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

[Henry Osborne]

Hi Ramona, no, I think that Dixie is one of those Polar Bears that jump into 
the ocean on New Years Day.

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From: walhoframona--- via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 12:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Does Alexa do crafts? The dot!!!

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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