Summary: <p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MikeMalarsie">Mike Malarsie</a> gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-alexa/id944011620?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Amazon Alexa</a>, the free companion app to the company’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X4WHP5E/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00X4WHP5E&linkCode=as2&tag=thevipconsume-20&linkId=FYKJ6F6XYJLXNPEV">Echo hands-free speaker</a> that you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service, to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more. The more you use the Alexa voice assistant, the more she adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences.</p> <p>The Amazon Alexa App lets you easily manage your alarms, music, shopping lists, and more -- wherever you are.</p>
