Amazon Echo Australia Starter Kit

https://devdiner.com/answers/how-do-i-set-up-an-amazon-echo-in-australia

http://alexa.amazon.com/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_bc_nav?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201952240

https://ifttt.com/recipes/search?q=amazon+alexa
https://ifttt.com/channels/amazon_alexa/triggers/2043153762-say-a-specific-phrase
http://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/how-to-craft-your-own-custom-voice-commands-for-amazon-echos-alexa/

Commands:

Music Play [artist] Play [artist] on Pandora Play [radio station] Play [Prime station] Play [song] by [artist] Listen to [podcast] Next song Last song What’s playing? Turn it [up|down] Volume [0-10] Pause | Resume Stop playing music in [minutes] Mute Stop the music Local What [places] are nearby? Find the address for [place] Find the phone number [place] Find the hours for [place] What time does [place] open? How is traffic? What’s the weather today? What’s the weather in [place]? Is it going to rain today?

Information What’s in the news today? How many [units] in a [unit]? What time is it? What time is it in [place]? Define [word] How do you spell [word]? How many calories in [food]? What’s going on today? How do you say [word] in [language]? Wikipedia [term] What is [math problem]? How many days until [date|event]? Sports Who won the [team] game? When do the [team] play next? What’s the [team] score? Who is winning the [team] game? Did the [team] win? How are the [team] doing? Give me my sports update

Fun stuff Tell me a joke Knock knock Heads or tails? Simon says [anything] Random fact Other Buy [item] Add [item] to wish list Set a timer for [minutes|hours] Stop timer Set an alarm for [specific time] Stop alarm What’s the alarm set for? Add an event to my calendar. When is my next event? What's on my calendar? Can you repeat that? Stop Help Trivia questions How old is [person]? When did [person] die? How many people live in [city]? How far is [place]? Try lots of questions!

This list is a small example of what you can ask Alexa; it is not meant to represent everything she will respond to. Try stuff!

Easter Eggs:

• Alexa, I am your father.
• Alexa, who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
• Alexa, what is the loneliest number?
• Alexa, how many roads must a man walk down?
• Alexa, all your base are belong to us.
• Alexa, how much is that doggie in the window?
• Alexa, romeo, romeo wherefore art thou romeo?
• Alexa, define rock paper scissors lizard spock
• Alexa, beam me up.
• Alexa, how much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
• Alexa, define supercalifragilisticexpialodocious.
• Alexa, who’s your daddy?
• Alexa, Earl Grey. Hot. (or Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.)
• Alexa, what is the meaning of life?
• Alexa, what does the Earth weigh?
• Alexa, when is the end of the world?
• Alexa, is there a Santa?
• Alexa, make me a sandwich.
• Alexa, what is the best tablet?
• Alexa, what is your favorite color?
• Alexa, what is your quest?
• Alexa, who won best actor Oscar in 1973?
• Alexa, what is your quest?
• Alexa, what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
• Alexa, where do babies come from?
• Alexa, do you have a boyfriend?
• Alexa, which comes first: the chicken or the egg?
• Alexa, may the force be with you.
• Alexa, do aliens exist?
• Alexa, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
• Alexa, what are you going to do today?
• Alexa, where do you live?
• Alexa, do you want to build a snowman?
• Alexa, do you really want to hurt me?
• Alexa, what is love?
• Alexa, who is the real slim shady?
• Alexa, who let the dogs out?
• Alexa, open the pod bay doors.
• Alexa, surely you can’t be serious.
• Alexa, to be or not to be.
• Alexa, who is the fairest of them all?
• Alexa, who loves ya baby?
• Alexa, who you gonna call?
• Alexa, who is the walrus?
• Alexa, do you have any brothers or sisters?
• Alexa, do you know the muffin man?
• Alexa, how much do you weigh?
• Alexa, how tall are you?
• Alexa, where are you from?
• Alexa, do you want to fight?
• Alexa, do you want to play a game?
• Alexa, I think you’re funny.
• Alexa, where in the world in Carmen sandiego?
• Alexa, where’s waldo?
• Alexa, do you know the way to San Jose?
• Alexa, where have all the flowers gone?
• Alexa, what’s in name?
• Alexa, what does the fox say? (multiple answers)
• Alexa, when am I going to die?
• Alexa, I want the truth!
• Alexa, make me breakfast.
• Alexa, why did the chicken cross the road?
• Alexa, where are my keys? (ask twice)
• Alexa, can you give me some money? (ask twice)
• Alexa, knock knock
• Alexa, what are you wearing?
• Alexa, rock paper scissors.
• Alexa rock paper scissors lizard spock
• Alexa, party time!
• Alexa, party on, Wayne.
• Alexa, is the cake a lie?
• Alexa, how do I get rid of a dead body?
• Alexa, are you sky net?
• Alexa, your mother was a hamster
• Alexa, set phasers to kill.
• Alexa, roll a die.
• Alexa, random number between “x” and “y”.
• Alexa, random fact
• Alexa, tell me a joke
• Alexa, heads or tails?
• Alexa, mac or pc?
• Alexa, show me the money.
• Alexa, what is the sound of one hand clapping?
• Alexa, give me a hug.
• Alexa, are you lying?
• Alexa, my name is Inigo Montoya.
• Alexa, how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? (3 answers)
• Alexa, see you later alligator.
• Alexa, Do you know GlaDOS?
• Alexa, Do a Barrel Roll.
• Alexa, Up Up, Down Down, Left Right, Left Right, B, A, Start

Easy to create If This Then That actions:

If This:

Then That:

Complete IFTTT recipe: