Amazon releasing Echo Pop smart speakers with NFL branding for all 32 teams Alexa, can the Seahawks get back to their winning ways on Thursday night against the 49ers? If you’re a Seattle… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Amazon’s Alexa and the rapid evolution of AI: A conversation with Alexa chief Rohit Prasad Play Rohit Prasad grew up in the Star Trek era, fascinated by the idea of interacting with computers via voice. So… Read More
Dumbbells get smarter: Amazon’s Alexa gets a workout in weights that integrate voice control Is this the fitness tech you’ve been weighting for? Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has been integrated into dumbbells made by… Read More
Report: Amazon is namely to blame as parents stop naming kids Alexa “Alexa, STOP!” How many times have you shouted that after unintentionally waking a voice-enabled Amazon device? Now imagine being the… Read More
Amazon focuses on another use for Alexa as Echo Frames smart glasses are now available Amazon’s vision of how people will continue to use its voice assistant Alexa includes Echo Frames, a smart glasses product… Read More
Amazon launches ‘Alexa for Residential’ to help property managers add voice to smart apartments Amazon is launching a new service for property managers called “Alexa for Residential” that makes it easier to deploy and… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa hands off to Pete Carroll so the Seahawks coach can share his nuggets of wisdom You don’t have to be in the Seattle Seahawks locker room or on the sidelines to get motivated by Pete… Read More
Alexa helps players navigate sci-fi world in first 3 episodes of Amazon audio adventure ‘Starfinder’ Alexa is in the game. Amazon’s voice assistant joins a high-profile voice cast in the release today of the first… Read More
What did people do before Alexa? Amazon has the answer in Super Bowl ad with Ellen DeGeneres Plenty of people turn to Alexa for answers to random questions and assistance in launching everything from favorite songs to… Read More
Amazon’s top 10 Alexa skills for 2019 show broader ambitions amid questions about growth Amazon has established itself as a smart home leader, with its digital assistant Alexa powering and controlling everything from speakers,… Read More
Alexa, why so emotional? Because Amazon has created realistic new voice tones for its assistant If you’ve ever felt like Amazon’s Alexa was using the wrong tone with you, well, there was really no point… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa can now order prescription refills and remind people to take their medicine Amazon’s digital brain Alexa can now refill prescriptions via voice command and remind people to take their medicine, the latest… Read More
How Amazon’s biggest flop paved the way for one of the company’s most important pillars A few years ago Amazon was putting the finishing touches on two important pieces of hardware that came out within… Read More
Is there an Echo in beer? Seattle artist turns Amazon smart speaker into Rainier can Amazon’s Alexa may very well be a teetotaler, but she sure dresses the part of a beer lover. At least… Read More
We swear, using Samuel L. Jackson to voice Alexa is Amazon’s best new idea It’s been 30 years since Samuel L. Jackson gave the weather report as a DJ in Spike Lee’s “Do the… Read More
Amazon’s ‘Show and Tell’ feature for Echo Show enables Alexa to use vision to help blind customers Amazon’s Alexa isn’t just using voice to provide assistance to users. A new feature called “Show and Tell” enables the… Read More
Amazon to let anyone supply Alexa with answers; company promises safeguards against abuse Amazon today opened up its Alexa Answers program, which lets humans supply answers to queries that the digital brain can’t… Read More
Fitbit’s new $200 Versa 2 smartwatch comes with Amazon Alexa built in The latest Fitbit smart watch will include the ability to control smart home gadgets, check the weather and more, thanks… Read More
Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent Amazon is spending more cash to hire top technical workers in key growth areas as the Seattle company competes for… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa bumps Bieber and sings duet with pop star Ed Sheeran on new single ‘I Don’t Care’ Bye bye, Bieber. Take it away, Alexa? Amazon’s voice assistant has demonstrated her singing chops in the past, but this… Read More
Amazon reportedly working on high-end Echo smart speaker, Alexa-powered home robot Amazon’s hardware R&D teams are keeping busy, as the tech giant is reportedly working on a pair of intriguing new… Read More
Real estate giant JLL teams up with Google on new digital assistant app for office workers, challenging Alexa and Cortana JLL is one of the world’s top real estate companies, managing crown jewel buildings across the globe and helping some… Read More
New Amazon feature lets users tell Alexa to delete recent voice recordings and commands Amazon is stepping up its privacy options for its voice assistant and digital brain Alexa, as tech giants look to… Read More
Amazon says millions of custom Alexa voice apps have come out of no-code Skill Blueprints program Amazon has counted on others to spread Alexa everywhere — first developers, then device makers, and most recently everyone else.… Read More
Amazon confirms that employees listen to Alexa conversations to help improve digital assistant Behind Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa are thousands of humans reviewing some of the millions of utterances people make to their… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa wins an iHeartRadio Music Award and gives shout out to Wi-Fi in acceptance speech Artificial intelligence is already changing the way we listen to music, and now technology is making a grab for the… Read More
Amazon maintains big lead in smart speaker market over Google and Apple, new survey estimates There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new… Read More
Alexa toothbrush, dog collar and more failed gadgets make cut in Amazon Super Bowl ad Amazon may appear to be trying to get its voice assistant Alexa into a dizzying array of gadgets these days,… Read More
Amazon turns to Harrison Ford, astronaut twins and more celebs in tease for Alexa Super Bowl ad Amazon stole the Super Bowl advertising show last year with a celebrity-filled spot centered around a storyline in which Alexa… Read More
Did Amazon overextend itself with its rapid Alexa devices expansion? Last September, Amazon unveiled a dozen new and updated devices at its annual big hardware unveiling — double the number… Read More