Yeah, I've been using IMDB for ages. I was kind of surprised to learn it had become part of the Amazon umbrella.
Data is streamed from Amazon's cloud. If Alexa doesn't know something, she'll send a Bing search to the app. I think they're still building access. Probably checking to see what people are asking.
No, not at this point. I asked her "who is jethro bodine" and "who played jethro bodine." but she didn't hear it right, according to the Bing Search cards in the Echo app.
Hmmm....I'll try that. I've never had to specify Wikipedia before--just "Who is" and she would read from Wikipedia. Of course, she never got "Jethro Bodine" I must have an accent.
I asked Alexa "What does the cardinal birdsong sound like?" I was hoping it would access my bird ID app and play the birdsong. She sent me a Bing link. Awww.
Showed it to hubby, he cracked up. We don't have that problem except that sometimes he'll walk in and change the music I'm listening to. We've made it a house rule that you can't change music in the middle of a song.
I was reading this out loud (as if II had not already seen it) and music started playing. Must remember to not say Alexa unless I am really addressing the device. It did seem to be somewhat confused, tho, as it only played for a few seconds.
EDIT: Ah, Big Bang Theory... I've never watched it.
Betsy
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