Articles about Alexa – Page 11 of 15

Amazon Music product leader explains why Alexa is only available in 3 countries so far

When it comes to global expansion, Amazon’s Alexa is taking it slow. As of now, Amazon devices with the Alexa… Read More

Amazon unveils $230 touch-screen ‘Echo Show’ and Alexa voice calling

Amazon this morning made two major upgrades to its Echo lineup: a new $230 device called the Echo Show, with… Read More

Microsoft Cortana-powered Harman Kardon speaker will feature Skype calling

Will Skype be the killer app for Microsoft’s aspiring Amazon Echo killer? Harman International, the Samsung subsidiary, this morning released new details about… Read More

Amazon passes 10M Alexa-powered devices sold, survey says, with more models on the way

A new survey estimates that Amazon has sold more than 10 million Alexa-powered Echo devices since late 2014, and that… Read More

BMW ReachNow car-sharing service launches Amazon Alexa skill

ReachNow users who own an Alexa-enabled device can now find out information about nearby vehicles using just their voice. BMW’s… Read More

‘Alexa, get that lampshade off your head’: $200 Alexa-powered GE table lamp coming this fall

Among Alexa’s more than 12,000 abilities are a cavalcade of ways for Amazon’s digital assistant to control the house, like turning… Read More

Amazon patent shows how Alexa-powered devices could turn into extension phones

We’ve known for weeks that Amazon has been working on ways to give Alexa-powered, voice-controlled devices the ability to make… 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

Amazon’s newest pillars? AI and logistics key to tech giant’s future, study says

Amazon has evolved constantly throughout its more than 20-year life span, first as a book seller, than an e-commerce giant, and… Read More

Amazon opens up Alexa’s microphone and voice processing technology to hardware makers

Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa might show up in a lot of new devices soon. That’s because the online retail giant… Read More

Alexa Diabetes Challenge hopes Amazon’s virtual assistant can help patients manage the chronic condition

Alexa, Amazon’s artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant, seems to have unlimited talents. But can her skills help people with chronic health… Read More

Hacking The Hoff: Easy Amazon Alexa workaround gives this wannabe Knight Rider a talking car

I’ve always wanted a talking car. I don’t know whether it was the 1980s “Knight Rider” TV series, or generations… Read More

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Father, son and AI bonding: A conversation with Amazon’s Alexa and the family she has joined

A week after my 10-year-old son received Amazon’s Echo Dot for his birthday, I started taking a look at what he… Read More

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The Week in Geek: How Starbucks and Amazon are becoming more alike

Starbucks and Amazon, two of Seattle’s iconic corporate giants, started off very different from each other. At heart, Starbucks is… Read More

Adobe unveils new Microsoft HoloLens and Amazon Alexa integrations

Adobe is in the middle of its big Summit conference, where it is introducing a variety of new technologies, including… Read More

Report: Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri battling to be digital assistant in Marriott hotel rooms

Hotels are quickly becoming the latest front in the battle for dominance of the nascent voice assistant market. Last year the… Read More

‘Alexa, order beer:’ Amazon adds Prime Now two-hour delivery voice ordering to digital assistant

Amazon has added Prime Now rapid delivery voice ordering to its Alexa-powered family of devices. That means owners of any… Read More

Samsung’s new digital assistant Bixby will debut on Galaxy S8, later expand to TVs and appliances

Samsung says it will release its own voice assistant, rivaling the Alexas and Siris of the world, with the Galaxy… Read More

Boy meets artificial girl: My son got an Echo Dot, and here’s what he’s saying to Amazon’s Alexa

In my 10 years as a parent, I’ve served as the authority on a number of subjects, ranging from when… Read More

How Amazon teaches Alexa, and what it hopes the virtual assistant will learn someday

Days after Amazon announced that it was bringing its Alexa to its iOS Amazon app, Amazon senior principal scientist Nikko… Read More

Alexa coming to Amazon iPhone app in bid to expand its lead in voice assistant market

Alexa is the brain behind the Amazon Echo, and has helped Amazon become a leader in the voice assistant market,… Read More

Amazon Web Services starts offering free cloud storage and computing for Alexa skills

Amazon Web Services will offer $100 in promotional credit and up to an additional $100/month to cover any extra cloud computing and storage… Read More

INRIX adds more content providers to OpenCar platform including NPR, Napster, Yelp and more

The INRIX OpenCar platform is bringing more content providers to the voice-activated dashboards of drivers looking for an ever-connected experience… Read More

Amazon hands over Alexa data in Arkansas hot tub murder case, but 1st Amendment questions remain

Amazon has dropped its motion to protect audio recordings and other records for an Echo belonging to the suspect in a 2015… Read More

Report: Amazon eyes new Alexa-powered devices that can make phone calls

Amazon is working on Alexa-powered devices with voice-activated phone calling capabilities, according to a report from Recode. Citing unnamed sources, Recode… Read More

Amazon establishes Alexa Fund Fellowship to support universities researching voice technology

Amazon Thursday announced the Alexa Fund Fellowship, a program designed to fund and support researchers and universities working on voice… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant reaches 10,000 skills, up from just 1K in June

Amazon’s Alexa reached a new milestone today: 10,000 skills. The company’s digital assistant now has 10,000 skills — the voice… Read More

Amazon fights search warrant for Echo voice data in Arkansas hot tub murder case

Amazon is fighting part of a search warrant that would require the online retail giant to hand over audio recordings and… Read More

Alexa gets even busier as Amazon integrates Outlook.com calendars onto Echo and Dot devices

Amazon’s Alexa will now support Outlook.com calendars, meaning the voice-enabled assistant can now tell you what’s on tap for the… Read More

Alexa in the warehouse? What enterprise cloud company Acumatica learned from this experiment

Acumatica, the privately held enterprise cloud technology company led by former Microsoft executive Jon Roskill, is coming off a year of 83 percent… Read More