How to stream syncronised audio over wifi to 2 rooms the easy way

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How to stream syncronised audio over wifi using the Audiocast streamer. These little guys will synchronise audio to two rooms over your wifi connection without any technical skill required. They will suit the audiphiles too as they stream at lossless 320kbps (AAC:AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2;WMA 48KHz/16bit or up to 192KHz/24bit.)

Links:

UK Audiocast: amzn.to/2w08KxO
UK streamer with line in (for Alexa): amzn.to/2vZ6qrF
US audiocast: amzn.com/B06WRSXVBR/?tag=paulhibbertco-21

Sprocket on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3Eyv2sZFuwJfGyMKFssQ3s

By buying through any of the links above you will help support my channel (Paul Hibbert)

Play any music on Alexa for free – YouTube streaming skill Tutorial

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ABOUT:
This video will show you a free alternative to Spotify and Amazon Music by setting up an unofficial skill that will allow you to stream YouTube audio to Alexa for free.

This skill will stream approximately 15-18 hours per month of youtube audio within the free tier of AWS. Each additonal 15-18 hours per month will cost approx $0.09

The skill will try and stop you from going beyond the free limits unless you specifically ask the skill to increase the data limit by saying:- “Alexa, ask youtube to increase the data limit”

You will then need to give the authorisation code which is:- ZERO ZERO ZERO DESTRUCT ZERO

AWS CHARGES:
The first 1 Gigabyte of data transfer per month is free, after which Amazon will charge $0.09 per GB.
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SKILL COMMANDS:
Request a particular video: “Alexa, ask youtube to play ‘Charley bit my finger'”
Request an auto generated playlist of 25 results: – “Alexa ask Youtube to play SOME David Bowie”
Request a particular track from the playlist: “Alexa, ask Youtube to play Track 10”
Skip to the next/previous track:- “Alexa, next/ previous track”
Pause:- “Alexa pause” or “Alexa stop”
Resume playback:- “Alexa resume”
Find out what is playing by asking “Alexa ask Youtube what’s playing” – this will also tell you your data usage
Turn Autoplay of the next video on/off:- “Alexa turn autoplay on/off”
Loop the current playlist:- “Alexa Loop On/Off”
Shuffle mode On/Off:- “Alexa shuffle On/Off”
Start the track currently playing fromt he beginning:- “Alexa Start Over”
Get a list of these commands in the Alexa app: – “Alexa ask Youtube for help”
Increase the data limit (this will allow the skill to incur data charges from AWS):- “Alexa, ask youtube to increase the data limit”
Reset the data limit to default of 1000MB:- “Alexa, ask youtube to reset the data limit”
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LINKS
Link 1: console.developers.google.com/apis/library?project=braided-hangout-169817
Link 2: www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/create
Link 3: github.com/Fenton-Fenton-Fenton/alexa-tube
Link 4: aws.amazon.com/
Link 5: developer.amazon.com

CODES:
Code 1:
{
“intents”: [
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.ResumeIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.PauseIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.StopIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.NextIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.CancelIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.LoopOffIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.LoopOnIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.PreviousIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.RepeatIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.ShuffleOffIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.ShuffleOnIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.StartOverIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.HelpIntent”
},
{
“slots”: [
{
“name”: “search”,
“type”: “SEARCH”
}
],
“intent”: “SearchIntent”
},
{
“slots”: [
{
“name”: “number”,
“type”: “AMAZON.NUMBER”
}
],
“intent”: “NumberIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “NowPlayingIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AutoOn”
},
{
“intent”: “AutoOff”
},
{
“intent”: “DestructCode”
},
{
“intent”: “RaiseLimit”
},
{
“intent”: “ResetLimit”
}
]
}

