Nevertheless, Alexa is made more helpful, informative, and funny, making for a wonderful assistant and source of entertainment when you’ve come to find yourself bored with human interaction.

“Alexa, read ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’”

“Alexa, speak slower”

“Alexa, what have you learned today?”

“Alexa, play talkSPORT”

“Alexa, play the Radiolab podcast”

“Alexa, what’s the capital of Tanzania?”

Alexa, what’s the forecast for Rome?”

“Alexa, play Trivia Hero”

“Alexa, add a to-do”

“Alexa, pair my phone”

“Alexa, where’s the nearest cinema?”

“Alexa, tell me a joke about coffee”

“Alexa, set a chicken timer”

“Alexa, Simon says ‘stop copying me’”

“Alexa, reorder kitchen roll”

“Alexa, give me a book recommendation”

“Alexa, add an event to my calendar”

“Alexa, give me an easy dinner recipe”

“Alexa, turn off the bedroom light”

Slashed Prices for Echo Speakers

The discounted, Alexa-compatible bunch includes the:

Alexa’s Expanding Clientele

At $49.99, you can have a virtual assistant that reads the news to you and advises whether you’ll be needing an umbrella for the day. This speaker has a 5.25-inch woofer and 330 watts of peak power. The Echo Studio has a 1-inch tweeter and three 2-inch midrange speakers that deliver dynamic midranges and crisp, high frequencies. In addition, it has a 24-bit digital-to-analog converter and a power amplifier with 100 kilohertz of bandwidth for high-res and lossless music playback.

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