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Why Is Echo Dot Blue: Steady or Pulsing [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this post, I am going to address the curious question, “Why is Echo Dot Blue.” without using a single voice command. The blue light ring on Echo Dot can have more than one meaning, and I will cover each one in detail. The Blue Ring of Life he blue light ring on Amazon Alexa is a well-known feature of …

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What Does Alexa Look Like in Person [As a Human]?

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

What does Amazon Alexa look like in person [i.e., as a Real-Life Human]?  Is she tall or short? Blonde or brunette? Light eyes or dark?  Full figured or skinny?  I’m here to break it all down. A Longstanding Crush f you have read some other articles in my blog, you may know a bit about my well-documented “crush” on Amazon …

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Does Alexa Speak Japanese? [2025 Amazon Echo Update]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this blog post, I am going to do my very best to answer the question: Does Alexa speak Japanese? Can You Change Alexa to Japanese? id you know that the Amazon Alexa voice assistant was first introduced way back in November 2014 [source: Wikipedia]? It has been available in the United States since then, but as of October 2017, …

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Does Alexa Speak German? [2025 Amazon Echo Update]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this post, I’ll get right to the point to answer the question: Does Alexa speak German? Well, does she? Does she??? The short answer is Yes!  However, there are some limitations. Let’s get into it. Danke Schon, Alexa! mazon’s Echo devices are designed to work with the Alexa Voice Service, which provides voice control for Amazon Music, Prime Video, …

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Echo Sub Vs Sonos Sub Vs Bose Sub: Feel The Bass! [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I provide a thorough review and comparison of the Amazon Echo Sub vs Sonos Sub vs Bose Sub [ Bass Module 700] subwoofers. Two of them work with Alexa for voice control.  Can you guess which ones? I will get into all of that and more in this review. I will also compare all three speakers head …

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12 Skills of Christmas! Amazon Alexa Holiday Skills 2025

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

Looking for the best Amazon Alexa Christmas skills and Hanukkah skills for your 2022 holiday? Sadly, an up-to-date list of Alexa holiday skills is about as difficult to find as a snowball in South Town. Fear not, my little snowflakes. You can actually see a ton of holiday skills right at Amazon, including the classic and highly accurate Norad Santa …

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Can Amazon Alexa Speak Spanish? SI! Pero…

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I’m going to give you a thorough answer to the question: can Alexa speak Spanish on your Amazon Echo devices? The first half of this article answers this question in English, but you can click here to skip to a Spanish version. The answer is not as simple as might think, so let’s dive right in. Can …

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Pulp Diction: How To Change Alexa’s Voice & Language

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this post, I explore how to change Alexa’s name, voice, and language. Sadly you can’t replace Alexa’s voice with Samuel Jackson, Jarvis, Lord Vader, Cardi B, Morgan Freeman, or Snoop Dogg [yet]. Update! However, Amazon announced last week that you WILL be able to replace Alexa’s voice for many common phrases with Samuel L. Jackson’s voice. The feature is available …