Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Before you buy an Amazon Echo Dot, you may be asking yourself why you would even want one. Amazon Alexa has many useful features that revolve around personal virtual assistant, a smart home automation control center, and an entertainment control center. The Echo boasts thousands of skills that you can connect to enhance your Alexa voice control experience. Some of the most popular include connecting your Amazon Prime Music, TuneIn or Spotify. The full size Echo has a high quality built in speaker, while the Echo Dot has a speaker jack and Bluetooth that allows you to connect to an external speaker or home entertainment system.
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On the personnel assistant front, you can connect the Echo to calendars, use it to set alarms and timers and even do math. It is very convenient for units of measure, monetary conversion rates and other such questions that may plague you on a daily basis. Capital One has a skill that will allow you to check your credit card balance.
On the home automation front, you can connect Alexa to smart home hubs like the Wink Hub and SmartThings. This will give you access to a whole host of other commands that will make your life easier.
The Amazon Echo has also been gaining popularity for senior citizens and persons with disabilities or injuries. Voice control can provide a greater degree of mobility, security and assistance around the house.
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Before you buy an Amazon Echo Dot, you may be asking yourself why you would even want one. Amazon Alexa has many useful features that revolve around personal virtual assistant, a smart home automation control center, and an entertainment control center. The Echo boasts thousands of skills that you can connect to enhance your Alexa voice control experience. Some of the most popular include connecting your Amazon Prime Music, TuneIn or Spotify. The full size Echo has a high quality built in speaker, while the Echo Dot has a speaker jack and Bluetooth that allows you to connect to an external speaker or home entertainment system.
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Amazon Echo: amzn.to/2grJIjm
Amzon Echo Dot: amzn.to/2gqXLGl
Wink Hub: amzn.to/2gRnhBb
SmartThings Hub: amzn.to/2gLNDrT
Other Videos Mentioned in this Video
Connect Amazon Echo to your Wink Hub: youtu.be/1c4psqOhr3M
On the personnel assistant front, you can connect the Echo to calendars, use it to set alarms and timers and even do math. It is very convenient for units of measure, monetary conversion rates and other such questions that may plague you on a daily basis. Capital One has a skill that will allow you to check your credit card balance.
On the home automation front, you can connect Alexa to smart home hubs like the Wink Hub and SmartThings. This will give you access to a whole host of other commands that will make your life easier.
The Amazon Echo has also been gaining popularity for senior citizens and persons with disabilities or injuries. Voice control can provide a greater degree of mobility, security and assistance around the house.
Website: azhb.com
Facebook: facebook.com/diysmarthomeguy
Twitter: twitter.com/diysmarthomeguy
Copyright: John Stone 2016
DIY Smart Home Guy is a trademark of John Stone and AZHB.com
