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’s Retail Swiss Army Knife
Amazon’s Retail Swiss Army Knife
May 08, 2017  |  Retail

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. The same family who founded it in 1897...

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Will Amazon’s Next-Gen Echo Have A Screen?
Will Amazon’s Next-Gen Echo Have A Screen?
May 05, 2017  |  Amazon

The rumor mill has been turning for months now about the prospects of Amazon‘s break-out smart speaker device Amazon Echo gaining a touchscreen in its...

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Seamless Adds New Alexa Skill
Seamless Adds New Alexa Skill
May 05, 2017  |  Retail

Food delivery platform Seamless is making it easier for Alexa devotees to make repeat orders from their device with simple voice commands.  As of yesterday,...

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Amazon’s Alexa Gets A New Set Of Speaking Skills To Sound More Human
Amazon’s Alexa Gets A New Set Of Speaking Skills To Sound More Human
May 01, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon announced that Alexa is going to sound more human, with a new set of speaking skills that allow her to do things like whisper,...

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Topic TBD: Voice AI Reality Check
Topic TBD: Voice AI Reality Check
May 01, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Voice-activated AI is certainly having its moment in the sun. What was a concept mostly in the realm of science fiction a decade ago, is...

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Amazon Surges On Wall Street Beat
Amazon Surges On Wall Street Beat
April 28, 2017  |  Amazon

When it comes to reporting quarterly earnings, there’s beating Wall Street’s expectations, really beating them, and then there is what Amazon did yesterday. Eight straight...

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What Not To Wear — Amazon Alexa Edition
What Not To Wear — Amazon Alexa Edition
April 27, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Getting style tips or picking out clothes using a computing device sounds futuristic, yet familiar. While there isn’t a Cher-style program, like the one in...

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Dialpad Integrates Amazon Echo And Alexa Into Its Cloud Telephone Service
Dialpad Integrates Amazon Echo And Alexa Into Its Cloud Telephone Service
April 26, 2017  |  Amazon

Dialpad, a cloud-based business communications platform, announced Tuesday (April 25) an integration with Amazon Echo that enables users to perform business phone tasks by voice...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Just Say No (To Ads?)
Voice-Activated Tracker: Just Say No (To Ads?)
April 25, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Two voice-activated giants have made themselves clear: No ads until we say so. The first was a major media story. Google had to step and...

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