Here is a podcast about the Amazon echo
http://accessibleworld.org/sites/default/files/tt-10-26-15-features-chris-grabowski-amazon-echo.mp3
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From: cd
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 5:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Amazon echo app
I would like to know more about what this app does because I too like it
very much. So far I only use it to play music and ask Alexa questions but
if it can do a lot more I would be interested in learing about it.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Cara Quinn
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 5:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Amazon echo app
Hi Donald et al;
If the discussion stays toward the Alexa app itself then the discussion is
fine here.
As a quick note for Les, I actually use the Echo for many things every day,
and I actually prefer it over Siri by quite a bit.
Les, I am happy to write you with more details off-list if you’d like. Just
send me a private note at [email protected] if you wish. :)
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Cheers!
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On Nov 7, 2015, at 6:11 PM, Donald Moore <[email protected]> wrote:
I love the tuneine interface. I really can listen to some stuff without
interrupting my computer audio.
Less you're absolutely right, of course, about the downsides. Any thoughts
about establishing a list for this topic? That way it will get it from a
list where, strictly speaking, it's off topic.
I'm willing to set it up if that's what y'all would like.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of denise avant
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 7:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Amazon echo app
les,
I just got mine. I can see using it while in the kitchen, and to listen to
prime. I don’t have all of the home kit stuff to turn off lights and things
like that. I just told her to start reading an audible book. I would also
use it to to grocery lists and even to make a to do list.It’s too bad you
can’t use it to control other non-azon apps on your iPhone, like the bard
app. I haven’t tried playing podcasts or radio stations in tune in.
I finally got it to connect after reconnecting to wifi for the third time.
basically, I think it is good for times when you do not want to touch your
phone or iPad to do things - a hands free device. Sirri is good, but I still
find she misses a lot of things, and even though she knows my voice, she
will randomly respond to her name, and words like seriously or series.
On Nov 7, 2015, at 5:30 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Les,
We got the Amazon echo back when it was cheap, or I should say should say
cheaper, for prime members to purchase it. So my husband did that. I think
it was $99 at that time. I don't know that I would purchase it at its full
price. We surely don't use it for everything that you're supposed to be
able to do, such as turning on certain devices. Mostly, I use it as a
kitchen timer and to play music when I'm in the kitchen and don't feel
like cranking my stereo which is in another room. You can access your
prime music, of course, plus any Amazon music that you purchased, and via
Bluetooth, you can also get at your iTunes library from your iPhone or
other device. And there is I heart radio. I have had very bad luck
accessing specific programs on tune in. You are supposed to be able to
access podcasts and I think books. Oh yes, and you can also access audible
books on the echo. I just don't find myself doing most of those things.
For me, it's casual music and kitchen timer and the occasional attempts to
get information, most of which fail. Google and Siri are much better for
most information queries then is the echo, at least in my experience. It's
a decent speaker. And there are what they call skills, what you access
from the app on your iPhone. I just haven't found them terrifically
useful. Your mileage may vary.
Mary
PS. The other thing that is really good is that you can easily order
products what you have previously ordered and are available on prime. It
figures that Amazon would make that process easy. It's very convenient.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 7, 2015, at 2:52 PM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Marian Denise,
I recently heard a presentation on the Amazon echo. I have an interest in
purchasing it at some point later this year. Can you tell me your
Prussians of the device and how you use it? It seems like a pretty
impressive device from what I heard. Thanks.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 7, 2015, at 5:18 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
The Echo app works on the iPhone, but I don't know about set up. When I
got my Echo, the phone app was esentially useless. So I had to do set up
from my Mac via the on-line amazon alexa app, or whatever it is called.
But if you have been told you are connected, then I don't know why
aleksa isn't responding.
Mary
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 7, 2015, at 2:08 PM, denise avant <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello all,
I just downloaded the echo app to my phone instead of my iPad air II. I
am wondering if the Amazon echo works on the Iphone or only on the
Ipad. I am asking because I have gone through the set up twice, told I
was connected, but Alexa does not respond to any of my questions. Also,
when I go back to my phone’s setting, i don’t see the echo connected
anywhere.
If echo works on the iPhone, did I skip something during setup?
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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