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criddell on Nov 28, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Building an Alexa-Powered Electric Blanket

You can also set multiple timers on the Echo by giving them names.

"Computer, set a 20 minute timer for rice"

"Computer, set a 10 minute timer for vegetables"

Then you can query it:

"Computer, how much time is left on my rice timer?"

_ftx1 on Nov 28, 2018 [–]

That's better than my hamfisted example, or use. Though I did forget couple of other really useful features.

"Computer, add nitrile gloves to shopping list."

(Shopping list goes to a phone app, just a simple list with checkmarks, not to be confused with purchasing something from Amazon.)

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