"Alexa, set timer for 10 minutes." "Timer set for ten minutes. Would you like to buy Amazon's Choice Classroom Timers for Teachers. A two-pack is only $6.95. Would you like to act before midnight tonight and place your order for neon-colored timing happiness?" Or, perhaps they'll pu...
Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes Alexa, start/stop stopwatch Alexa, set an alarm for 7 a.m. tomorrow Many people ask Alexa to tell the time, set a timer, start a stopwatch, or schedule an alarm. If you ask the time, Alexa will respond immediately based on your local timezone. ...
Try saying: "Alexa, set a timer for five minutes," "Alexa, play the Reuters news briefing," "Alexa, open my daily horoscope," or "Alexa, find my phone." The possibilities are endless. Be sure to reference the "more" tab on the Alexa app to browse through all of the Echo Dot's ...
not for one-time tasks. It’s super helpful that Alexa lets you customize the repeat settings to weekdays, weekends or even a specific day of the week. However, you can only select one option from the “Select Days” menu — which means you can’t set a routine...
like the home office or kitchen. Although people add a smart speaker with one use case in mind, they add more speakers as they discover other uses. The number-one use is listening to streaming music, but people quickly move on to setting a timer or alarms, listening to news, and findin...