Echo Tips

In this episode learn about odd ball ways of playing music by genre, decade, year, and even by lyrics.

How can you Amazon Echo utilize Bluetooth? We'll discuss headphones, speakers, and music synchronization that all utilize the Bluetooth functionality on the Amazon Echo.

Interested in giving us some feedback? Have a question about your Amazon Echo? In this episode will discuss how you can communicate those to us, at the Echo Tips Podcast.

Have a student in the house trying to learn Spanish? Is your family bilingual? If so you might find the new multilingual support on the Amazon Echo super helpful. Learn more in this episode.

Are you busy and can't write something down? If so, no worries, have your Echo take a note for you. This is a super cool feature and allows you to surface the info anytime in the future. Learn more about taking notes in this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast.

In this episode will highlight some new and easier ways to surface food recipes. You'll learn about ingredients, cooking directions, and even how to order the ingredients on Amazon.

Are you dieting? Are you diabetic or otherwise watching your Carbs? In this episode, of Echo Tips, we'll learn how to surface those food facts so you can stay informed about what's in your food. 

In this episode you'll learn about buying and tracking items you've purchased on Amazon. We'll even discuss how to simply re-order an item you've previously purchased. 

Want to find out what's playing at the local theater? Need to know what time the movie starts? What about the rating of a movie? This and a whole lot more can be surfaced by asking your Amazon Echo. Learn how in this episode.

Does that pizza need another 5 minutes? If so how do you adjust your Amazon Echo's timer so it won't go off for another 5 minutes. In this episode of Echo Tips you'll learn how.

In this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast you'll learn about searching for podcasts by category. We'll demonstrate how to search for a news, technology, and medical podcast using this feature.

Learn about some of the new Amazon Echo devices announced during Amazon's Fall press event.

On this special episode of the Echo Tips Podcast we'll be learning about the Radio Reading Service and a powerful skill that can bring it to your very own Echo. The Radio Reading Services, from across the United States, serve as an audible information service for the blind, vision impaired, and those with print disabilities. We'll learn about an Amazon Echo Skill that makes playing private internet streams, like our very own local reading service stream,  or other private podcast feeds possible.

Busy washing dishes when a reminder goes off. Need to postpone that reminder so you don't forget. In this episode you'll learn how.

On this episode David demonstrates a new feature called Show and Tell. This feature, found on select Amazon Echo Shows, allows for a blind or visually impaired individual to use their Echo to identify pantry items.

Ever wondered what happens to all those crazy questions you've asked your Amazon Echo? Learn about some new privacy options and settings that are available on your Amazon Echo, in this episode.

Ever wanted to listen to live news as its happening? Learn in this episode how to do just that with you Amazon Echo.

Want to be alerted when something fishy might be going on at your home when your out an about? Learn about Guard Mode in this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast. Where we discuss how the Amazon Echo can become your adhoc security system.

We've discussed Alarms, Timers, and Reminders before in season 1. But learn in this episode the wonderful snooze feature and how to adjust timers that are already running.