[Nfb-krafters-korner] Does Alexa do crafts? The dot!!!

Wed Dec 28 17:26:14 UTC 2016

Dixie, I wondered what was good about the tap, and you have told us. But I thought you lived in CT. No beach in December,  or are you a snowbird? 
Ramona

On Dec 28, 2016 5:29 AM, Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> There are 3 versions of the Amazon Echo. 
> The original Echo which has a built in speaker. 
> The Dot, which has a mono speaker, it sounds like it is coming out of a tin 
> can.  There are the older version of this which is reliant on the household 
> already having an active Echo, and the more recent version which is not 
> dependent on another Echo in the household.  For those of you who have just 
> purchased the Dot, in the last quarter of 2016, you should have the second 
> generation Dot. 
> The third version of the Echo is the Tap.  This one is not voice activated. 
> One must push a button to peak to it.  This has a built in speaker.  It is 
> also able to travel cordlessly, as it is rechargeable.  I like this one for 
> taking out on the deck with me at my summer house. It is about the size of 2 
> mandarin orange cans stacked on top of each other.  The Tap can also travel 
> out of range of your Wi-Fi and act as a Bluetooth speaker for things like 
> your iPhone.  This is nice when I go down to the beach.  Then the tap 
> doesn't do the Alexa tricks, but, will like I said act as a speaker for your 
> Bluetooth enabled devices.  I like this for reading my BARD books from my 
> iPhone while sitting on the beach. 
>
>
>
> Dixie 
> @-> ~ <-@ 
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 12:01 AM 
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' 
> Cc: blindhands at aol.com 
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Does Alexa do crafts? The dot!!! 
>
> It was the A lex a dot!  I called it the code.  Gee whiz the Echo, The 
> Touch, the Dot   When do we get to name them and change how she sounds? 
>
> I like that my IPhone sounds like an English Gentleman, but it seems like in 
> the evening he calls he "Boss" I don't know if I should be insulted or 
> amused. 
>
> John use to call me, "the boss", but we were married for 42 years. 
>
> Joyce 
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] via Nfb-krafters-korner 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 9:49 AM 
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> 
> Cc: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E] <Terry.Powers at nih.gov> 
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Does Alexa do crafts? 
>
> Cindy; 
> How did you figure out how to set it up and what do you need to set it up? 
> I know nothing about it.  We have the advanced model. 
>
> Terry P. 
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: slery via Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 12:46 AM 
> To: Krafters listserv <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> 
> Cc: slery <slerythema at gmail.com> 
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Does Alexa do crafts? 
>
> Well, I am excited to announce that I now have my very own Alexa dot. So, 
> for all of you that have one, what have you asked her regarding crafts? 
>
>
>
> Cindy 
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