In this episode, we take a look at hand gestures that can control your Amazon Echo, and we take a look at how Conversation Mode has been adjusted and integrated into Follow-Up Mode. Both of which use a scan of your face to figure out whether you're looking at the Amazon Echo to help aid it in conversations.

We take a look at Themes on the Amazon Echo and think about what the future might hold if this feature got a little more TLC!

We take a look back to privacy options and controls highlighted in episode 181 and 183.

We take a look at a recent Financial Times Article and DTNS's take on Alexa's AI future. We also compare these to our AI Beta tests last year with Alexa's AI Beta.

# References

Echo Tips 297

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-297-alexa-ai-omnibus-catch-up-on-all-you-missed/id1396874548?i=1000654216801

Financial Times

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/amazon-must-solve-hallucination-problem-before-launching-ai-enabled-alexa/

# Attributions

Daily Tech News Show Breifing Episode 4935

https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/hope-remains-for-tiktok-in-us-dtns-3935

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We take a look at recent Google Announcements made at CES 2025, about home automation and smart home devices using the Matter standard.

Show Notes

https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2025/01/08/are-you-compliant-do-you-matter-dtns-live-4931/

The Verge Article

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/24338969/google-home-hubs-local-control-matter

Ever wish you could have your own personal Wiki on Alexa? Or that she could just shoot you an email with something you needed to take note of? Well, guess what you can do that with Notes and the Voice Pad Skill. Have a listen as we dust off these oldies but goodies, an take a look at some of the new features that have been added.

In this episode we revisit the Lists Feature. We discuss adding, deleting, creating, archiving, and sharing lists.

If your new to Alexa Devices, you might not know they can make purchases using your Amazon account and associated credit card. How, do you disable that feature or set a PIN code lock-out. We tacle that question and topic in today's episode!

In this episode we take a look at the NLS's My Talking Books skill, in beta. So join us as we kick the tires of this Skill.

Sign-Up for the Beta

⁠Welcome to My Talking Books on Smart Speaker - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress⁠

In this episode we take a look at various Fire TV's and larger Echo Shows designed to serve as smart wall panels.

In this episode we discuss

## References and Attributions

Daily Tech News Show

https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/using-pokemon-to-train-ai-dtns-4900

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