Echo Tips

We discuss a bug in Follow-Up Reminders and how to get past it. We also take a look at Reminders & Tasks, and Home Modes.

We take a look at CES 2026, an various Amazon Announcements and Press Releases.# AttributionDTNS 5178Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qTUj2ZMFyw

What does a Free Gemini on a Nest Mini Speaker really offer? Learn more on this episode.

We take a look at the all new Alexa Plus web portal! We also have a brief segment at the end of the show, about how to use it and first-impressions with a screen reader.

This is a replay of a archive episode, episode 329, dealing with the My Talking Books Skill, a product of the NLS, a division of the Library of Congress.

In this episode we take a look at Gemini on Nest Smart Speakers again! We look at using the Google Assistant App for configuration and integration with Google Keep. (Updated 12/14/2025 To Correct Episode Numbering Error)

In this episode we take a look at the all-new Gemini on my Google Nest Mini. We look at the quality of the Voices and the Trinity of Google Apps that seemingly are connected with the Nest of now, and more than likely the Nest of the Future!ATTRIBUTIONS Kyle Golden for his Audio Transition.Eleven Labs for Voices - 11.ai

This is our first look at Gemini on the Google Nest Speakers.

We talk about a few things this week, including Gemini on the Nest, the Alexa Store, an Add-Ons, and the Follow Updates Feature, among other things!

With new folks getting access to A-Lady Plus every day, we thought it would be good to dust of our A-Lady Plus Omnibus episode, as a primer for those getting their feet wet with the all-new A-Lady. Enjoy! For full show notes and attributions see episode 369.

In this episode we talk about the death and deprecation of the Assistive Reader as a feature of Alexa devices. We talk about the changes and how the feature lives on in the Kindle App.

In this episode we take a look at Alexa Plus, an how it can really, I'm not kidding here, help you buy stuff! Yes, my mind was blown. And, for guys like InnoSearch, I'd watch out.

In this episode we take a look at accessibility features aimed at hearing and speech. These features could aid anyone, from those totally deaf to those with a case of laryngitis.RESOURCES:Hearing Aids and FireTV OShttps://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-fire-tv-accessibility-asha-dual-audiohttps://www.hearingtracker.com/news/new-accessibility-features-for-fire-tv

In this episode we review the powerful features and reasons why several disability communities love their Alexa Devices.

In this episode we take a look at Amazon's announcements, specifically there two new Amazon Echo Shows! We also briefly talk about the Google announcements, concerning Gemini and their competing Nest Speakers.

Amazon's September Event, is full of goodies. Take a trip with us as we look at the four new Amazon Echo devices and hear news about Alexa Plus!ATTRIBUTION1. Daily Tech News Show Episode 5115https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/09/30/amazons-avalanche-of-new-hardware-announcements-dtns-5115/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.2. Chatterbox TTS

With the Amazon Event coming up on September 30th, we discuss what we might see; both in hardware and Alexa Plus!Attributions:Chatterbox TTS for Some TTS Creationhttps://huggingface.co/spaces/ResembleAI/Chatterbox

Over the past 12 episodes we've plumbed the depth of Alexa Plus, now nearing the end of September the Amazon Event looms in the future! So, its time to review what we've learned via a giant Omnibus episode, where we pull nuggets in from all these various episodes. Enjoy!

In this episode we explorer the ability of A-Lady Plus to help us organize a trip; to various locations and generate a itinerary.ATTRIBUTIONChatterbox TTShttps://huggingface.co/spaces/ResembleAI/Chatterbox

In this episode we talk about a recent announcement about a Gemini infused Nest!Thanks to for Use of:Daily Tech News Show - Briefing Episode 5096Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensehttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/09/03/why-google-wont-lose-chrome-and-it-doesnt-matter-dtns-5096/