Voice In Canada Flash Briefing #1384
Hey there. Teri here. I’ve got some really interesting news for you today, particularly for all of you PC users.
How would you like it if you could turn your entire PC display into an Echo device and talk to Alexa?
Well, you can now. Just brand new. It was just announced a couple of weeks ago on November 11 to be exact.
Amazon announced the expansion of Show mode, which is a voice-first interactive Alexa experience for compatible Windows 10 and 11 PCs.
What you do is download the specific app (Alexa for PC) if you don’t have it built into your PC already. And then once you’ve done that, you say, “Alexa, open show mode.”
And you can watch it magically turn into a smart display, just like an Echo show when it is idle.
You download the specific app if you don’t have it built into your PC already
Now, in addition to launching it when you say that command, you can also customize and choose a specific PC idle time to automatically launch show mode, almost like a screensaver.
And that can be chosen when you’re enabling the feature or through the app settings at a later time. So, here’s what you need to know.
You need to go to this website Amazon.com/AlexaForPC, then you download the app, and you can use your PC as an Echo device. I think it’s fantastic.
I don’t have a PC. So I would love to get feedback from the community when you try this and tell me what it’s like.
Hit me up on Twitter as always, @DrTeriFisher, and I would love to hear about how you’re using your PC as an Echo device.
Alright! Enjoy. Have fun with that. And I will talk to you tomorrow.
Useful Resources
- List of Voice Assistant Commands
- Alexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in Canada
- Teri Fisher on Twitter
- Alexa in Canada on Twitter
- Alexa in Canada on Instagram
- Alexa in Canada Community Group on Facebook
- Please leave a review on the Skills Store!
- Shopping on Amazon.ca
- Create a Flash Briefing Tutorial – Free Tutorial to Create your own Flash Briefing
- Flash Briefing Formula – Your Complete Premium Step-By-Step Course to Launch a Successful Flash Briefing that Gets Found and Grows Your Brand
Listen on your Echo Device! Easy as 1-2-3!
1. Open your Alexa app and click on the Menu button > Settings > Flash Briefing.
2. Click on “Add Content” and search for “Voice in Canada”.
3. Click on “Voice in Canada” and the Enable button.
Alexa, what are my flash briefings?
Alexa, what’s in the news?
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