Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Facebook’s Smart Speakers Fiona and Aloha’s Launch Pushed To October
Facebook’s Smart Speakers Fiona and Aloha’s Launch Pushed To October
April 24, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s launch of its smart speakers has reportedly been pushed back until the fall. According to Digi Times, mass production on the two smart speakers...

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Weird Stuff People Buy On Amazon
Weird Stuff People Buy On Amazon
April 21, 2018  |  Amazon

In 2012, American internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and blogger Jason Calacanis gave a pretty bold prediction about Amazon Prime — then in its seventh year...

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Volara Powers Alexa To Make Phone Calls For Hotel Guests
Volara Powers Alexa To Make Phone Calls For Hotel Guests
April 18, 2018  |  Alexa

Volara, the company that makes a hotel concierge service powered by Alexa for Business, announced news on Wednesday (April 18) that it is bringing the...

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Google Home Arrives In India
Google Home Arrives In India
April 10, 2018  |  Google

Google expands the market for its voice-activated smart speakers by rolling out its Google Home devices in India. According to news from BGR, the Google Assistant-powered...

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Possible Hardware Debut Looms For Spotify — The Vehicular Kind?
Possible Hardware Debut Looms For Spotify — The Vehicular Kind?
April 09, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

April 24 looms large for Spotify. The digital music streaming service last week said it would share news on that date at an event to be...

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How Smaller Grocers Can Tap Into Digital Offerings
How Smaller Grocers Can Tap Into Digital Offerings
April 09, 2018  |  Payment Methods

With Amazon, Kroger and other large retailers in the grocery business introducing digital technology, such as mobile self-checkout, how do smaller regional grocers compete? The...

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Where Are Our Robot Butlers?
Where Are Our Robot Butlers?
April 07, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s fair to say we live in the future. A vast majority of Americans carry a super-computer in their pockets that can be used as...

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Amazon Rolls Out Alexa Announcements For Echo
Amazon Rolls Out Alexa Announcements For Echo
April 06, 2018  |  Alexa

With Alexa Announcements, Amazon’s Echo can now function as a one-way intercom that lets users broadcast messages throughout their homes, TechCrunch reported. If an Echo...

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Free Alexa: How Voice Challenge Winners Go Beyond The Echo Cylinder
Free Alexa: How Voice Challenge Winners Go Beyond The Echo Cylinder
April 05, 2018  |  Alexa Voice Challenge

Voice skills: They’re the user interface that everyone’s talking about (and to). Amazon’s Alexa has tens of thousands of them, some more useful than others....

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