Code 2:
prince
the fray
the rolling stones
toad the wet sproket
KC and the sunshine band
john travolta and olivia newton john
DJ jazzy jeff and the fresh prince
lola
hello dolly
love me tender
fools gold
roberta flack killing me softly with his song
stevie wonder superstition
boston
full circle
dubstar
underworld
orbital
let me be your fantasy
pop will eat itself
ultra nate
4 hours Peaceful and Relaxing Instrumental Music

Code 3:
SearchIntent play {search}
SearchIntent find {search}
SearchIntent play some {search}
SearchIntent play me some {search}
SearchIntent videos by {search}
SearchIntent for videos by {search}
SearchIntent for music by {search}
NumberIntent {number}
NumberIntent play number {number}
NumberIntent play track {number}
NumberIntent play track number {number}
NowPlayingIntent what’s playing
NowPlayingIntent what song is this
NowPlayingIntent what is this
NowPlayingIntent what song is playing
NowPlayingIntent what’s this song
AutoOn turn autoplay on
AutoOn autoplay on
AutoOff turn autoplay off
AutoOff autoplay off
DestructCode zero zero zero destruct zero
RaiseLimit increase the data limit
RaiseLimit raise the data limit
RaiseLimit raise the limit
ResetLimit reset the data limit
ResetLimit reset the limit

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Now for a sob story…

I’m hoping to start making some money by doing what I love, which is this! If my video has helped you and you’re feeling super generous then you can donate here: paypal.me/PaulHibbert
Become a Patron here: www.patreon.com/paulhibbert

Much love,

-P

Broadlink RM mini 3 Blackbean review and tutorial

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This is a review of the broadlink blackbean. This device is a cheap alternative to the Harmony Hub and is under £20. It can fire Infared signals to control your TV, Set top box, AV reciever and pretty much any other device that has a remote. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to control it using your mobile, and also how to control it with Alexa.

Links:
Blackbean UK: amzn.to/2tqX6qS
Buy an RM pro here: goo.gl/lu7OOR
Buy an Echo dot here: goo.gl/9C2fG1
Buy a full blown Echo speaker here: goo.gl/hXMxuf

By buying through any of the links above you will help support my channel (Paul Hibbert)

Broadlink s1 Smart home alarm review and tutorial

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This is a review and tutorial for the Broadlink S1. This smart home alarm system will notify you when you are out of the house if motion is detected via the IR sensor or if the door sensor is separated for less than £50.

If you add an RM Pro then you can also automate tasks such as turning lights on. You can even use Alexa to set the alarm or turn the alarm off using your voice using an android device and the RM plugin.

Links:
Buy Broadlink S1 Alarm System: goo.gl/YGe2QE
Buy Broadlink RM pro: goo.gl/lu7OOR
Broadlink RM pro setup guide: youtu.be/DJIhEyMQ0TI

By buying through any of the links above you will help support my channel (Paul Hibbert)

How to control your plug sockets with Alexa

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How to control your plug sockets with Alexa. These Wifi plug sockets cost very little money and there’s no clever hack required, just enable a skill and it works!

Amazon UK: amzn.to/2sykxxO

Ali express: www.aliexpress.com/store/product/UK-Power-Plug-Outlet-Compatible-With-Amazon-Echo-WIFI-Wireless-Remote-Control-Smart-Home-110-240v/1848374_32794040326.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.X4vjvF

By buying through any of the links above you will help support my channel (Paul Hibbert)

Premium android Kodi box

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Anyone who watches my channel will know that I’ve been touting the benefits of using an RM pro to control RF sockets and Infrared devices via Alexa, but that the requirement of an always on Android device has put a lot of people off. I’ve suggested to iPhone users that a Kodi box would be a perfect solution as they are low power consumption, always on and come with a host of other benefits (console emulator, internet browser, PC game streaming etc). Until now I’d not put any of them through their paces… This little feller ain’t cheap but he sure is good fun!

