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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Voice-Activated Tracker: Google Home Gets Personal
Voice-Activated Tracker: Google Home Gets Personal
April 18, 2017  |  Retail

Ready or not, here they come … marketers, that is. Everyone’s itching to get on the smart speaker monetization train. Burger King — rather than wait...

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Amazon Opens Alexa Up To Other Hardware Developers
Amazon Opens Alexa Up To Other Hardware Developers
April 14, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Amazon’s suite of Echo products could end up at other hardware companies, with the eCommerce giant announcing it’s making its technology available to those that want...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Location, Location, Location
Voice-Activated Tracker: Location, Location, Location
April 11, 2017  |  Voice Activation

We had a bit of fun last week writing that Alexa was taking time out to work on itself — but the reality of the...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Inner Strengths
Voice-Activated Tracker: Inner Strengths
April 07, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Amazon’s Alexa sits comfortably in the top voice-enabled software spot, taking some time to pay attention to the small things. Elsewhere, challengers leverage their strengths to...

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Alexa Now Orders Starbucks From Ford Sync 3
Alexa Now Orders Starbucks From Ford Sync 3
March 23, 2017  |  Innovation

It’s the moment all early-morning commuters have been waiting for. Starbucks just recently announced an ordering integration with Ford’s SYNC3, the automaker’s voice-activated technology powered...

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Alexa Comes To Amazon Prime Now
Alexa Comes To Amazon Prime Now
March 22, 2017  |  Amazon

Is it possible to make one of the fastest digital ways to shop even faster? Given their recent move, Amazon seems to think so. The...

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Samsung Launches Bixby, Says Its Better Than Other Virtual Assistants
Samsung Launches Bixby, Says Its Better Than Other Virtual Assistants
March 21, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Putting rumors to rest, Samsung Electronics announced Monday (March 20) the launch of Bixby, its virtual assistant aimed to take on Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s...

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Google Home Serves Up Beauty and The Beast Ad
Google Home Serves Up Beauty and The Beast Ad
March 20, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Google is using its Google Home internet-connected speaker to serve up ads in what could be the start of showing ads more in its internet-enabled...

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