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Put Amazons Alexa to work with an Echo for just 100 Our friends at Thrifter are back again, this time with an even more affordable way to get an Echo in your home! If youve been considering picking up an Amazon Echo, now is the time. Currently, you can grab one for just $99.99 which is a savings of $80. This isnt the lowest price weve seen on the smart speaker and if you missed out on the previous deals, this is the best youll find right now. The Echo allows you to use your voice to do tons of different tasks that you would normally need to pick up your phone or even computer to accomplish. You can use the Echo to control various smart home accessories, check on the local news, and even order pizza if you wanted to. Amazon has been adding new features to Alexa just about every week so it continues to become smarter and smarter. If youve been interested in checking one of these out and have been looking for a discount, this is the perfect way to see what all the hype is about. The Echo ...

Xiaomi allegedly working with Google over an Android One device Xiaomi may launch a variant of the Mi 5X with stock Android. If there is one criticism to Xiaomis phones, its that MIUI is fairly bloated. Thats changing with MIUI 9, but there still is a learning curve associated with Xiaomis custom skin. However, a report out of Indonesias krispitech suggests Xiaomi is working with Google on releasing a version of the budget Mi 5X running stock Android through the Android One initiative. The device � dubbed the Xiaomi Mi A1 � was recently spotted at POSTEL (Indonesias version of the FCC) running software developed by Google, which could only mean an Android One device. The Android One initiative was conceived a few years ago to bring quick updates to budget devices, with Google providing the updates directly. The devices on offer were decent for the most part, but the program didnt gain much momentum in countries like India owing to poor marketing decisions. With Android Go set to be the...

An Open Letter from Loretta Ross An open letter to my niece : Dear Nichole, Congratulations on the impending birth of your son! I understand youre having trouble deciding what to call the little angel. Tell me, Nicky, have you considered naming him Death? No, really. Death. Death as in Death Bogart, the hero of my mystery, Death and the Redheaded Woman . It would make a lovely baby name! For one thing, its versatile. You can say it "Deeth," like Death Bogart. Or, you can do like Dorothy Sayers classic detective, Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey, and "pronounce it to rhyme with breath." Its short and easy to spell, and yet its unique. Its unlikely there will be seven Deaths in his kindergarten class. Teachers would remember it. He wont get bullied (who would bully Death?) and you can discourage telemarketers by introducing yourself as "Deaths mother" and say things like, "if youre looking for Death, youve come to the right place." And, since its onl...