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Amazon Echo: A Simple User Guide to Get the Most out of Your Amazon Alexa Kit
The Amazon Echo is a smart device developed by Amazon to give voice responses to various queries. The Amazon Echo is a 9.15-inch wireless speaker which has an in-built seven-piece microphone array. The device uses the wake word Alexa but you can change it to either Echo or Amazon. The Amazon Echo device is capable of voice communication and can perform voice interaction tasks such as streaming podcasts, music playback, providing real-time information, playing audiobooks and making to-do lists, amongst others. The Amazon Echo can also be used as a home automation device to control smart devices such as your home lighting.
The Amazon Echo has been developing in Amazon's Lab since 2010. Amazon has 126 offices located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Silicon Valley. During the early years, the Amazon Echo was only available to Amazon Prime members but become available all over the United States in 2015. The Alexa services crossed outside the United States into Canada in 2016.
The device works by actively listening to speech within its environment as it waits for the wake word to be spoken. The Amazon Echo also comes with a voice-activated and manual remote control that you can use alongside the wake word. To turn off the audio processing unit you may also do it manually by using the mute button on the system. For the Echo to work effectively, you need a low latency Wi-Fi internet connection that allows for the least processing time. The device's voice recognition software uses the Amazon Common Voice and the Amazon Web Services platforms from IVONA, Yap, and Evi.
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The Amazon Echo has been developing in Amazon's Lab since 2010. Amazon has 126 offices located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Silicon Valley. During the early years, the Amazon Echo was only available to Amazon Prime members but become available all over the United States in 2015. The Alexa services crossed outside the United States into Canada in 2016.
The device works by actively listening to speech within its environment as it waits for the wake word to be spoken. The Amazon Echo also comes with a voice-activated and manual remote control that you can use alongside the wake word. To turn off the audio processing unit you may also do it manually by using the mute button on the system. For the Echo to work effectively, you need a low latency Wi-Fi internet connection that allows for the least processing time. The device's voice recognition software uses the Amazon Common Voice and the Amazon Web Services platforms from IVONA, Yap, and Evi.
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Published August 24, 2016
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June 3, 2017
My family is waiting for our Echo to arrive, so it is time to get the last minute lessons in so we are ready to set her up and let her go! We only know the basics, though I have read a few other short books, including a few others by John Slavio on the topic. This is now the fourth book I have read by Slavio about the Echo, and I think I am fairly well versed in how to use one now, but wanted one more try at reading an informational book just in case. I know how good he is at explaining things in a simple, yet informative manner.
He provides all of the basic information you need to learn what the Echo is capable of and how Alexa works. There are tips and tricks to help you set things up to get the most out of your Echo. Unlike other reviewers, I didn't think this was hard to understand or made no sense. I felt he did a good job explaining the basics. Having now read numerous books on the topic, I think he did fairly well at introducing it without going too in depth and losing the readers.
As with his other books, Slavio did a great job of sharing the basics and helping readers to understand how to use the Echo. He teaches you all of the things you need to know that others say are not included in the user manual that comes with the device. He tells you ways to ask it questions and give it commands that are simple and effective, helping you get the most out of using it in the easiest ways possible. I do wish he had included some pictures or diagrams to add some visual appeal, though.
The book was short and simple to read. It was longer than his other Echo/Dot books, with 95 pages of great information. It was well written and I am glad I took the time to read through it. Definitely a good read and one that gave me all of the information I was looking for.
He provides all of the basic information you need to learn what the Echo is capable of and how Alexa works. There are tips and tricks to help you set things up to get the most out of your Echo. Unlike other reviewers, I didn't think this was hard to understand or made no sense. I felt he did a good job explaining the basics. Having now read numerous books on the topic, I think he did fairly well at introducing it without going too in depth and losing the readers.
As with his other books, Slavio did a great job of sharing the basics and helping readers to understand how to use the Echo. He teaches you all of the things you need to know that others say are not included in the user manual that comes with the device. He tells you ways to ask it questions and give it commands that are simple and effective, helping you get the most out of using it in the easiest ways possible. I do wish he had included some pictures or diagrams to add some visual appeal, though.
The book was short and simple to read. It was longer than his other Echo/Dot books, with 95 pages of great information. It was well written and I am glad I took the time to read through it. Definitely a good read and one that gave me all of the information I was looking for.
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