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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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?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Amazon Pay Is Coming To Alexa’s Skills
Amazon Pay Is Coming To Alexa’s Skills
November 30, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon Pay is coming soon to apps developed for Amazon’s Alexa by third-party developers. That news comes care of Amazon’s re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this...

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Alexa’s Expanding And Advancing Ecosystem
Alexa’s Expanding And Advancing Ecosystem
November 29, 2017  |  Ecosystems

Amazon seems to have a lot to be merry about this holiday season. As of holiday 2017, three-quarters of all Americans are Prime members, and Amazon could...

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Techy Turkey Day: How Technology Has Changed America’s Trademark Holiday
Techy Turkey Day: How Technology Has Changed America’s Trademark Holiday
November 23, 2017  |  Retail

When the pilgrims landed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1620, there was no voice of Siri to say, “Arrived.” The only parade that November was...

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Voice-Enabled Tool Via Poshmark Connects Buyers And Sellers In Real Time
Voice-Enabled Tool Via Poshmark Connects Buyers And Sellers In Real Time
November 17, 2017  |  Retail

Online marketplace Poshmark — which focuses on the sale and sharing of clothing — has debuted Stylist Match, a voice-enabled offering that the company will use to...

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Alexa Makes Her Way North (To Canada)
Alexa Makes Her Way North (To Canada)
November 16, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s line of Echo speakers powered by Alexa, its digital voice assistant, has made its way to Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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