Alexa

This is the season, which is why Amazon just introduced another new voice for Alexa. While the company added a bunch of celebrity rumors earlier this year, this new one is the most famous of them all – Santa Claus. Once enabled, users can enjoy all kinds of Christmas cheer with Santa. For example, you…

Are you waiting for an important email, but don’t want to look at your phone every time you get a notification? Alexa can provide real-time updates on just about anything, including new emails from Gmail, Outlook, and Hotmail. Who can benefit from Alexa’s email alert feature? Alexa can provide email notifications for every email received,…

Even if you don’t own a device Amazon Echoyou’ve almost certainly heard the name of her virtual voice assistant, Alexa. Alexa has become so ingrained in popular culture that she is regularly mentioned on late-night talk shows and on prime-time television. Alexa is the software that runs at the heart of every Amazon Echo device,…

You’ve installed one of Amazon’s Echo smart speakers and it’s very useful for playing music, checking the time, setting an egg timer, all hands-free. But then it starts blinking in different colors at random moments: red, green, yellow, orange… it’s almost like it’s trying to communicate with you. Which, in fact, it is. When your…

Alexa has become a household name, literally. Amazon’s smart speakers and smart displays are common in many homes. It’s not uncommon to find one in every room, so the virtual assistant known as Alexa is ready to answer questions, play music or news, control smart devices, and more. Here’s how to get started with any…