Gabe Turner: Hey, folks. This is Gabe at Security Baron. Did you know that Amazon Alexa now
has over 50,000 skills available? I understand that can be a bit intimidating. Today, I'm
going to show you some of our favorites with best Amazon Alexa skills.
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Gabe: In today's best Amazon Alexa skills video, I'm going to be showing you some of
our favorite Amazon Alexa skills and categories from games to weather, cooking and shopping
so you can get the most out of your Amazon Alexa devices.
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Gabe: If you want to read more about Amazon Alexa skills and connected devices, check
our website securitybaron.com.
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Gabe: Let's kick off today's look at best Amazon Alexa skills with our best Amazon Alexa
skill for games, and here we're going with Twister. A modern take on a classic game.
It essentially allows you to forego spinning manually. You can just have it call out those
vocal commands for you, the ones where you're saying, "Where to put my right hand or to
position my left foot?"
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Twister."
Alexa: Welcome to Twister. Did you know Twister has multiple modes? Ask for help for more
info or say spin when you're ready to play.
Gabe: I'm ready to play. Spin.
Alexa: Right foot green.
Gabe: This is why this is one of our best Amazon Alexa skill especially as it pertains
to games because it really does that you get out of your comfort zone which is a literal
thing for me because of my inflexibility. When it comes with best Amazon Alexa skill
for games, we're going with Twister.
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Gabe: Our next category is best Amazon Alexa skill for parents, and we're going with Shush
My Baby. Now Shush My Baby does just that. It shushes your baby, maybe putting he or
she back to sleep, giving you just enough time to get a little bit more rest in the
middle of the night or at the middle of the day.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, shush my baby."
Alexa: Shush, shush.
Gabe: "Alexa, never mind." But you get the idea. Super straightforward, super simple,
but you know what? That's what we need in this situation, so when it comes to best Amazon
Alexa skill for parents, we're going with Shush My Baby.
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Gabe: Hold on. I hope you're enjoying today's best Amazon Alexa skills video. If you want
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Let's get back to the video.
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Gabe: Our next category is the best Amazon Alexa skill for relaxation and productivity,
and here we're going with Headspace. Headspace is a guided meditation application that will
provide you with new meditations each day along with the sleep exercises and it really
provides a lot of different methods for helping you to relax and center yourself.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Headspace."
Alexa: Welcome back to Headspace. You can learn to meditate with the basics or try another
meditation. What would you like to do?
Gabe: Daily exercise.
Alexa: Starting today's 10-minute meditation.
Meditation Instructor: We cannot make love happen. It arises spontaneously when the conditions
are right.
Gabe: Alexa, pause. Here, you can hear some of the options that you have from the basics
to the daily exercise to the sleep exercises. All these things to help you center yourself,
become more relaxed, and ultimately more productive. When it comes to becoming a more relaxed and
productive person, we have to go with Headspace for our best Amazon Alexa skill.
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Gabe: The next category is best Amazon Alexa skill for fun and here we're going with the
Bob Ross quote of the day. Bob Ross, the creator and host of "The Joy of Painting" inspired
millions throughout his career, and we just want a little piece of that each day with
our Amazon Alexa.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Bob Ross quote of the day."
Alexa: Here's today's quote, "Let's build a happy little cloud. Let's build some happy
little trees."
Gabe: That's one of my favorite. When it comes to Amazon Alexa skills for fun, I don't think
you can beat the Bob Ross Quote of the Day and his happy little trees.
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Gabe: The next category is best Amazon Alexa skills for cooking, and we went with Allrecipes
in this crowded field. Not just because they have over 60,000 recipes and not just because
they will read the instructions out loud to you, but because you can decide on what to
cook using a number of factors and Alexa will help you from desired dish type to what ingredients
you already have on hand.
You'll find a lot of utility in Allrecipes. To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open
Allrecipes."
Alexa: OK. Which recipe or ingredients should I search for?
Gabe: Eggplant.
Alexa: Searching for eggplant. I found eggplant sandwiches, eggplant lasagna, baked eggplant,
and a few more. You can choose a recipe by just saying its name.
Spicy eggplant. You can ask for ingredients or say start recipe, and I'll take you through
the recipe step by step.
Gabe: Find the ingredients.
Alexa: The recipe serves six. You need two tablespoons vegetable oil, four Japanese...
Gabe: As you can see, this gives you a lot of details and help if you want to make any
dish basically. That's why we really had to choose it for our best Amazon Alexa skill
for food. Cook up a storm.
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Gabe: The next category is best Amazon Alexa skills for home security, and here we've got
two for you. This is Security Baron after all.
The first one is Guard Dog, that classic deterrent, the sound of a barking dog which you can do
on command or have it bark randomly while you're away.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Guard Dog."
Alexa: Welcome back to Guard Dog. What can I do for you?
Gabe: Speak.
[dog barking]
Gabe: Alexa, pause. That's pretty ferocious. That's a deterrent. That's home security.
That's the first of our best Amazon Alexa skills for home security. Let's check out
the other.
Another Amazon Alexa skill related to home security systems is Ring. Ring allows you
to arm and disarm your home security system using your voice and even live stream any
of your home security cameras using your Amazon Echo Show or Echo Show 5.
To use this skill, I can simply ask Ring to show me any one of my home security cameras.
For example, "Alexa, show me SB room."
Alexa: OK.