Links:
Egreat set top box UK: amzn.to/2s3hfr2
Egreat set top box US: www.amazon.com/dp/B071FPXSDS
Egreat set top box Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B072QZQ8WJ
Universal link: goo.gl/3VXfLf
By buying through any of the links above you will help support my channel (Paul Hibbert)

£40 Dash cam review, spoiler alert, it’s awesome

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This dash cam is well worth twice its £40 price tag. All the features of a premium camera for half the cost. Mr. Road dash cam ticks all the boxes. HDR/WDR, full 1080p, parking motion sense monitoring, night vision, the works!Links:UK: amzn.to/2rD9nMS
Germany: amazon.de/dp/B06XXG2ZRS/?tag=paulhibbertco-21
France: amazon.fr/dp/B06XXG2ZRS/?tag=paulhibbertco-21
Italy: amazon.it/dp/B06XXG2ZRS/?tag=paulhibbertco-21

Global link: www.aliexpress.com/store/product/General-Car-DVR-WiFi-APP-Mini-Hidden-Full-HD-1080P-Novatek-96655-SONY322-2-1inch-LCD/1958659_32804935217.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.ytbXVu

Alexa (Echo dot): amzn.to/2rDSvV0

By buying through any of the links above you will help support my channel (Paul Hibbert)

Google Home skill for Alexa

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This is a tutorial on how to create the Alexa Google home skill from github.com/tartanguru/alexa-assistant

Easily the best skill yet!
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What can’t it do?:
Alarms and timers. Use Alexa for these.
Device location. If you have a Home address set in your google account then it will use that as a default
Playing music, news, or podcasts is not supported.
Account linking for third party services requires owning a Google Home and installing the Google Home application. This affects using services like Uber, or connecting to home automation devices like Hue.
Multiple Users are not supported – it will only use the Google account linked through the Alexa app
Asking Google Assistant to change volume. You will need to ask Alexa directly.
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Does it cost anything?:
This skill uses chargable services on Amazon Web Services – although these should be free for the first 12 months of use if you are a new user of AWS. Otherwise the costs will be approx $5.20 per year based upon 1000 calls to the skill a month.
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Privacy:
You will need to give Google Assistant access to the following features on your Google account. If you do not give access to these then the skill will not work (This is a Google policy not mine). If you are concerned about privacy, then you could use a new google account just for this skill and not login using this account elsewhere

Web & App Activity
Location History
Device Information
Voice & Audio Activity
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A note about shopping lists:

Shopping lists are supported – you will need to use the Google Express app to see them, or if you are not in the US or don’t want to use the app then you can access the shopping list here: – www.google.com/express/shoppinglist/
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Links and code:

Link 1:
www.random.org/strings/?num=1&len=20&digits=on&loweralpha=on&unique=on&format=html&rnd=new.

Link 2:
console.developers.google.com/apis/api/embeddedassistant.googleapis.com/overview

Link 3:
myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols

Code 1:
{
“Version”: “2012-10-17”,
“Statement”: [
{
“Effect”: “Allow”,
“Action”: [
“logs:CreateLogGroup”,
“logs:CreateLogStream”,
“logs:PutLogEvents”
],
“Resource”: [
“arn:aws:logs:*:*:*”,
“arn:aws:lambda:*:*:*”
]
},
{
“Effect”: “Allow”,
“Action”: [
“polly:SynthesizeSpeech”
],
“Resource”: [
“*”
]
},
{
“Effect”: “Allow”,
“Action”: “s3:*”,
“Resource”: “*”
},
{
“Effect”: “Allow”,
“Action”: “dynamodb:*”,
“Resource”: “*”
}
]
}

Code 2:
{
“intents”: [
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.StopIntent”
},
{
“intent”: “AMAZON.CancelIntent”
},
{
“slots”: [
{
“name”: “search”,
“type”: “SEARCH”
}
],
“intent”: “SearchIntent”
}
]
}

Code 3:
accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline

Code 4:
www.googleapis.com/auth/assistant-sdk-prototype

Code 5:
www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request

Code 6:
accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token

Code 7:
www.google.com/policies/privacy/