Voice won’t change everything but it will be part of a movement that heralds a new way to think about our relationship with devices, screens, our data and interactions.
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Amazon Music customers can now talk to Alexa more naturally
Amazon Music, reportedly the third-largest subscription-based music service worldwide, is doubling down on voice. The company is today announcing the launch of new set of features that will allow Amazon Music customers to chat with Alexa in a more natural way in order to find and play the music they want to hear. The features […]
View More Amazon Music customers can now talk to Alexa more naturallyAmazon launches ‘Alexa-hosted skills’ for voice app developers
Amazon on Thursday launched a new service aimed at Alexa developers that automatically provisions and helps them to manage a set of AWS cloud resources for their Alexa skill’s backend service. The service is intended to help developers speed the time it takes to launch their skills, by allowing them to focus on their skills’ […]
View More Amazon launches ‘Alexa-hosted skills’ for voice app developersAmazon launches Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs
Amazon today launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs on the Microsoft Store. The voice application allows PC owners to speak to Alexa to set reminders, timers, alarms; create lists and to-dos; track their calendar appointments; get news, weather and other information; play music; listen to podcasts and audiobooks; control the smart home, and […]
View More Amazon launches Alexa app for Windows 10 PCsYou can now use Alexa to move around inside apps like Netflix and Hulu on Fire TV Cube
Amazon is making it easier to use Alexa to do more than launch apps and streaming services on Fire TV devices, but to also navigate once inside them. The company confirmed it quietly launched an update specifically for Fire TV Cube devices that allows device owners to use Alexa instead of a remote control for […]
View More You can now use Alexa to move around inside apps like Netflix and Hulu on Fire TV CubeAlexa for Business opens up to third-party device makers
Last year, Amazon announced a new initiative, Alexa for Business, designed to introduce its voice assistant technology and Echo devices into a corporate setting. Today, it’s giving the platform a big upgrade by opening it up to device makers who are building their own solutions that have Alexa built in. The change came about based […]
View More Alexa for Business opens up to third-party device makersAlexa’s skills can now work together, initially for bookings and printing
Amazon this morning announced a new way for customers to use Alexa’s skills – together, in combined requests. That is, you can start a request in one skill, then have it fulfilled in another. For example, the AllRecipes skill can now connect the HP skill in order to print out recipes for customers, Amazon says. […]
View More Alexa’s skills can now work together, initially for bookings and printingNielsen: U.S. smart speaker adoption grew to 24% in Q2 2018, 4 in 10 own more than one
In the second quarter, the adoption of smart speakers – like Amazon Echo and Google Home devices – grew to 24% in the U.S., up from 22% the prior quarter, according to new data from Nielsen, released this week. The measurement firm took a look at how consumers were using their speakers, when, as well […]
View More Nielsen: U.S. smart speaker adoption grew to 24% in Q2 2018, 4 in 10 own more than oneYou can try Siri Shortcuts today in these iOS 12-ready apps
With today’s release of iOS 12, Apple is also rolling out a new feature called Siri Shortcuts, which allows users to create their own voice commands to take actions in apps. For example, you could create a shortcuts for ordering your morning coffee, playing your favorite music, getting your daily schedule, and much more. In […]
View More You can try Siri Shortcuts today in these iOS 12-ready appsSpotify is falling behind on lyrics and voice
Spotify’s lack of full lyrics support and its minimal attention to voice are beginning to become problems for the streaming service. The company has been so focused on the development of its personalization technology and programming its playlists, it has overlooked key features that its competitors – including Apple, Google, and Amazon – today offer […]
View More Spotify is falling behind on lyrics and voiceAmazon launches an Alexa Auto SDK to bring its voice assistant to more cars
Amazon this morning announced the launch of a toolkit for developers that will allow them to integrate Alexa into cars’ infotainment systems. The “Alexa Auto SDK” is available now on GitHub, and includes all the core Alexa functions like streaming media, smart home controls, weather reports, and support for Alexa’s tens of thousands of third-party […]
View More Amazon launches an Alexa Auto SDK to bring its voice assistant to more carsAmazon Alexa’s new ‘Answer Update’ feature will notify you when Alexa learns something new
Amazon confirmed it’s rolling out a new feature called “Answer Update” to Alexa device users over the next week, which will notify users when Alexa learns the answer to a question the assistant didn’t know when first asked. The idea is to allow people to better take advantage of Alexa’s quickly improving Knowledge Graph – […]
View More Amazon Alexa’s new ‘Answer Update’ feature will notify you when Alexa learns something new