Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Voice Operating Systems Like Alexa Will Power the Connected Economy: Here’s Why
Voice Operating Systems Like Alexa Will Power the Connected Economy: Here’s Why
September 20, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Alexa and voice AI is to the connected economy what Microsoft was to the PC in 1990 and what iOS and Android were to smartphones...

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Growing Stable of Voice-Activated Hardware Keeps Consumers Calling Alexa — and Amazon
Growing Stable of Voice-Activated Hardware Keeps Consumers Calling Alexa — and Amazon
September 07, 2021  |  Alexa

In a classic Amazonian fashion, the stable of Alexa-linked services, commands and devices just keeps growing, supported by a burgeoning stable of purpose-built hardware. From Echo speakers, to displays, earbuds, eyeglass frames, the Ring video...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Cashierless Race Picks Up And Alexa Gets New Features
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Cashierless Race Picks Up And Alexa Gets New Features
July 23, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart this week began testing an all-self-checkout retail location in Plano, Texas, as it tries to keep step with Amazon’s cashierless store ambitions amid an...

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Amazon Mulls Alexa Wearables For Children
Amazon Mulls Alexa Wearables For Children
July 14, 2021  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon is looking into developing Alexa-powered wearable GPS-equipped devices for children aged 4-12, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (July 14). The new wearable, which is code-named Seeker,...

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Report: Verizon Building Smart Display With Alexa Tech
Report: Verizon Building Smart Display With Alexa Tech
June 27, 2021  |  Voice Activation

Verizon is likely to roll out a new smart display based on Amazon’s Alexa, The Verge reported, citing a filing with the Federal Communications Commission...

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Conversational Commerce Report: Alexa For Kids And Ford Drivers
Conversational Commerce Report: Alexa For Kids And Ford Drivers
May 13, 2021  |  Amazon

In week of upgrades and expansions, Amazon’s Alexa is on the road again, expanding its partnership with Ford to ride shotgun with more drivers. And...

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Amazon Upgrades Echo Show Devices, Debuts Kids’ Version
Amazon Upgrades Echo Show Devices, Debuts Kids’ Version
May 12, 2021  |  Amazon Technology

Seattle-based Amazon has released its latest Echo Show devices: the new Echo Show 8, Echo Show 5 and the first Echo Show 5 Kids. In...

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Amazon’s Alexa For Business Now Offers Zoom Rooms For Meetings
Amazon’s Alexa For Business Now Offers Zoom Rooms For Meetings
April 27, 2021  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon’s Alexa for Business is teaming up with Zoom Rooms to offer an easier approach to hands-free meetings. Amazon’s Alexa integration is available for organizations...

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The Week In Voice Technology: Upgrades, Investments And Digital Wine Discoveries
The Week In Voice Technology: Upgrades, Investments And Digital Wine Discoveries
April 22, 2021  |  Voice Activation

Voice spent much of the last week or so making itself heard in a variety of applications designed to be more relevant to consumers’ day-to-day...

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