Alexa skills built by Technicool
Below are a selection of the Alexa Skills we have created for your use, fun and enjoyment. Have a read and then go and enable them in your environment.
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Test Post
This is a test to make sure the migration worked correctly.
Arduino Nano controlled Christmas Lights
Gearing up for Christmas? Planning for the next one? Why not go ahead and create your own light show using the Arduino Nano? In this video I walk though building Christmas lights using the Arduino Nano and a strand of LED lights. I will touch on the design itself...
Integrate Amazon Alexa with Microsoft To-Do
I love to be organized and to use tools to plan out my day, week, life. Every morning the first thing I do when I sit at my desk is bring out my ToDo list and plan out what is on my day. What ToDo (Toe Doe) I have used several planner like tools out there, Outlook...
Hey folks, here is a preview of the Christmas Gnome we are building on Facebook live Saturday evening. We will discuss how the Gnome was built and walk through how the electronics work and how we connect it to Amazon Alexa.
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Build a dancing, singing, Christmas Gnome! For this project we will create a Norwegian Gnome and then control some movement and music using the ESP8266. Come at least to see it. https://ift.tt/2G05vNw
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Live demo of the Christmas lights working from our project last week.
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Try out our new skill called “Silly Songs” on Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Fun silly songs that your kids will love. https://ift.tt/2UiGErt https://ift.tt/2AOUSHq
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Gearing up for Christmas? Why not create your own light show? In this live video we will cover building Christmas lights using a Nano controller and LED strip lights. https://ift.tt/2QbA7QF
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Automatic Sprinklers using IoT. Part 1 – The idea
Tired of watering that garden manually? This is a build of an automated, voice-controlled water system for my Vegetable garden but that can be adapted for other uses. Follow me through the next couple of articles as we build this device out.
Alexa Skills Great for Kids
Are your kids bored and need to burn off some energy indoors? Try these four Alexa Skills and you will see your kids having fun while singing, dancing and exercising! Great for elementary age kids.
The Best Amazon Alexa Skills
With over 30,000 Alexa skills available at the Amazon Alexa Skill Store and with 5000 new skills be added every 100 days, it can be a challenge to find which skills are worth your time.
7 Things Amazon Echo Can Do That Google Home Can’t
Trying to decide whether to go with Amazon Echo or Google Home? Here is a list of 7 things that Google Home cannot do that Alexa can do.
How to manage your Alexa Shopping list in Todoist
Todoist is an app that works with Alexa’s Shopping list. In Todoist, you can manage all your list and To-Dos in one place. If you like to see your list alphabetically, Todoist has many options for you to sort your list.
How to connect Alexa with Todoist
You can manage your Alexa shopping list with many apps. Today we are going to talk about Todoist. In this article, we will go through the step by step process for you to connect Alexa with Todoist.
3 Ways to enable Alexa Skills
You can an enable Alexa Skills 3 ways. On your phone, through Alexa or on the computer. Watch here to see how easy it is!
Spin the Wheel Demo
How to set up an Echo Dot
How to use Blueprints – Alexa Skills
Welcome
How to set up Alexa to control TV
Fire TV and Alexa
You can use Alexa enabled devices (Dot, Show) to control you Fire TV device through voice commands. Before you start, make sure your Fire TV and (Echo Dot) are already set up. In this article, we will show you step by step how to set up Alexa to control your tv.