I worked out with basketball legend Sue Bird via a new Amazon Alexa skill — here’s what it was like I pretty much rely on Amazon’s Alexa to tell me the weather for the day, read some headlines and play… Read More
Amazon adds HIPAA compliance to Alexa Skills, opening door for secure health apps Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has a new trick: transmitting secure patient information between patients and caregivers. Developers can now use… Read More
Think you know news? Don’t ‘Wait Wait’ to prove it as NPR brings popular quiz show to smart speakers If you’re used to just talking at the radio on Saturday mornings and playing along with NPR’s weekly news quiz… Read More
NFL and Amazon go deep with a new Alexa skill to help casual fans better understand football Just in time for the NFL Playoffs, which kick off this weekend, casual football fans can learn the difference between… Read More
TLDR: Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend on smart bat Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and… Read More
It’s news to Joe Biden: Former VP’s curated briefing offers articles via Amazon’s Alexa and elsewhere There’s something comforting about a familiar voice sharing the news — it’s what has always made television news anchors feel… Read More
Talk to the lamp: We tried GE’s Sol, a $200 light with Amazon Alexa inside It is becoming more common to control smart lights around the home or office with voice commands, by connecting those… Read More
Alexa reaches 12,000 skills as Amazon’s digital assistant powers new Echo Look device Alexa’s very special set of skills now numbers more than 12,000. Amazon announced the increased skill count in its quarterly… Read More
Clean your floors and your plate: Amazon Alexa skills added to Roomba vacuums and Grubhub If you want to clean up before ordering in some food, or you need to clean up after eating that… Read More
Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa now tops 7,000 skills, a 7X increase in 7 months Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa is getting more skillful by the day. The brain behind Amazon’s Echo speakers has topped 7,000… Read More
