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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Amex Launches New Alexa Skill
Amex Launches New Alexa Skill
May 15, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

American Express announced last week the launch of the new Amex skill for Amazon Alexa during its Innovation Showcase event in New York City. In...

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Amazon Officially Launches The Touchscreen Echo Show
Amazon Officially Launches The Touchscreen Echo Show
May 10, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon put speculation to bed Tuesday (May 9) when it officially rolled out the Echo Show, a smart echo speaker with a screen that is...

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Today In Data: Amazon Alexa Leads Voice Assistant Market
Today In Data: Amazon Alexa Leads Voice Assistant Market
May 09, 2017  |  Today In Data

With Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple’s Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant market has seen mass expansion over the past few years. The convenience of...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Here Come The Screens?
Voice-Activated Tracker: Here Come The Screens?
May 08, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Good news for those disappointed to see that Samsung’s Bixby didn’t debut last month alongside the Galaxy S8. The wait may soon be over. While...

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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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