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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IoT Meets Yoga Pants
IoT Meets Yoga Pants
June 24, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Pants. Most people wear them at some point, but few of us spend much time wondering if pants are living up to their fullest potential....

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Amazon Echo Show Allows Users Access To Video Cameras Around The Home
Amazon Echo Show Allows Users Access To Video Cameras Around The Home
June 23, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon has announced that owners of the Amazon Echo Show, which begins shipping this month, will be able to use the device to access video cameras...

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Swedish Company Wheelys Is Rolling Out Moby Mobile Grocery Mart
Swedish Company Wheelys Is Rolling Out Moby Mobile Grocery Mart
June 21, 2017  |  ResTech

Wheelys might beat Amazon to the punch with its fully-automated grocery store Moby. The Swedish company is currently testing its prototype in Shanghai. The unit...

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Amazon And The Art of (The Grocery) War
Amazon And The Art of (The Grocery) War
June 19, 2017  |  Amazon

Let me tell you a story about the art of the grocery store war, one that Amazon and supermarket Whole Foods just took to the...

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Amazon Opens Up Video Skill API So Alexa Can Control Any TV
Amazon Opens Up Video Skill API So Alexa Can Control Any TV
June 14, 2017  |  Amazon

Could Alexa’s latest API skill stem losses to streaming services for pay TV providers and the telco industry? Some providers seem to think so, with Dish,...

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The Over/Under On Apple’s Ecosystem
The Over/Under On Apple’s Ecosystem
June 14, 2017  |  Apple

HomePod If the Amazon Echo is white wine and Google Home is red, then Apple’s new Siri-voiced HomePod is a fine champagne: fine-tuned, exclusive and...

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Siri Says Hi To HomePods And Apple Goes P2P
Siri Says Hi To HomePods And Apple Goes P2P
June 06, 2017  |  Apple

All eyes were on San Jose yesterday (Monday, June 5) as Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2017) and gave the world its...

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Apple To Boost Siri Presence In Race Vs. Amazon
Apple To Boost Siri Presence In Race Vs. Amazon
June 05, 2017  |  Apple

Apple will boost Siri’s presence across the app universe, with deployment across a greater number of them, Reuters reported. The strategy behind the expansion is...

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Samsung’s Bixby Still Learning English
Samsung’s Bixby Still Learning English
June 02, 2017  |  Mobile

Individuals patiently looking forward to the release of Samsung’s Bixby, the company’s mobile virtual assistant that will go head-to-head with Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa...

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