27 of the best Easter Eggs for Amazon’s Echo

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Amazon's Echo is a surprisingly useful device that can transform the way people live.

With voice commands that can turn on the lights and the TV or others that can order an Uber faster than you can find your phone, the device has proven itself to be one of the best tech gadgets ever.

But beyond the usual commands like "Alexa, play me some music" or "Alexa, set a timer for two minutes," there are plenty of Easter Eggs. And many of them are guaranteed to get a laugh.

So far, more than 300 secret commands have been found and compiled in places like LinkedIn and Reddit.

Here are what we think are the very best.

"Alexa, my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard."

Yep, the Echo is very hip to your pop culture references.

"Alexa, I am your father."

Amazon engineers seem to be big "Star Wars" fans when you consider all the secret commands you can ask. Besides this callback to "The Empire Strikes Back," you can also use the following commands:

• "Alexa, use the force." — "I'm sorry, but my midi chlorian count is too low."
• "Alexa, that's no Moon." — "It's a bad day for Alderaan."
• "Alexa, may the force be with you." — "And with you."
• "Alexa, who shot first?" — "Han shot first in the original version of 'Star Wars Episode IV.'"
• "Alexa, execute order 66." — "Yes, my Lord. Hold on, I'm not a clone trooper."

"Alexa, beam me up."

They also like "Star Trek" too.

If you repeatedly tell Alexa to beam you up, she may also respond with "transporters engaged. Welcome aboard."

You can also ask, "Alexa, do you speak Klingon?" Her response varies from "I speak Klingon, but only to other Klingons" to "I'll speak Klingon when the Klingons learn to respect Federation borders."