Aaron Parecki

#alexa

• Christie Koehler https://twitter.com/christi3k   •   Mar 20

  @spinnerin @reidab would it be too much to call my Alexa skill/app for Calagator "Alexagator"?
  

  @christi3k @spinnerin @reidab Let me know when it's live! I will totally install that!

  Portland, Oregon, USA

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  Sun, Mar 20, 2016 6:31pm -07:00 #alexa #echo #calagator
• krvarma/Particle_Alexa: Particle and Amazon Alexa integration (github.com)

  Fri, Mar 4, 2016 8:52am -08:00 #particle #alexa #ask
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  TIL #alexa will respond to YouTube videos of #alexa almost exactly in sync. #amazonecho #internetofshit

  

  Portland, Oregon

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  Sun, Feb 14, 2016 7:26pm -08:00 #internetofshit #alexa #amazonecho
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  @beatsantique The Amazon Alexa alarm sounds just like a sample from your song "Mission"! https://soundcloud.com/aaronpk/alexa-beats-antique

  

  Mon, Aug 3, 2015 7:32pm -07:00 #alexa #echo
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  @barryf watching your #indieweb video triggered my Amazon Echo! Turns out when you say "an excerpt" she hears "Alexa"

  Portland, Oregon, USA

  1 like 2 replies

  Tue, Jun 23, 2015 5:51pm -07:00 #indieweb #alexa #echo #amazon

• Amazon Echo

  5 out of 5

  Amazon Echo Aaron Parecki 2015-06-23T08:11:59-07:00 permalink

  I've had the Echo for a few months now, and despite being skeptical of voice control in general, have been pleasantly surprised by Alexa!

  Realistically, I haven't found all of the promoted features as useful as they try to make them appear. So far, it has been most useful for:

  • setting timers while cooking, so I don't have to fiddle with the crummy interface on my microwave with my hands covered in goo
  • turning off lights after I'm in bed
  • setting an alarm for the morning
  • asking "what's the weather" while I'm getting dressed
  • adding things to my grocery list

  Portland, Oregon, USA

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  Tue, Jun 23, 2015 8:11am -07:00 #echo #alexa #review
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  So far, Amazon Echo has been most useful for: 1) setting timers while cooking, 2) turning off the lights after I am in bed, 3) adding things to my grocery list.
  
  Now that the SDK is available in beta, what kind of voice-enabled apps should I make! The prompts are somewhat limiting, basically the below with some variations:
  
  • "Alexa, ask {app name} to {command}"
  • "Alexa, launch {app name} and {command}"

  Portland, Oregon, USA

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  Tue, Jun 9, 2015 5:22pm -07:00 #amazon #echo #alexa #homeautomation