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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Amazon Connects Alexa To Its Halo Fitness Device
Amazon Connects Alexa To Its Halo Fitness Device
March 04, 2021  |  Wearables

Amazon’s fitness tracker Halo can now pair with Alexa smart speakers, giving users the ability to ask questions about their health without having to interact...

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Amazon’s Alexa Bases Updates On User Behavior
Amazon’s Alexa Bases Updates On User Behavior
January 26, 2021  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon has released Alexa’s latest round of updates and features designed to make the voice assistant more useful, more helpful and a bit more proactive....

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Smart Glasses: Amazon Introduces 2nd Gen Echo Frames Powered By Alexa
Smart Glasses: Amazon Introduces 2nd Gen Echo Frames Powered By Alexa
November 19, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is releasing its second generation of Echo Frames smart glasses to the general public, after offering the Alexa-powered eyeglasses by invitation only last year....

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Home Now The Hub For The Digital Economy
Home Now The Hub For The Digital Economy
October 20, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Before 2014, talking to a virtual assistant and instructing it to turn on the lights, start the dishwasher or order up the groceries was the...

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This Week In Payments: Amazon’s Hardware Event, Bank/FinTech Collaborations And Jumpstarting SMBs 
This Week In Payments: Amazon’s Hardware Event, Bank/FinTech Collaborations And Jumpstarting SMBs 
September 25, 2020  |  News

The world of payments and commerce keeps pushing forward — and fast this week. FISPAN Co-Founder Clayton Weir joined Karen Webster for the latest edition...

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Amazon’s Latest Devices Zero In On The Power Of The Connected Home
Amazon’s Latest Devices Zero In On The Power Of The Connected Home
September 24, 2020  |  Amazon

There were the things everyone expected to see at Amazon’s hardware event on Thursday (Sept. 24), like new Echo devices and Fire TV upgrades. And...

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Finding Voice Commerce’s ‘Hero’ Use Case
Finding Voice Commerce’s ‘Hero’ Use Case
September 10, 2020  |  Amazon Payments

COVID-19 has unexpectedly acted as a major boon to the voice commerce ecosystem. Amazon Pay Head of Product Kris Zanuldin told Karen Webster in a...

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Amazon Debuts Alexa For Property Managers
Amazon Debuts Alexa For Property Managers
September 03, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Amazon has introduced a service that vows to make it easy for property managers to install and manage Alexa-powered smart devices in their properties, the...

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Amazon Pay Rolls Out Touchless Payments With Alexa At More Than 11,000 ExxonMobil Stations
Amazon Pay Rolls Out Touchless Payments With Alexa At More Than 11,000 ExxonMobil Stations
September 01, 2020  |  Amazon

“How do I pay for it, without having to touch anything?” is a question almost everyone is asking themselves in the COVID-19 era. And as...

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