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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 ...

Amazon Alexa Everything you need to know about the heart of the Echo You wouldnt have the Amazon Echo (or Echo Dot, or Echo Show, or whatever) without Amazon Alexa. Heres what you need to know about the two. Amazon Echo. Or Alexa. Theyre one and the same, really. That is, an Amazon Echo without Alexa really isnt any more than just a speaker. And Alexa without a speaker is just ... Well, nothing. Confused yet. I dont blame you. Lets explain the difference this way: Echo is hardware, Alexa is software Amazon Echo � and all of its permutations � is hardware. Alexa is software. She (and I have zero problem if you refer to Alexa as a she ) is the brains behind the Echo, and all the things you can do with it. And because shes software, shes available on more than just Amazons own devices. Anyone can put Alexa on anything. You can make your own Alexa speaker for just a few bucks and a little bit of nerdy know-how. There are third-party Alexa speakers that look like Amazons own Echo D...

Guest Post Isabella Maldonado Bloods Echo Wed like to welcome debut author  Isabella Maldonado!  MY BIG FAT LATINO NOVEL by Isabella Maldonado The Latino equivalent of Windex is Vicks VapoRub, which is used to treat everything from a head cold to a sucking chest wound. Now you know. When I retired from crime fighting and took up crime writing, I decided to create a story with a different vibe. After over two decades in law enforcement, a police procedural was a natural choice. I loved reading about grizzled homicide detectives working the mean streets of New York or L.A., but wanted to offer something different to readers. Different�like Mexican-American characters and culture and a strong Latina heroine with a complex back story and a huge heart. I�d seen movies and novels featuring Latino villains, but I wanted to reflect cultural diversity on both sides of the law. I also chose to set my story in a major city that wasn�t New York, L.A., Chicago, D.C., o...