welcome everyone to ricky's tech talk our homes are forever getting smarter and today i want to
show you the latest variant of amazon's echo dot which is powered by alexa so this is called the
echo dot this is amazon's fourth generation now of the echo and i've had the echo dot all the
way from the beginning i will dig out to the first generation and we can take a look together they've
taken a new approach and made it spherical now so it's a little ball which looks really nice i'm
going to sit it in the corner of our new home so the color options have slightly changed as
well and they've introduced a new color option here which is called twilight blue this is from
amazon here in the uk and i will put a link in the description so their normal price is 49.99
but at the moment it's currently 39.99 when it first launched it was on offer for 29.99 during
the black friday deals but that sadly has now surpassed but the link will be in description so
make sure you go and check it out for yourself so let's take a look around the box so on the front
here we get to see the echo dot itself powered by alexa of course and this is from amazon come
around to the side we have a bit of information so on the side it says smart speaker plus alexa the
updated design delivers crisp vocals and balanced bass for full sound play music turn on compatible
lights make calls to friends and family and access alexa skills all with your voice which is really
important on the back here it says alexa is happy to help and you can ask such phrases
as alexa wake me up at 7 00 am to pop music alexa play the news a couple of little briefing
options there you can choose plus so much more with the alexa skills final bit of information
says it has a 3.5 millimeter audio aux output jack it has bluetooth hands-free with alexa
microphone on and off button for privacy it is then compatible with thousands of skills
and services including amazon music apple music spotify bbc audible shoe lighting systems which
we have here in my little office setup and what's in the box not going to read what's in
the box let's get it unboxed together so along the top we've just got a little bit of tape
just pull that tape off we have the amazon smile that we're all
recognizable now to and it shows you quick instructions here how to set up and you will
need the alexa app which is available on ios app store or the google play store so
we're going to be doing it on the ios app store today so first of all is your plug
so you're going to receive a uk three pin plug here and white has that connection there
then we've got our little spherical ball here a bit of tab here and you
should be able to just slide this out they do offer one with a clock as well
let's take off the wrap in there let's take a closer look at this we went for a blue color as
well because this is going to work well in our new home setup that we have here
so we've got plus minus you've got your alexa button and you also have a mute option here
so tactile very tactile you can feel these which is really nice blue in color we've
got our connections at the back here so your power and then your aux out for audio options
you've got rubberized foot for it to stand on that's just going to sit on the side there
and the next step really is for power on but before we do that
you do have some instructions here just in case this is your first one so it says hello echo dot
this just folds out showing you information going through the buttons i've already mentioned
your power supply and then a little bit more information on the box
and then you've got warranty information in the bottom there so that's everything in the box
now let's power it on so just before we plug in alexa what you need to do is download the
application so on the ios app store or the google play store you need to search for alexa so here
is the one here so amazon alexa so you need to download this if not you can just open it
up if you have it already so i have all of my devices here i'm just going to set that
to the side i'm going to grab our little spherical echo dot here and just find that
and there we go got a little halo of light there at the bottom
so on my iphone your device is ready for setup just download the alexa app and follow the
instructions while it's going through it's already popped up here and we can continue
then go through to your wi-fi so we're going to select this one what you need to do is select
where it's going to go so this is going to go in our guest bedroom actually asking where your
device is and we're going to enter our new address our setup is now complete and there
we go our alexa is all set up and ready to use so alexa what's the temperature today at the moment
it's 2 degrees celsius tonight you can expect a low of zero degrees alexa
tell me a funny joke did you hear about the pirate who became a great chef
he mastered the seven seasonings okay that's a terrible joke you can also set timers you can
set reminders you can also buy things on amazon so with your alexa you can do multiple different
things so you can control different temperatures you can control lights you can control smart
plugs if you've got them connected so i have just gone through and set up the alexa skill
for philips hue system with the hue lights that i have here so you can see i've got the strip
and also i've got a little light there in the corner alexa dim my lights by 50
okay does that automatically for me alexa full brightness in the office
okay it does it automatically for me because i've set it up on the device very easy and very simple
to do you just find the skill download it install your accounts with philips hue system press
the button on the philips view bridge very quick and very easy to do so just to end the video let's
go through some of the top features that actually have been used at the moment by people around the
world with their amazon smart alexa devices so alexa open animal sounds okay here's animal sounds
ahoy bear what animal sound would you like to hear an elephant get ready for an elephant sound
would you like a random animal sound yes here comes a koala sound
shall i play another random animal sound no so you can also ask alexa about the most important
things that happen at the moment with brief flash news bites so alexa what's the news
ricky here's what's new from sky news from the sky news center at three the health secretary
says every adult will be offered a coronavirus jab by the autumn mat hancock says more than 200 000
people are being vaccinated every day and they're on course to reach the target of 2 million jabs
a week he's warning people trying to bend the lockdown rules could be fatal dr charles nagpur
from the doctors union the british medical association agrees it's essential we follow
the rules there are going to be instances alexa stop do multiple different things when it comes
to dinner you can get recipes read to you you can set timers you can set reminders for your shopping
list you can even do a meal planner which is very exciting there's loads of different options and
we'll be really delving in and taking a stronger look so one thing i just want to show and talk
about is your privacy and your safety if you are worried about alexa in that using your information
don't worry you can also mute the microphone throughout the house or simply just tap the
button here it glows red so you know a alexa is not listening and won't respond if i call for her
but also that means announcements won't happen and other information won't come through once
asked so just tap again and this will turn it off but you can also then set reminders you can
set all different things and you can use your alexa and away you go you can listen to music
thanks to apple music amazon music spotify loads of different options you can stream from your
device as well can't sadly do that because of copyright information but that will work
and it'll happily work for you so i hope you've enjoyed taking a look at the brand's new amazon
echo dot here fourth generation in the twilight blue which looks really nice in an office bedroom
wherever you're going to have it a study fits in really well or you can put them throughout
your living room child's bedroom wherever you want to it is available from amazon currently at 39.99
and the standard price is 49.99 so you save 10 pounds currently at the moment
link will be in description also there will be a link through amazon as well where you
can buy through amazon and help support the channel which really does help then
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