If at first you don’t succeed — try, try again. It’s an expression we’ve all heard, and one Amazon has taken to heart. Sure, smart glasses didn’t work the first time around for Google — RIP Google Glass — but that doesn’t mean nobody can...
Amazon wants everyone to use Alexa, including children and it has launched new skills in the U.S. targeted at America’s youngest consumers. In a blog post, Jeff Blankenburg, an Alexa evangelist at Amazon announced Thursday (Aug. 31) that companies and developers can now publish entertainment...
Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and … Amazon? That could be the list of hot designers creating the latest fashions someday — if Amazon is able to perfect the artificial intelligence (AI) technology on which it’s currently working, that is. Most people are aware Amazon has...
Amazon announced news in the spring that Alexa would be coming to the company’s shopping app and, after integrating it into iOS on Thursday (July 20), it announced integration with Android devices. According to a report in TechCrunch, Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant, had already...
It seems as though there’s no avenue Amazon won’t go down and with the latest news, the eCommerce giant isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Given the popularity of Facebook’s Messenger app, Amazon is dipping its toes into the instant messenger (IM) market with its new...
Amazon’s Echo is getting an overhaul for the first time in more than two years since the voice-activated speaker powered by virtual assistant Alexa hit the marketplace. According to a news report in Engadget, citing an unnamed source, the eCommerce giant is working on improving the...
Amazon has announced that owners of the Amazon Echo Show, which begins shipping this month, will be able to use the device to access video cameras for home security around the house. According to CNBC, Echo Show owners who want to utilize this feature will also...
And the hits just keep on coming. Some companies might have decided to coast on the buzz generated by a $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods, and bask in the glow of the stock market’s resulting trembling as competitor stocks at Walmart, Target and Costco...
Amazon is gearing up to roll out Alexa-powered devices during 2017 that will enable people to start phone calls via voice. According to a report in Recode, citing multiple sources, the Alexa-powered device or devices will let people have conversations with someone on the other end...
