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How to Get Alexa to Talk Less
While I appreciate everything a smart speaker assistant can help me with, I don’t want to get caught in long conversations with Alexa. I certainly don’t need her to respond out loud to every request or make suggestions on totally separate topics when all I asked her to do was turn off the lights.
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How to Download Xbox Game Pass Games With Alexa
Amazon and Microsoft recently announced a collaboration that lets Xbox Game Pass subscribers download games and get the latest updates about the service using Alexa commands.
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How to Get an Amazon Echo to Tell You a Room’s Temperature
Little thermometers you can buy and hang anywhere are fairly cheap, but there’s no need to get one if you own an Amazon Echo. That is, if you own one of two kinds of Echos: a fourth-generation Echo or a second-generation Echo Plus. Both of these have temperature sensors built into the smart speakers; you…
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How to Preorder Everything New and Creepy From Amazon’s Latest Tech Launch
Amazon managed to cram about a dozen product announcements into a 50-minute presentation last week, unveiling everything from new Alexa smart speakers, to a cloud gaming service, to next-gen Wi-Fi routers, fitness trackers, and home security devices. It was a lot. If you blinked, you might’ve missed a few.