Every top tech company has announced its interest in conversation as a way to interact with computers this year. Microsoft announced its Bot Framework, Facebook opened Messenger to developers, Google announced Allo, and Amazon keeps expanding Alexa. Until recently, one tech giant was missing: Apple. At their WWDC conference, Apple finally announced its entry into the conversational …
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Amazon.com, Inc. has a new update for Alexa. The virtual assistant can now enable skills simply through voice-commands. Previously, Users with Alexa-powered devices had to rummage through their phones for the Alexa app, and manually enable each skill to proceed further. Amazon has received positive feedback for its digital assistant after the retail giant began …
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Well, as they say, if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Such seems to be Amazon’s attitude about smartphones – as it jumps back into the smartphone sales game. Sort of. Jump might be too strong a word – but a toe has definitely gone in to test the waters. After the …
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Posted on June 30, 2016 Oil and water. Vinegar and milk. Millennials and traditional banks. At least that’s the conventional wisdom to this point. But FIS Mobile is on a mission to change that – to shake up the way millennial consumers interact with banks – and they are enlisting a familiar millennial ally: Amazon’s …
Alexa has been busy. One year after Amazon opened up its personal digital assistant to developers, the disembodied voice of Echo, Dot, Tap and Fire TV can now perform more than 1,400 functions, or “skills” as the e-tailer prefers. Related: Banks Race To Incorporate Alexa To mark the anniversary of its API skills kit, Amazon …
Amazon wants to lure you in to their trove of Android devices – and at first it would seem that they’ve got the right bait. They’ve got devices that are new. They’ve got devices that are unlocked. They’ve got devices that come from major name-brand companies like Motorola. These devices are discounted below where you’ll …
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Users can now activate Alexa’s skills by merely issuing a voice command vis-a-vis locating and enabling the skill from the app. Consumers of Amazon Echo and other Alexa-enabled devices can choose from over 1,400 skills. ( Amazon ) Advertisement Amazon is simplifying how a user can enable Alexa’s — its voice-activated command system that powers Echo …
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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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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