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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The Drag-And-Drop Future Of Developing For Voice
The Drag-And-Drop Future Of Developing For Voice
February 21, 2018  |  Innovation

In the era of Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy, it can be hard to remember that once upon a time building a quality website was a...

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Amazon Overhauls Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console
Amazon Overhauls Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console
February 15, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon gears up on Thursday (Feb. 15) to roll out the largest overhaul of its Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console since it launched in 2015....

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)
February 14, 2018  |  Chatbots

Alexa, how much is in the till? Increasingly talking dollars and cents (or should that be sense?) is less a conversation held person to person...

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Amazon’s New Chip To Make Alexa Even Smarter
Amazon’s New Chip To Make Alexa Even Smarter
February 13, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly working on its own artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled chip to interface with Alexa, its voice-activated digital assistant, according to a Monday (Feb. 12)...

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Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
February 13, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Alexa has many valuable skills to share – a little over 25,000, to be precise. Need to know the weather, order up an Uber, get a Domino’s pizza delivered,...

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Amazon Makes Fashion Advice ‘In Vogue’ For Echo
Amazon Makes Fashion Advice ‘In Vogue’ For Echo
February 08, 2018  |  Amazon

In Amazon’s Echo Look’s first partnership with a publication, Condé Nast’s Vogue and GQ magazines have teamed up with Amazon to provide fashion recommendations in...

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HomePod: The Early Reviews Are In (And Not So Pretty)
HomePod: The Early Reviews Are In (And Not So Pretty)
February 07, 2018  |  Apple

After a big introduction last fall — followed by a long wait during the holiday season that Apple decided to sit out — the much speculated-upon HomePod...

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Apple HomePod Debuts With Mixed Reviews
Apple HomePod Debuts With Mixed Reviews
February 06, 2018  |  Apple

The long-awaited, Siri-powered Apple HomePod smart speaker is finally available for purchase, but users’ reviews are coming back mixed, according to news from CNBC. The...

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