There’s a new app that puts Amazon Alexa in your pocket, and it’s called Lexa. Available for Android, the Lexa app uses Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service to let mobile users interact with Alexa and get a response…the same way they would with an Amazon Echo device. The company bids its app as a way for […]
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People enjoy the muddy thrills and spills on a waterslide dug into a hillside in Waimauku on February 23, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter/Getty Images Following the July 4th holiday and the strongest week of the year for the market, stocks slid with all the major averages posting losses. Concerns from overseas, specifically
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Ethan Miller/Staff/Getty Images Comcast thinks its new “X1” voice-controlled cable box will be the future of TV, and now that future will include Netflix. Recode’s Kara Swisher on Tuesday broke the news that Comcast would allow Netflix on its new platform, and the pair of companies gave the following statement: “Comcast and Netflix have reached
The best way to improve the efficiency of your house is by knowing how much energy is being used, being able to control how and when that energy it used, and having a way to keep tabs on the indoor environment. iHome has a new lineup of products that are capable of doing just this,
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[MUSIC] It’s been a busy year and a lot of new toys have arrived. But these are the top five most anticipated gadgets for the second half of 2016. At number five, the iPhone 7. Normally a brand new iPhone seems like something everyone wants to see. However leaks of the new Iphone design seem
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The Amazon Tap is its mother’s child i.e. the resemblance to the slightly taller and portlier Echo is uncanny. It only comes in one colour i.e. black and the silver Amazon logo is its only distinctive marking that sits flush above the base of the unit. Design: At 9.25 inches tall and 3.27 inches wide
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard about chatbots. However, what’s not commonly known is that chatbots have been around for years. What differentiates today’s bots is the integration of back-end artificial intelligence, enabling them to do more than simply respond with the basic logic of yesterday. I find it’s important
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Lexa App on Google Play “We believe this app will showcase the power of voice interaction and inspire hardware makers to add voice to their products. We also aimed to create the simplest and purest interaction with Alexa Voice Service. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) July 05, 2016 With reports of over 4 million Amazon Echos in
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Yell at your Echo or Echo Dot, and Alexa will be able to help you buy Amazon Prime items. Hey Alexa, I need more toilet paper. I also need a video game, because I’m bored, and my cat wants more cat food. No, I’m not complaining to Amazon’s digital assistant, nor am I trying to
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Through items like the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, or Amazon Fire TV, you can now tell Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa to purchase a huge number of Amazon items. So Alexa owners can say “Alexa, order new Charmin toilet paper” or “Alexa, order me AAA batteries“. To purchase things, simply say “yes“. Before today,
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