Amazon launched the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service and the Alexa Fund in June of last year, and as something of an anniversary celebration on Tuesday (June 28) the company unveiled new Alexa features and announced that they have added Lyft and Honeywell to the 1,400 available Alexa skills. Amazon announced that it now lets users enable …
Image: lyft By Adario Strange2016-06-28 19:01:17 UTC The list of things Amazon’s Alexa can do for you, from shopping to delivering news information, continues to increase almost every month. The latest addition to its skill set is the ability to order a Lyft ride via voice. Like many other functions, you simply start by calling …
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Image: iStock New technologies are raising consumer expectations when it comes to customer service, and companies will pay the price if they don’t respond — just ask Comcast. The company was very publicly called out last year for failing to deliver on its promised internet speeds by a customer equipped with a Raspberry Pi and …
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Tweet Share In the last six months, every major tech company has unveiled its vision for the future of computing. And funnily enough, they’re all saying the same thing: in the future, we’re going to talk to our computers — and they’re going to answer back. Microsoft calls it “conversation as a platform.” Google says …
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Several systems engineers and computer-human behaviorists have been trying to find the right mix of robotic abilities and human interaction. Systems like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa have given our devices a vocal personality but left a visual personality out of the equation. But humans are visual creatures, and in order to connect with a …
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A year ago, Amazon opened up Alexa to developers, allowing them to integrate the tech into their own platforms. Because of this, the amount of skills offered on the Echo has shot up tremendously, with more being added every day. To help navigate through all of these skills, Amazon has redesigned the Skills layout inside of …
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Amazon’s Echo may allow you to order from the retailer’s virtual shelves and play its audiobooks, but it’s third-party features that make Alexa smartest and they’re getting a makeover today. A year after Amazon threw open the Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service for others to tap into, there are now 1,400 extra abilities …
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Who knew from the outset that Amazon’s Echo smart speaker and its underlying Alexa voice assistant would become this popular and have such a huge backing from the developer community? But as Amazon’s Alexa Skill Kit, Alexa Voice Service and Alexa Fund turn a year old, we’re seeing even more greatness added to the platform. …
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If you’re a user of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, you’ve probably had to activate a Skill before. It had to be done through the Alexa app, and unless you knew what you were searching for, it meant sifting through over 1,400 Skills. From now on, all you’ll have to do to activate a new Skill …
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It’s easier than ever to make Amazon’s smart assistant, Alexa, even more brilliant. You can simply tell Alexa what Skills you want to enable with your voice; no more fumbling with and searching through the Alexa app. Now, just by saying “Alexa, enable Lyft,” you can add the ability to order a ride with your …