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Teach your old Amazon Echo new tricks, and 3 other new Alexa features to know – CNET
Amazon unveiled some cool new features you’ll be able to use with your existing Echo device. Here’s what they are and how they’ll work for you.

You don’t have to have a new Amazon Echo like this to use Alexa’s new features.
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Amazon announced some pretty big updates to the Alexa voice assistant at its Sept. 24 event last week. From adding more privacy settings to reducing the number of times you have to say the wake word, these features promise to make your Amazon Echo experience smoother from start to finish.
Here’s how to use the new Alexa features Amazon announced. Note that some of them won’t be available until later this ye…
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