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Any owners of Alexa find her useful in the kitchen? 

 

Of course the music/comedy albums or podcasts are great at relieving boredom.

 

Timers that can be set without cleaning off your hands -- very helpful . Those are great when coloring your hair also !Smiley Happy 

 

My math skills are less than perfect and she is very helpful when cutting down or expanding a recipe. 

 

I find her to be earning her keep . Of course I forget sometimes to ask starting with her name and then find myself getting angry at an electrical device -- oh-oh--Woman Embarassed

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Re: Alexa doing kitchen duty?

Since I have bluetooth speakers, I find my DOT very useful in every room, not just the kitchen.

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Re: Alexa doing kitchen duty?


@Mz iMac wrote:

Since I have bluetooth speakers, I find my DOT very useful in every room, not just the kitchen.


How does that work, @Mz iMac?  If I pair with a bluetooth speaker and my DOT is in the kitchen and the speaker in the bedroom will the sound come from both or can I have it just come out of the bluetooth speaker in the bedroom?

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Re: Alexa doing kitchen duty?

@okaywitheasypay  I love that when I use up the last of something while cooking or baking that I can tell her to add it to the shopping list.  

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Re: Alexa doing kitchen duty?

@itsmetoo

 

The sound wil come out of whichever room your BT speaker is in.  Not both.  At least for the DOT 2nd generation.

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@itsmetoo

 

The sound wil come out of whichever room your BT speaker is in.  Not both.  At least for the DOT 2nd generation.


@Mz iMac

 

Thank you so much!  I never thought about doing that so I'm going to give it a try.  I'm new to the DOT.

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@itsmetoo

 

If you have BT headphones, no need for BT speakers.  This way, you will not disturb other folks in the room.

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@itsmetoo

 

If you have BT headphones, no need for BT speakers.  This way, you will not disturb other folks in the room.


@Mz iMac

 

What a good idea - thank you!  I've been looking for new ways to use the DOT.  What I'm really loving so far are the smart plugs! 

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@okaywitheasypay, I consider myself pretty up to date electronically but, with all the security issues with these devices, I haven’t gone there yet.  I am hoping they up the bar and solve the security issues.  LM

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@Lilysmom

 

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