Amazon announced Wednesday (April 25) all new Alexa experiences for kids and parents dubbed Amazon FreeTime on Alexa, Amazon FreeTime Unlimited on Alexa, and Echo Dot Kids Edition. In a press release the Seattle, Amazon said the new offerings bring Alexa-specific features and content to...
On Thursday (April 19), Amazon announced Alexa Skill Blueprints, a new way for anyone to create their own skills for the virtual assistant. In a press release, the eCommerce giant said customers can use a set of templates to make personalized skills in minutes by...
Volara, the company that makes a hotel concierge service powered by Alexa for Business, announced news on Wednesday (April 18) that it is bringing the technology to hotel guests. In an email statement to VentureBeat, Volara Co-Founder and CEO Dave Berger said that via Alexa...
With Alexa Announcements, Amazon’s Echo can now function as a one-way intercom that lets users broadcast messages throughout their homes, TechCrunch reported. If an Echo user tells their device, “Alexa, announce that dinner is ready,” Alexa will do just that: relaying the phrase, “Dinner is...
Alexa Routines is getting an update which will allow users to add specific songs, podcasts, and radio shows to their day. According to Lifehacker, the update is expected to hit the Alexa app soon. The Routine feature allows users to set up a morning or...
Amazon has added a new skill to its voice-activated, artificially intelligent digital assistant Alexa: enabling people to make donations to charities via voice commands. According to news from TechCrunch, users of an Alexa-enabled device can now tell Alexa to donate a certain amount of money, and...
How to bring mobile banking to the realm of the spoken word – beyond the mere recitation of account data? Beyond call and response? Fiserv VP of Digital Banking, Scott Domach, says the robust voice banking experience embraces everything from bill payment push alerts to...
No one likes the friction-filled process of returning unwanted goods. Say hello, literally, to Alexa, and a streamlined process of getting what consumers want through a turbocharged customer care experience, via Linc. CEO Fang Cheng tells Karen Webster that giving voice to returns can save...
