[Oagdu] Fwd: What's new with Alexa?

Sat Apr 1 00:22:09 UTC 2017

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Date: Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 3:35 PM
Subject: What's new with Alexa?
To: "marianne at denningweb.com" <marianne at denningweb.com>

Alexa's always getting smarter. Here's what's new this week, including
skills and much more to try.
[image: Amazon Echo]
Introducing Petlexa
[image: Video still of a hamster on a wheel.]
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The Petlexa feature allows dogs, cats, and other animals to communicate
with Alexa just like you do. Petlexa gives pets the freedom to ask for
food, place orders from Amazon, and activate smart home enabled toys.
[image: Video still of a dog panting.]
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If your pets are shy to warm up to their new AI friend, try suggesting
music by The Animals or an audiobook like *Marley and Me* on Audible. So,
go on—get the whole house talking with pet voice commands. To learn more,
just ask:
[image: Alexa, what is Petlexa?]
Fancy feasts

All animals love meal time—but which pets gobble up the most food? Here's
the breakdown of pet food ordered by Alexa users in 2017:
[image: Top pet food ordered via Alexa. 71% dog food, 26% cat food, .04%
hamster food.]
[image: Funny dog with bulging eye.]
Non–human humor

They say laughter is a universal language. Have a good chuckle with your
pet—just ask:
[image: Alexa, tell me a dog joke.]
[image: Alexa, tell me an animal joke.]

Want to discover what else Alexa can do? Check out our Alexa guide
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for even more examples of things to try.

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