 5/11/2017, you wrote:
Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using 
the IOS Alexa app!


The setup was pretty straight forward.

You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and 
proceed to the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you 
will be using to receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether 
it be android or IOS.


When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile 
phone. once you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa 
device, and you are taken to a screen where you import your contacts, 
allow Alexa to use the microphone and so on.


Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to 
insert contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.


Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say, 
Elexa call so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the 
Alexa app on there phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone 
can download the app and enable the calling feature. I would think 
they had better have an Amazon account though!


Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search 
for a contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If 
the person doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You 
can’t power down the phone or anything. you don’t have voiceover 
to end the call. The only way I got voiceover back was to call myself 
with one of my Alexa devices. The phone vibrated and eventually I 
heard the Amazon ringtone and I could answer or decline my call. I 
think I will stick to using the Elexa devices to make calls.


When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my 
device at hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I 
guess the other party you are talking to will have to end the calls, 
because there is no way to find the end call icon if you are totally 
blind because you have no voiceover.


I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am 
waiting for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes 
out and let all of us know how accessible it is.


If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on 
the device is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.

The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.





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