Tag: Alexa
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Amazon Makes it Easier to Go Hands Free with Fire TV
Amazon announced today some new features for controlling your Fire TV with Alexa-enabled devices. With the updates, Fire TV users can ditch the remote and use voice commands to find, launch, and watch content. Hands-free pairings now enable: Echo Show-like experiences: Leverage the biggest screen in your home when using popular Alexa experiences and skills hands-free.…
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Amazon Introduces New Fire TV User Experience
Along with announcing the launch of new Eero Mesh Wi-Fi and Fire TV devices, today’s Amazon event also brought news of an updated Fire TV experience, including a redesigned main menu and more personalization. On the main menu, you’ll be able to scroll through your apps for a preview of your content and go directly…
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Have an AT&T Number? Now You Can Turn Your Alexa Device Into a Phone
AT&T customers on eligible plans can now link their phone number to their Alexa-enabled devices and use them like a phone. Amazon Echo devices and more can now make and receive hands-free calls with a linked AT&T phone plan. This new launch is in addition to the existing calling feature on Amazon devices that allows…
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Amazon Adds Spanish Language Support to The Fire TV & Fire TV Stick
If you live in the United States and own a Fire TV you now have one more language option. Today Amazon added Spanish Language support on the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick in the United States. Not only will menus now be in Spanish, but Alexa also offers Spanish language support. Spanish language support…
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EXPIRED: Amazon is Celebrating Alexa’s Birthday with Deals on Fire TV Stick 4K, Echo Dot, and More
Today marks Amazon Alexa’s 5th birthday. Alexa allowed Amazon to bring voice-first technology to consumers with smart home products that make life more convenient. Since Alexa was introduced, customers have purchased more than 100 million Alexa-enabled devices. To celebrate the big day, Amazon is offering deals on some of the 85,000+ Alexa compatible products currently…
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EXPIRED: Amazon’s Alexa Voice Remote With TV Controls For The Fire TV Is Now Just $19.99 (With Promo Code)
Do you have an old Fire TV remote that won’t let you control your TV? Right now Amazon is offering select Fire TV owners a $10 discount so they can upgrade to the new and improved 2nd gen Alexa Voice Remote with controls to power on/off your TV and change the volume. Not all Amazon…
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Amazon’s Alexa Now Understands & Speaks Spanish in the United States
Amazon has announced U.S. customers can now access Multi-Lingual mode on their Echo Alexa devices, meaning you can now talk to her in Spanish. App developers can now start building skills for Spanish speaking customers, and Alexa has a brand new Spanish voice with local knowledge and more. U.S. customers can now switch back and forth…
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New Alexa Capabilities Are Coming to VIZIO SmartCast TVs
VIZIO announced today new Alexa capabilities are coming to VIZIO SmartCast TVs. In the past, you could use Alexa to turn on and off your TV and other basic features. Now you will be able to search for movies or shows by title, genre, or cast members through a nearby Alexa Echo device. “At VIZIO,…
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Amazon Is Adding Multi-Room Music Groups To The Fire TV Cube
Today Amazon announced that they have started to roll out support for Multi-Room Music Groups to the Fire TV Cube. With Multi-Room Music you can have your music played synced across multiple Alexa powered devices to hear your music through your whole home and now even on your Fire TV Cube. To create a Multi-Room…
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You Can Now Change How Fast Amazon’s Alexa Talks
Alexa is an excellent source of information and entertainment. One of the complaints in the past, though has been that it can be a very slow-talking option to hear the weather or news. Now Amazon has added the ability to increase or even slow down the rate that Alexa talks. Now if you ask your…