The Echo line is Amazon’s toe in to the new world of AI robotic brains. However, a lot of people are still confused about what is the Echo Dot vs Echo. How are they different? And which one should I get? Amazon Echo sits on a table, has no arms or legs, but commands a world […]
Comments Print David Becker/Getty Images LG Electronics USA vice president David VanderWaal (left) and Amazon vice president Mike George displayed the LG Smart InstaView Door-in-Door refrigerator at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. The Amazon Echo speaker in our bedroom is all ears. The voice-activated device is always at attention, waiting for commands. Fine with me.
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Stock Photo: ORLANDO, FL – December 28, 2016: Amazon Echo, the voice recognition streaming device from Amazon. Currently available in two colors, black and white for a list price of $179.99. (George W. Bailey / Shutterstock.com) Amazon’s Alexa was so popular that sales increased by 900%. In fact, the product was so well-liked among holiday
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Using Alexa on Fire TV is pretty easy. If you have a newer Fire TV or you just got one this holiday, you can already use Alexa on Fire TV. Once you have your Fire TV setup, check out Amazon’s instructions here for tips on how to use Amazon Fire TV and Alexa together. Otherwise, keep
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A big key to the enduring success of Amazon’s Alexa has been the “skills” feature, essentially plugins for Echo that you can download to expand Alexa’s capabilities. In today’s post, we cover the 10 best Alexa skills for your new Echo, Dot, or Tap. 1. TV Shows At some point during the week (or maybe
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Amazon is expanding its services in the Netherlands and working on launching its video service and voice-assistant Alexa in the country. The company is in talks with developers of connected home services and devices and could launch the new products in early 2017, sources familiar with the matter told Telecompaper at the recent Connections Europe
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If you own a HEOS device by Denon, your speakers are about to get a lot cooler. Denon has announced that it’s partnering with Amazon to bring its voice assistant Alexa to all HEOS enabled devices. The HEOS line of speakers are part of the Denon home audio ecosystem. They allow you to play music
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Amazon and Google are going head-to-head to be your personal butler. Amazon introduced the Echo in 2014: a digital assistant that connects to the internet and responds to your voice to do thousands of different tasks. This May, Google unveiled the upcoming Home at their annual I/O conference: a rival to the Echo, built off
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Taxi fleets are projected to be fully automated within the next several years, which might also create new in-car marketing opportunities. The exact time frame appears to be unclear, with some research citing self-driving taxi fleets by 2020 and others reporting by 2030. However, the common theme is that taxis will see some sort of
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Beacons have been a big deal in retail, and it looks like they may become an even bigger deal elsewhere. New research says that the Bluetooth Low Energy devices are going to grow significantly around personal tracking. Market leader Tile already has shipped more than 6 million BLE beacons alone, according to ABI Research. I
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