Echo Tips

We tackle 10 commands in less than 10 minutes! We're talking like Pirates, learning new recipes, checking the pollen count, and a whole lot more!

We've got a simple one for you this week, but its honestly my favorite upgrade!

In this episode we revisit one of our most popular episodes of all-time dealing with the NFB Newsline Skill.

The internet is a buzz, with Amazon announcing the deprecation of a defunct little used feature on a few modern devices. This feature enabled your voice commands be to be transcribed locally and then sent as a text request to Amazon Servers, verse the default historical method of sending a voice clip of your command. ## AttributionsDaily Tech News Show - Briefing 4977https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/03/17/3d-print-any-rc-robot-toy-you-want-dtnsb-4977/DTNS is Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode we delve back into our archives, to revisit how to adjust the playback speed of an Audible audiobook!

In this exciting episode, wee're diving deep into a review of the recent Amazon event that took place on February 26th. The star of the show? Alexa Plus, a newer, smarter AI version of Alexa that's set to become a big part of our lives very soon. We have a brief synopsis put together by the great folks over at DTNS which we are thrilled to share with you. We've also spent some time reflecting on how this new Alexa Plus might fit into our lives - imagine it as the friendly AI that everyone in the family can appreciate, kind of like a happy meal for AI services. Now, how cool does that sound? We even have a recently released ad from Amazon focusing on the wonderful new Alexa Plus. This episode is packed with tons of insights, so stay tuned!## AttributionsDaily Tech News Show - Briefing 4964https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/02/26/alexa-plus-may-actually-be-a-plus-dtnsb-4964/DTNS is Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/YouTu

In this episode we break down the news from Amazon's Alexa Event on February 26th 2025. And a closer look at the documentation after the event revealed a lot of hidden nuggets.SIGN UP+ Go To www.amazon.com/newalexa.PRESS RELEASE+ https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence

In this episode we cover the three core advances AI should bring to Alexa; namely better processing of our speech, improved natural responses, and agentic capabilities.

In this episode we review a recent press release about an event dealing with devices for the Amazon Echo line-up, here late in February.# AttributionsDTNS Briefing 4950https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/02/05/why-dtns-doesnt-cover-the-doge-dtnsb-4950/DTNS- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/PC Worldhttps://www.pcworld.com/article/2599695/is-the-new-ai-powered-alexa-almost-here-6-things-to-know.htmlThurrott.com -Panos Panay ⁠https://www.thurrott.com/microsoft/289310/panos

In this episode, we take a look at hand gestures that can control your Amazon Echo, and we take a look at how Conversation Mode has been adjusted and integrated into Follow-Up Mode. Both of which use a scan of your face to figure out whether you're looking at the Amazon Echo to help aid it in conversations.

We take a look at Themes on the Amazon Echo and think about what the future might hold if this feature got a little more TLC!

We take a look back to privacy options and controls highlighted in episode 181 and 183.

We take a look at a recent Financial Times Article and DTNS's take on Alexa's AI future. We also compare these to our AI Beta tests last year with Alexa's AI Beta. # References Echo Tips 297 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-297-alexa-ai-omnibus-catch-up-on-all-you-missed/id1396874548?i=1000654216801 Financial Times https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/amazon-must-solve-hallucination-problem-before-launching-ai-enabled-alexa/ # Attributions Daily Tech News Show Breifing Episode 4935 https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/hope-remains-for-tiktok-in-us-dtns-3935 Daily Tech News Show Creative Commons ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠

We take a look at recent Google Announcements made at CES 2025, about home automation and smart home devices using the Matter standard. Show Notes Daily Tech News Show Episode 4931 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/01/08/are-you-compliant-do-you-matter-dtns-live-4931/ Daily Tech News Show Creative Commons ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ The Verge Article https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/24338969/google-home-hubs-local-control-matter

Ever wish you could have your own personal Wiki on Alexa? Or that she could just shoot you an email with something you needed to take note of? Well, guess what you can do that with Notes and the Voice Pad Skill. Have a listen as we dust off these oldies but goodies, an take a look at some of the new features that have been added.

In this episode we revisit the Lists Feature. We discuss adding, deleting, creating, archiving, and sharing lists.

If your new to Alexa Devices, you might not know they can make purchases using your Amazon account and associated credit card. How, do you disable that feature or set a PIN code lock-out. We tacle that question and topic in today's episode!

In this episode we take a look at the NLS's My Talking Books skill, in beta. So join us as we kick the tires of this Skill. Sign-Up for the Beta ⁠Welcome to My Talking Books on Smart Speaker - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress⁠

In this episode we take a look at various Fire TV's and larger Echo Shows designed to serve as smart wall panels. In this episode we discuss the implications of Claude Agents for our rumored AI Alexa of the future!   ## References and Attributions Daily Tech News Show Episode 4900 https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/using-pokemon-to-train-ai-dtns-4900  Daily Tech News Show Shared Under Creative Commons ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠

In this episode we take a look at the current Black Friday deals on Amazon Echos and see what's a good deal and what's not!