You can also run Alexa from your desktop and integrate Alexa to any other physical device besides the Echo with the Alexa Voice Service. Great for those who want to play with Alexa, but don&#x27;t want to shell out money for an Echo. Amazon has an easy to follow reference implementation for this. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.amazon.com&#x2F;public&#x2F;solutions&#x2F;alexa&#x2F;alexa-voice-service&#x2F;docs&#x2F;reference-implementation-guide" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.amazon.com&#x2F;public&#x2F;solutions&#x2F;alexa&#x2F;alexa-vo...</a>