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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Sizzle Fizzle: Electric Cars Sizzle, Toys”R”Us Fizzles And The Speaker Wars Wage On
Sizzle Fizzle: Electric Cars Sizzle, Toys”R”Us Fizzles And The Speaker Wars Wage On
December 22, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle of The Week: The Speaker Wars As the clock runs down toward Christmas, there are two less than totally serious “wars” one could choose...

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Analysts Say Alexa Will Boost Commerce Sales By $10B
Analysts Say Alexa Will Boost Commerce Sales By $10B
December 22, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon’s revenue should get a boost thanks to its Alexa voice-activated devices. That’s according to RBC Capital Markets, which, according to CNBC, reaffirmed its outperform...

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Alexa: Calling Your Screen And Screening Your Calls
Alexa: Calling Your Screen And Screening Your Calls
December 19, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Commerce is becoming ever more linked — between nations and across time zones and gadgets. Amid all the change in commerce and payments (already), can...

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Alexa: From Voice To A Conversation About Commerce
Alexa: From Voice To A Conversation About Commerce
December 18, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Dan, like many millions of Americans this time of the year, is traveling for the holidays. Three weeks ago, he logged onto his favorite airline...

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Amazon Takes Echo Global, But Not Local
Amazon Takes Echo Global, But Not Local
December 11, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon is making its Echo voice-enabled smart speakers available for purchase in more than 80 countries, but will only ship to the countries via Amazon.com....

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Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
December 08, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Alexa: Users are spending more, and they seem to like doing it, as evidenced by stickiness. A new study reports that Amazon Echo users are boosting their...

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Furlexa Lights The Way For Smart Speaker Differentiation
Furlexa Lights The Way For Smart Speaker Differentiation
December 04, 2017  |  Retail

This month in 1998, parents across the U.S. were fighting in toy stores over Furbies to give to their children as holiday gifts. It was...

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Giving AI Street Smarts
Giving AI Street Smarts
December 01, 2017  |  Innovation

“Alexa, is the store closed?” “Alexa, does the store have clothes?” When spoken aloud, these questions sound very similar. The difference is obvious to a...

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