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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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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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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