Gabe: Now I'm going to get a live feed of that's going on in my SB room and voila. There
it is. I feel secure and safer already. This is why Ring is one of our best Amazon Alexa
skills for home security.
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Gabe: Our next category is best Amazon Alexa skill for transportation, and here we're going
with Uber, because sometimes you might have your hands full, trying to get your hair ready
or tie your shoes, but you still need that Uber to be on the way and fortunately you
can do so using just your voice with Amazon Alexa.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, call me an Uber."
Alexa: There is an Uber X four minutes away from your Uber home address. Should I order
it?
Gabe: No.
Alexa: OK. Have a nice day.
Gabe: The Uber Alexa app is as polite as the driver is hoping for that five star rating,
but as you can see, it's super convenient and easy to use Uber with your Amazon Alexa
and that's why it's our best Amazon Alexa skill for transportation.
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Gabe: Next category is best Amazon Alexa skill for fitness, and if you're anything like me,
you know you need to be moving throughout the day so we're going with Chair Yoga. Chair
Yoga walks you through some of the super easy poses that one can do when sitting in your
desk or waiting at an airport.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Chair Yoga."
Alexa: Welcome to Chair Yoga. With this skill, we will cover six different yoga exercises
that you can do while sitting. Are you ready to begin?
Gabe: Yes.
Alexa: Great. Our first exercise is the forward bend. This pose eases tension in the upper
back and neck. Let us begin. Sit in your chair feet flat on the floor. Inhale and now exhale.
Breathe in again.
Gabe: Alexa, never mind.
Alexa: When you are ready to continue, come back and we will begin the yoga exercises.
Just say, "Alexa, open Chair Yoga" to open the skill again.
Gabe: As you can see, it has a lot of different exercises and walks you through them calmly
to really help you adjust that spine and just feel better throughout your day and that's
why we give it our best Amazon Alexa skill for fitness.
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Gabe: The next category is best Amazon Alexa skill for weather, and here we're going with
the Big Sky. Big Sky gives you the weather for your exact address, hour-to-hour updates
and even lets you customize the alerts that you will receive.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Big Sky."
Alexa: Currently, it's 73 degrees and feels like 74 with possible drizzle starting in
50 minutes. You can expect partly cloudy skies throughout the day. The high will be 79 degrees
around 6:00 PM, and today's low was 67. This evening it should be partly cloudy, turning
mostly cloudy later with an overnight low of 66 degrees.
Gabe: That was a lot of information, but I appreciated every element of it. I feel like
I'm prepared to leave, go out into the world with what Big Sky has provided for me, and
that's why it's our best Amazon Alexa skill for weather.
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Gabe: The next category is best Amazon Alexa skills for utilities, and here we're going
with the OG Utility Calculator. Now, we all had to do some type of calculation at some
point, and it's great if you can just use your voice and get the answers that you need.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Calculator."
Alexa: Welcome to Calculator. You can ask me things like, "What's 1 plus 1.7? What's
9.7 multiplied by 130.7?" For more instructions, just say help.
Gabe: Alexa, what's 49 times 74?
Alexa: 49 multiplied by 74 is 3,626.
Gabe: I've always wanted to know that, and with the Calculator skill you don't have to
worry about figuring it out by yourself anymore. It's right there, just a vocal command away.
This is why Calculator is our best Amazon Alexa skill for utilities.
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Gabe: The next category is best Amazon Alexa skill for education and here we're going with
Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone Amazon Alexa skill helps you to pick up some basics of
multiple languages. I've been doing German, you could do Spanish or Portuguese and you
can learn things like the colors and greetings and ultimately, it's a lot of fun.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Rosetta Stone."
Alexa: Would you like to continue learning, review phrases, or take a quiz?
Gabe: Continue learning.
Alexa: Would you like to continue learning in German?
Gabe: Yes.
Alexa: Would you like to continue learning from the colors topic?
Gabe: Yes.
Alexa: Let's learn how to say blue in German. Listen and repeat.
[German]
Alexa: Let's try that again.
[German]
Gabe: As you can see, it's really fun and useful to have not only the word on the screen,
but also some pictures to give you a little bit of context. It really facilitate that
learning process and that's why we gave Rosetta Stone best Amazon Alexa skill for education.
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Gabe: Our final category is best Amazon Alexa skill for sleeping and here we're going with
Deep Sleep Sound by Sleepopolis. They provide you with the number of options to give you
those optimal conditions for sleeping like cricket, babbling brooks, or even a box fan.
To use this skill, you just say, "Alexa, open Deep Sleep Sounds."
Alexa: Welcome back to Deep Sleep Sounds by sleepopolis.com. Which sound would you like
to play? I can play sounds like babbling brook, box fan, city sounds, crickets, rain, sound
machine one, sound machine two, thunderstorm, windshield wipers and a lot more. For the
full list of available sounds, please ask listed sounds.
Gabe: Alexa, play thunderstorm.
Alexa: OK, playing thunderstorm sound.
[thunderstorm sound]
Gabe: As you can see, there are a host of different options here to help you really
get that nice sleep that you deserve, and that's why when it comes to the best Amazon
Alexa skill for sleeping, we're going with Deep Sleep Sounds by Sleepopolis.
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Gabe: That's how I look at the best Amazon Alexa skills. If you appreciated today's video
give us a like and hit that subscribe button. As always, this is Gabe at Security Baron.
Be secure.
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