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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Amazon Prime Now Deals Added To Prime Day
Amazon Prime Now Deals Added To Prime Day
July 10, 2017  |  Amazon Commerce

In case Amazon Prime Day 2017 savings weren’t enough, there’s even more good news: The eCommerce giant is now offering two-hour Prime Now delivery to...

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Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
July 07, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Alexa or Siri, Google at Home or via mobile, voice is sizzling, deployed over technology’s various platforms. And for a fizzle, try being a beleaguered...

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Christmas In July Starts Early For Amazon Prime Members
Christmas In July Starts Early For Amazon Prime Members
July 06, 2017  |  Amazon

On the first day of Prime Week, Alexa gave to me 100 exclusive deals on Amazon’s Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Tap, Fire TV and...

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Alibaba Is Taking On Alexa, Google Home, DingDong and Little Fish With New Smart Speaker
Alibaba Is Taking On Alexa, Google Home, DingDong and Little Fish With New Smart Speaker
July 05, 2017  |  Retail

In its latest effort to keep up with its American big brother Amazon, China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba has announced the debut of its own smart...

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Soon Say Hello To Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ Speaker
Soon Say Hello To Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ Speaker
July 05, 2017  |  Innovation

To Bixby or not to Bixby, that is the question – and long after Amazon and Google released their voice-activated assistants and synchronized smart speakers,...

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Alexa Logs 15,000 Skills, Jumping from February’s 10,000 Tally
Alexa Logs 15,000 Skills, Jumping from February’s 10,000 Tally
July 05, 2017  |  Voice Activation

The voice-powered applications offered through Alexa now number more than 15,000 skills, reports TechCrunch, up from 10,000 in February.  That latter number, in turn, stood...

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360i Pits Amazon Alexa Against Google Home
360i Pits Amazon Alexa Against Google Home
June 30, 2017  |  Retail

360i asked Amazon Alexa and Google Home 3,000 questions and found out that the Home is (sometimes) smarter than Alexa — it all depends what...

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Prime Day, Amazon’s Answer To Black Friday, Will Last A Whole Week This Year
Prime Day, Amazon’s Answer To Black Friday, Will Last A Whole Week This Year
June 27, 2017  |  Amazon

It’s not Christmas in July without Black Friday. And it’s not Black Friday if the deals don’t span an entire week. It’s only fitting, then,...

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Report Finds Many Smart Speaker Owners Buy Additional Devices
Report Finds Many Smart Speaker Owners Buy Additional Devices
June 26, 2017  |  Amazon

A new report from Edison Research found that 42 percent of smart speaker owners have two or more devices — and that number is expected...

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