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Car-G7: Bluetooth - FM Transmitter

What is a Bluetooth - FM Transmitter I own a ten-year old car which had been fitted with a great audio system when I bought it. The audio system sound is still great after all these years and I enjoy my music immensely while driving. Sadly, however, while technology has moved on, I haven't been able to enjoy the benefits of the new technology with my old audio system. With new cars and their audio systems, bluetooth is a given. Pair your phone once and thereafter, every time you get behind the wheel, the system automatically starts playing your favourite playlist where it had last left off. This would make me green with envy. For my audio system, I have to burn a new CD every time I want a new set of songs to play on my car stereo. To make matters worse, my audio system doesn't even have an aux input which would allow me to play music from my phone on the car stereo. The only option I thought was to replace my old stereo with a new one that has bluetooth support. ...

How to Play Your Favourite Hindi Songs on Amazon Echo Alexa

Alexa - Amazon Echo  This article is mainly about using the Amazon Echo device in India. However, a lot of the material is probably applicable to all Amazon Echo devices anywhere in the world. The Amazon Echo series of devices are among the first devices to provide a voice interface to what is essentially an internet connected computer. The other similar devices are the Google Speaker and Apple Homepod. These devices represent the future of computing: a new interface for human to computer communications. The way Amazon Echo works is by providing a voice interface to various skills. One of the skills is that of playing music, another skill is that of ordering things on the amazon market place. There are many third party skills available too: ordering taxis on uber, ordering food on zomato among others. The way to get your hands on an Amazon Echo device is by requesting an invitation from Amazon. If you get an invite, you have to order your device in t...