Certified Refurbished Echo Dot (3rd Gen) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Charcoal Fabric

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The speaker clarity is better on the google home mini. The echo dot sounds deeper and more muffled, at times it sounds like mumbling when listening to the news podcasts whereas the google mini speaks the words very clearly. Setting alarms on your Dot, or simply getting your Echo to let you know when a timer has expired will save your butt more times than you can shake a smart speaker at. Unless you’re captain super-organized, your Dot might just save you some of these hassle points. The echo dot is a good looking device that blends in well with modern furniture and interior design.

This 100% voice controlled general knowledge trivia challenge which you can play on your own, or against other people. You’ll be asked a series of questions and it’s definitely cool using your voice rather than a screen to play a game show. Like all the things to do in this guide, Trivia Hero is free. I love that I can “Drop In” to the second echo device in my son’s room to have a two-way chat with him from either the first echo device, or from the Alexa app on my iPhone. If you’re a smart home newbie, maybe start with a smart plug from Wemo or TP-Link. They are low-cost, low-stakes entry points that let you turn whatever’s plugged into them on and off with a yelp.

#2 – Set useful timers and alarms

Trivia hero is awesome. Give it a try. #2 – Set useful timers and alarms Filed under: Practical stuff

I can automate my smart devices such as my power plugs and lights to turn on and off etc using my voice, or via a custom routine and schedule. You can even dim the smart lights or change their colours on voice command after you link them up to your smart light’s online account.

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One of the best things to do with your Echo Dot 2023 is still getting it to control things in your smart home. The smaller dot works exactly the same as the larger units and there’s all kinds of things alexa can control. When you think ‘smart home’, you might think that this is gonna get expensive! Well, you might be pleased to know that getting your Echo dot to talk to your lights isn’t as costly as you might think. With some products, like smart plugs, weighing in for around a tenner. Adjust flash briefing: Alexa will play up-to-date news from most major news sources. You have literally thousands of options to choose from, which you can find in Settings > Flash Briefing > Add Content. Don’t go overboard unless you’ve got an hour to kill, and try to mix up coverage types to avoid redundancy. You can also buy an adapter or an extra hub to control your TV with any Alexa, if you really want to get into it. With 4 far-field microphones, Alexa can hear you from across the room. And with compatible Echo devices in different rooms, you can fill your whole home with music.

Alexa, remind me to call Dad in half an hour” #3 – Control your lights by talking to them Filed under: smart home integration All these just for very low price and especially it’s so compact that plug and play is excellent for portability including into my carrrr. So you got yourself a brand new Echo. Ready to start yelling at your shiny new toy? We'll walk you through its setup, share the most useful Alexa Skills, and give you a look at its full range of capabilities. (It can do more than you might realize.)turn on the lights” …turn off the lights” …to brighten my lights” …to dim my lights” …stop flashing lights to music”* …start flashing lights to music”* #4 – Controlling your TV with your Echo Dot is awesome Filed under: Extreme laziness / awesomeness