Articles about Alexa – Page 6 of 15

TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

Today’s featured stories A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI… Read More

TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

Today’s featured stories Amazon’s record quarter: $2.5B in profits is biggest ever as tech giant comes up just short on… Read More

With new equalizer feature, Amazon Echo devices get bass and treble control

Amazon is giving users more control over their Echo smart speakers with a series of new commands to adjust bass,… Read More

Amazon introduces new ‘Tap to Alexa’ accessibility feature for Echo Show

Amazon has added a new accessibility feature to the touchscreen smart speaker Echo Show to help customers who are deaf… Read More

Amazon and Techstars unveil 9 voice tech startups in the second Alexa accelerator cohort

The Amazon Alexa accelerator today unveiled the nine companies in its second cohort. The startups hail from Seattle to Tel… Read More

Prime Day tops 100M products sold — ‘biggest shopping event in Amazon history’ despite glitches

Apparently this Amazon Prime Day didn’t go to the dogs after all. Amazon Prime members purchased more than 100 million… Read More

Sonos IPO filing reveals new details of tenuous partnership with potential frenemy Amazon

Sonos revealed new details of its delicate detente with competitor and partner Amazon as part the smart speaker maker’s filing… Read More

Amazon’s new Fire HD ‘Show Mode’ and charging dock turn tablets into countertop Alexa devices

Amazon will update its current Fire HD 8 and 10 tablets with a new “Show Mode” designed to turn them… Read More

TLDR:Microsoft responds to separation of families at the border, Alexa targets hotels, GameStop’s potential buyout

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

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Google’s new Podcasts app syncs with Home speakers via Assistant, one-upping Amazon Alexa

Details of Google Podcasts, the search giant’s new Android app for listening to audio shows, leaked overnight in advance of… Read More

Former Amazon devices executive Ian Freed launches Bamboo Music skill for Alexa

Kids and their parents are getting a new way to use Amazon Echo devices for learning about music. And it’s… Read More

Amazon targets hotels with new ‘Alexa for Hospitality’ voice service, inks Marriott deal

Amazon is making a big push to get its Alexa voice technology inside hotel rooms. Related:Testing Alexa in a hotel… Read More

TLDR: Video game addiction, Ofo on naked bike riding, Echo Look review & unboxing

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Sensible Object raises $3.2M to develop first Amazon Alexa-powered board game

A London-based startup that graduated from the inaugural Amazon Alexa accelerator has raised more cash to help develop the first… Read More

Amazon Echo Look review and unboxing: What it’s like to use this fashion-focused Alexa device

[Editor’s Note: Starla Sampaco is the host and producer of GeekWire’s TLDR daily news show. Watch and subscribe here.] I… Read More

Amazon ends Mayday live video customer support on Fire tablets, five years after high-profile rollout

Amazon is pulling the plug on its Mayday video calling feature for on-screen customer support on its Fire tablets, ending… Read More

Don’t count Cortana out: Study predicts Microsoft’s digital assistant will rival Amazon and Google in business use

Cortana is getting serious traction in the enterprise world, according to a new study that predicts Microsoft’s digital assistant will… Read More

Amazon’s new Fire TV Cube aims to make Alexa the ultimate remote control

The latest addition to Amazon’s Fire TV lineup is also the latest expansion of its Alexa voice assistant. Fire TV… Read More

Fashionably late: Amazon’s $200 Echo Look widely released more than a year after unveiling

Amazon made its $200 Echo Look generally available for purchase in the U.S. starting Wednesday morning, more than a year after… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub, tech for women’s safety, Alexa & Google Assistant coming to Xbox

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Alexa and the Google Assistant are reportedly coming soon to Microsoft’s Xbox

Alexa is moving even deeper into Microsoft territory. Amazon’s digital brain and the Google Assistant appear bound for Xbox to… Read More

Alexa Inside: What it’s really like to use Amazon’s voice assistant on a new Windows 10 laptop

Alexa is all over the place these days, from the fridge to the bathroom mirror, and now on Windows 10… Read More

New sign of the times? Imagining a modern version of Seattle’s iconic ‘turn out the lights’ billboard

It was fascinating to read that the creators of the “Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights” billboard are… Read More

As Alexa’s Flash Briefing tops 5,000 skills, content providers learn more about what you want to hear

Smart home hub. Streaming music source. Dad joke repository. But Amazon’s Alexa has one skill that dates back to the… Read More

Here’s what Amazon had to say after investigating an unusual case of Alexa eavesdropping

Amazon says it is taking steps to make sure that its Alexa-powered Echo home speaker devices do not secretly record… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa arrives on Windows 10 laptops for the first time this week via Acer devices

Amazon’s Alexa is live on a Windows 10 laptop for the first time, making its debut on a pair of… Read More

Cortana and Alexa need better chemistry: Takeaways from the first public demo by Microsoft and Amazon

There has been an explosion in voice assistants — including Apple Siri, Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon show Alexa-Cortana integrations for first time

Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa are finally talking, fulfilling a groundbreaking promise made last year to bring the rival digital… Read More

Amazon unveils new ways for developers to earn money from Alexa Skills

Developers building “skills” for Amazon’s Alexa platform now have new ways to make money off their voice-enabled technologies. Amazon today… Read More

Secrets of the $500K Amazon Alexa Prize winner: Inside the Univ. of Washington’s ‘socialbot’

How long can a robot have an intelligent conversation with a human? That was the challenge posed to hundreds of… Read More