{"id":1356,"date":"2016-05-07T13:54:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T17:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2017-06-06T08:09:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:09:47","slug":"taking-alexa-with-me-everywhere-using-lexi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/07\/taking-alexa-with-me-everywhere-using-lexi\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Alexa with me everywhere using Lexi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Just yesterday I was away from home and thinking I needed to add a few things to my Alexa powered shopping list and wishing there was an easy way to do this without typing into the Alexa App on my iPhone or using a web browser on my tablet. And I\u2019ve often cursed out Siri for not turning on lights when I\u2019ve summoned her to action this&#160; from a distance using HomeKit via my Apple TV.<\/p>\n<p>Today I discovered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heylexi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lexi<\/a> \u2013a $5 iOS app that changed everything. Press and hold the button, watch the animation, add items to my shopping list, turn lights on or off. This is Alexa \u201con the road\u201d, giving me control of my Connected Home when I\u2019m miles away from home. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lexi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"lexi\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 10px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"lexi\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lexi_thumb.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are on the fence about buying an Amazon Echo, you can use this App to try out many of the features of Alexa, as this app will handle shopping lists, queries and many of the Alexa Skills. (But not Amazon Music). And I truly think every home should be Alexa powered.<\/p>\n<p>The open Alexa ecosystem (and it really is an ecosystem) makes the Amazon Echo a really compelling Smart Home controller and virtual assistant. I\u2019m continually amazed and pleased by how developers, like the Lexi team, are extending the Alexa experience and making my life so easy (and fun). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#160; Just yesterday I was away from home and thinking I needed to add a few things to my Alexa powered shopping list and wishing there was an easy way to do this without typing into the Alexa App on my iPhone or using a web browser on my tablet. 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