Alexa can play games, turn on and off connected smart home devices, play music, or read you a book. She can\u00a0tell you a joke or help you learn your multiplication table. \u00a0She\u00a0can\u00a0set a timer for cooking, provide you with a recipe, or wake you up every morning with an alarm or your favorite song. She can provide you with\u00a0the weather, the scores from your favorite team\u00a0or Alexa can now order you a Domino’s pizza, all you have to do is ask!<\/p>\n
The point is, \u00a0more and more devices and apps are integrating with Alexa. Echo began\u00a0as a Artificial Intelligence assistant in November of 2014. Echo was\u00a0available only by invitation and has grown to be #1 best seller on Amazon’s website in home audio speakers category. The Echo has almost 35,000 customer reviews and a 4.5 star rating. The Echo has recently expanded it’s family to include the “Tap” and the “Dot”. The Tap is a portable version of the Echo. You have to “tap” the speaker and Alexa will listen to your commands, she also has a battery, to be on the go! The original Echo does not have a battery! \ud83d\ude41 The “Dot” is smaller, a much smaller version of the Echo. It is always listening like the Echo and with a power supply\u00a0like the Echo.<\/p>\n
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