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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User

Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User

David Jackson

Follow the journey of using the Amazon Echo and get power tips and get more out of your Amazon Echo
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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Amazon Alexa Now Has Custom Lists and Recognizes Different Voices

Amazon Alexa Now Has Custom Lists and Recognizes Different Voices

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10/24/17 • 6 min

One of the great things about the Amazon Echo is it is constantly getting smarter. Today we talk about two new features being added to the Amazon Alexa platform. Amazon Echo Custom Lists Comes to Alexa Alexa comes built in with a shopping list and a todo list. Now you can create your own lists. For example, you can create a list for a certain store (i.e. Walmart). You could have a certain project (packing for vacation). To use the new feature, you’ll say, “Alexa, create a list.” And Alexa will then prompt you to the name the list. The list, once created, is saved in the Alexa companion mobile app for easy access. Alexa Now Recognizes Different Voices Amazon will is rolling out customized voice detection. That means users in multi-person homes will be able to get individualized experiences, based on voice recognition. So each user gets their personalized shopping list, music selections and the like. At launch, the feature is compatible with Flash Briefings, shopping, Amazon Music’s family plan and Alexa to Alexa calling, adding the name of the specific user to incoming calls. Using the mobile app, users select “Your Voice” in settings and then walk through a series of demo commands to familiarize the software with your voice. Full instructions can be found on Amazon’s help page. Support the show by clicking this affiliate to shop at Amazon http://amzn.to/2zmkGbv

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Alexa (and the Tic) Make Housework Fun

Alexa (and the Tic) Make Housework Fun

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08/27/17 • 9 min

Today we get some insights on Recipes, and we have a skill to make housework chores more fun, and we have new ways to ask for music.

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Music Groups and Alexa Routines Test Drive

Music Groups and Alexa Routines Test Drive

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10/31/17 • 9 min

How to Make Music Groups Work I was having an issue after creating a music group (Go to Smart Home in the Alexa App > Groups > Add Group I talked about this in a previous episode that you can use Spotify with this feature, but you can use the following: Amazon Music Unlimited (Individual plan or Family plan) Prime Music Amazon Music Some third-party music providers I found out one of the third party features is iHeart Radio and Pandora Once enabled, say, "Play [music selection] on [group name]," to play your music on the selected devices. Amazon has a TON of built-in playlists for those on Amazon Prime. I might start checking these out. The bad news is Alexa won't play one of your custom playlists. Using Alexa Routines I was excited when I heard about Alex routines. This is where you could say one command and Alexa would do multiple items. For example, I have one called "Start My Day" it turns on my bedroom light, give's me the weather, and plays my news brief. This is good, but that's just about everything Alexa will do. She can control smart home devices, tell you about traffic, weather, and the news. I was really hoping she could tell me my calendar and then start a random song from a playlist. You can have routines set up to be voice activated or be activated by a timed event. For example, you could have it kick off weekdays a 7:30 am. Alexa Has a Spooky Song As Halloween is tomorrow, ask Alexa to sing a spooky song.

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10/14/20 • 3 min

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Amazon Memorial Day Sale

Amazon Memorial Day Sale

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05/23/20 • 6 min

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Soon Aelxa Will Whisper in Your Ear

Soon Aelxa Will Whisper in Your Ear

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05/07/17 • 8 min

There are some new updates coming to Alexa, and there are ads going away. Today we play with the Mylestone app, and use Alexa as a dictionaryClick to view: show page on Awesound

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Sharing Alexa With the Family

Sharing Alexa With the Family

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03/31/17 • 10 min

See http://alexacast.com/19 for Full Show notes

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - How Do I Make My Echo Portable?

How Do I Make My Echo Portable?

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12/13/16 • 8 min

Today I talk about a battery pack for the Echo. Click to view: show page on Awesound

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - What To Do While Your Amazon Echo is Shipping

What To Do While Your Amazon Echo is Shipping

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11/27/16 • 6 min

Today I share why I purchased an Amazon Echo, and some things you can do while you wait for it to arrive.Click to view: show page on Awesound

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User - Checking Your Orders Without Outing Santa Claus

Checking Your Orders Without Outing Santa Claus

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12/03/17 • 9 min

Support the show by going to www.alexacast.com Being Careful Checking Your Orders with Alexa Currently, when I ask Alexa for an update on my orders she tells me when an item should arrive including the item's name. This may not be a good thing as at times Alexa needs to whisper sometimes (and she hasn't been programmed for that). You can go into your app and turn of the ability for her to announce the name. Go to: Settings > Notifications >Shopping Notifications (from there you can set product names on/off News: Alexa is headed for the workplace. The WSJ reports that Alexa for Business will also give enterprise users the opportunity to build apps and skills for calendar management, meeting room scheduling and ordering supplies. The introduction of Alexa for Business also presents an opportunity to let users access business information on their phones or outside of the building using the Alexa app on their phone. In the future, you may be able to schedule a virtual meeting with the sales team that is delivered to everyone's device. You could drop into your manager's office (or vice versa). Full Story Alexa Control Hulu, NBC, Bravo on Fire TV This feature lets you ask Alexa to “watch,” “play,” “pause,” “rewind,” “fast forward,” and more. It can also take you to an individual show, network, or specific genre of programming. Before, Alexa could control Amazon’s own video content in this fashion. But now the same voice commands work with third-party apps like Hulu, NBC, Bravo, and others that quietly launched voice support last week, including Showtime, Sony PlayStation Vue, and CBS All Access. Showtime Anytime will add the functionality soon, Amazon says. Echo Dot and FireStick Best Selling Item on Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote were not only the best-selling Amazon devices during this sales holiday, but they were also the best-selling products from any manufacturer in any category on Amazon. It is estimated that there were millions of Alexa Devices sold over the holiday weekend. Alexa will be arriving in Australia and New Zealand at some unspecified point in early 2018. Full Story

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Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User currently has 52 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Podcasts, Technology and Society & Culture.

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The episode title 'Fitbit Versa 2 Now Alexa Enabled' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User is 8 minutes.

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Episodes of Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User are typically released every 8 days, 20 hours.

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The first episode of Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User was released on Nov 25, 2016.

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