Amazon Alexa: How useful can a smart speaker really be for me and my home? Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cost: $6 Adults age 18+ Five Points Center for Active Adults 2000 Noble Road Raleigh, NC 27608 919-996-4730
Alexa is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon that allows you to interact with it in your home using a smart speaker called Echo. The Echo Smart Speaker can check your calendar, weather, traffic, and sports scores, manage to-do and shopping lists, control your compatible smart lights, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, and more by saying commands. Learn about its exciting two-way intercom feature allowing you to talk to a family member inside your home, even if you are outside or miles away! Learn the basic setup. What you will learn: • Ask Alexa for weather, news, facts, sports, and general info • Control smart home devices like lights, plugs, thermostats, locks, and cameras • Set timers, alarms, and reminders hands-free • Use Drop-in like an intercom and call to connect with other Echo devices or contacts • Create shopping and to-do lists that sync to your phone • Spell words, and get quick answers • Play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and more • Stream radio, podcasts, and audiobooks • Run multiple actions at once with routines • Add skills to expand Alexa’s abilities
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