About this product. The Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker with Alexa is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, provide information, read the s, set alarms, and more.

Echo Dot is a hands-free smart speaker with a compact design. Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, make calls, tell you the news, sports scores, weather, and more. To learn more, go to Support for Echo Dot.

The Amazon Echo is able to connect to many different smart home devices. Thermostats, humidifiers, lightbulbs, plugs, dog and cat feeder, door locks, cameras, thermostats, security systems, speakers, WiFi, televisions, vacuums, microwaves, printers, and other smart home devices can now all be controlled through Alexa.

Alexa is Amazon's cloud-based voice service available on more than 100 million devices from Amazon and third-party device manufacturers. With Alexa, you can build natural voice experiences that offer customers a more intuitive way to interact with the technology they use every day.

Alexa Skills are voice-driven Alexa Cloud Service capabilities which enable you to control select products through the Amazon® Alexa™ app that runs on Amazon Echo™ and Amazon Echo Dot™ devices. With this feature you can use your voice to turn your TV on or off, change channels, control volume, and more.

As well as being a voice-activated speaker, any Echo device can be used as a regular Bluetooth speaker, too! Here's how to do it: Make sure you have Bluetooth enabled on the device you want to connect, and that you're within range- within the same room should be fine.

If you are unfamiliar with the Echo Dot it is a small voice-controlled speaker based on Amazon's Alexa (voice command) service. You can ask the Echo to play music, answer questions, update you on the news, check the weather, set alarms, and to even control any compatible smart home devices.

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Many people use the names Amazon Alexa and Amazon Echo interchangeably but there is a difference between the two. The short answer to this is: Alexa is just the AI service and not the product. On the other hand, Amazon echo is the physical device that is used to interact with Alexa.

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With Alexa, you can make hands-free voice or video calls to anyone who has a supported Alexa-enabled device or the Alexa app. On Alexa-enabled devices, you can even use services like Zoom, Chime and Skype. Call up to 10 phone numbers in the US/UK/CA/MX (emergency numbers are not supported).

Just imagine dashing into the house on a cold day from the rain, but calling out for it to be warmed up with a simple voice command. Alexa, Turn on the Air Conditioning. Using Alexa is as simple as just asking a question. All you have to do is ask, and it will respond from your Amazon Echo speaker.

Alexa Skills are voice-driven Alexa Cloud Service capabilities which enable you to control select products through the Amazon® Alexa™ app that runs on Amazon Echo™ and Amazon Echo Dot™ devices. With this feature you can use your voice to turn your TV on or off, change channels, control volume, and more.

Enable Bluetooth on your TV, move your Echo Dot near the TV, and say “Alexa, connect.” In the Bluetooth settings on your TV, select your Echo Dot. Your TV's audio will play on your Echo Dot. To connect Alexa to your TV in the Alexa app, go to More > Settings > TV & Video, then tap your TV or video service.