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Brief educational episodes highlighting and demonstrating features of the Amazon Echo. Commands for Alarms, Timers, Phone Calling, reading books, and much more are all laid out by New Vision's technical instructor David Ward. These episodes are especially helpful for new ones to the platform and seniors who are learning how to use their new device.

Brief educational episodes highlighting and demonstrating features of the Amazon Echo. Commands for Alarms, Timers, Phone Calling, reading books, and much more are all laid out by New Vision's technical instructor David Ward. These episodes are especially helpful for new ones to the platform and seniors who are learning how to use their new device.

Location:

Roanoke, VA

Description:

Brief educational episodes highlighting and demonstrating features of the Amazon Echo. Commands for Alarms, Timers, Phone Calling, reading books, and much more are all laid out by New Vision's technical instructor David Ward. These episodes are especially helpful for new ones to the platform and seniors who are learning how to use their new device.

Language:

English

Contact:

5409858900

Episodes

Episode 84 Hunches on the Echo

3/25/2020
Learn about the hunches feature on the Amazon Echo in this episode.

Duration:00:09:10

Episode 83 Word Play

3/18/2020
Learn about definitions, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, and rhyming words in this episode.

Duration:00:07:23

Episode 82 Adjusting Your Equalizer

3/11/2020
Learn about adjusting the equalizer on your Amazon Echo in this episode.

Duration:00:08:27

Episode 81 Do Not Disturb Mode

3/4/2020
Did you know your Amazon Echo has a "Do Not Disturb" mode? Learn all about it in this episode.

Duration:00:10:09

Episode 80 Notifications

2/26/2020
Learn about how your Amazon Echo can notify you about specific things happening, without your prompting her.

Duration:00:13:18

Episode 79 Chatting with Your Echo

2/19/2020
In this episode you'll see me have a conversation with my Echo. I do so using a artificial intelligence skill designed for conversations.

Duration:00:09:46

Episode 78 The Sleep Timer

2/12/2020
In this episode you'll learn about the sleep timer a very versatile tool with music, podcasts, and books.

Duration:00:08:09

Episode 77 Amazon Music Can Do That!

2/5/2020
In this episode learn about odd ball ways of playing music by genre, decade, year, and even by lyrics.

Duration:00:11:20

Episode 76 Bluetooth Features

1/29/2020
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.

Duration:00:15:15

Episode 75 Listener Questions and Feedback

1/22/2020
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.

Duration:00:09:06

Episode 74 Multilingual Support

1/15/2020
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.

Duration:00:08:41

Episode 73 Taking and Searching Notes

1/8/2020
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.

Duration:00:09:27

Episode 72 Finding Food Recipes

1/1/2020
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.

Duration:00:08:23

Episode 71 Food Facts

12/25/2019
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.

Duration:00:09:20

Episode 70 Buying and Tracking Items

12/18/2019
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.

Duration:00:10:27

Episode 69 Movie Info and Facts

12/11/2019
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.

Duration:00:08:08

Episode 68 Adjusting Timers

12/4/2019
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.

Duration:00:07:10

Episode 67 Searching for Podcasts by Category

11/27/2019
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.

Duration:00:07:44

Episode 66 New Amazon Echo Devices!

11/20/2019
Learn about some of the new Amazon Echo devices announced during Amazon's Fall press event.

Duration:00:13:03

Episode 65 Listening to the Radio Reading Service

11/13/2019
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...

Duration:00:09:56

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