[Dixielandjazz] Amazon Echo

[Robert Ringwald]

Marek,

I hope I can do a credible job of explaining what the Amazon Echo is and some of what it can do. 

First, I don’t know if it is available or functionable in other countries. 

It is a little device that works through your wireless router just as your computer or printer does. It takes voice commands and is completely hands free, 

It is voice operated. It will do all sorts of things from giving you the square route of any number, make phone calls, play music, tell you the date and time, tell you what day a date in the future will fall on, etc. I am very new at using it so I am sure that it has many more functions. 

With A SUBSCRIPTION TO Serious XM radio, all I HAVE TO DO is SAY THE KEY WORD AND THEN SAY, “play turk murphy” AND THE echo WILL PLAY AS LONG AS YOU WISH. 

Perhaps other list mates know more about the Echo than I do. 
-Bob

From: Marek Boym 
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019 12:35 PM
To: Robert Ringwald 
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Amazon Echo

What is "Amazon Echo?"
Cheers


On Sun, 16 Jun 2019 at 21:24, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

  Just got an Amazon Echo. It is fantastic. Listening to Bob Scobey’s band right now. Earlier was listening to Turk Murphy. Before that it was Lu Watters and the YBJB. 

  You can ask it to set an alarm, and or timer among many other functions. Ask it to crow like a rooster or to fart. 


  Bob Ringwald
  Amateur (ham) radio station K6YBV
  www.ringwald.com

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