Amazon is bringing Alexa to Windows 10 through partnerships with various OEMs. Alexa is being integrated into a handful of new PCs from Acer, ASUS, and HP, but it isn’t yet clear how nicely Alexa will play with Windows 10, or whether it will be available on existing devices. The biggest tech companies on the […]
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Amazon’s Alexa now has the ability to recognize different people by voice alone. This means you and your family can all have different interactions with the online retailer’s digital assistant. Which is perfect for big families whose members all have different needs when it comes to using Alexa. We may have once called Alexa stupid, […]
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Alexa is now available right from within the Amazon Music app on Android and iOS. Previously, Alexa could control your tunes via one of Amazon’s many hardware devices, including its Echo range. But she has now been given a new home in the Amazon Music app on your smartphone as well. I use Alexa to […]
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Amazon is making it much easier for Echo and Alexa-powered devices to find and use voice apps designed to extend their virtual assistant functionality. More Power to Alexa When you ask Alexa a question it doesn’t know the answer to, the digital assistant is typically forthcoming with its “Hmmmm, I don’t know that” answer. Unfortunately, […]
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Alexa is now capable of playing music based on different activities or states of mind. Which means you can ask Alexa to “play music for getting pumped up” or to “play music for meditation”. You can even ask Alexa to “play baby-making jazz music”. Which means exactly what you think it means. There are lots […]
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The Amazon Echo is primarily a smart home hub, but you can get use out of it for several different scenarios. Maybe you want to make the Echo your music hub, or love the new calling and messaging feature. Did you know that your Echo can also order products from Amazon with just your voice? […]
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