Amazon recently launched a new feature that allows Alexa to offer suggestions of third-party skills in response to questions she cannot answer. In the past, Alexa would simply say she couldn’t help you (or respond with “Hmmm. I don’t know that.”) when asked a question...
Amazon is partnering with Galvanize — a 21st-century school for entrepreneurs, engineers, and data scientists — to offer Alexa Skills development workshops that will teach small developers and startups how to build skills for Amazon Alexa, the operating system for smart speaker Echo. According to news from Small...
Amazon is reportedly rolling out a software update for the Fire TV set top boxes and sticks to include Alexa, its voice-activated personal assistant. According to a report announcing the news, with the update users will be able to control the set top boxes and sticks...
Amazon pushed further into the selfie camera market, rolling out a companion app for iOS and Android devices that works with its new camera, the Echo Look. According to a report, with the new app, Echo Look owners can see live previews from the camera, take...
This month, Amazon launched a new program that directly pays top-performing Alexa skills. While the specifics of the program are scarce as of now, here’s what we know. The move comes as part of an exploration by Amazon into ways to reward its developers, wrote...
Rumors are swirling that Amazon could be launching its Echo with a touchscreen as soon as today. According to TechCrunch, this would be the fifth Echo model to hit the market, joining the just-released Echo Look, a version of the voice assistant with a built-in webcam designed...
Following up its Echo Look announcement earlier this week, Amazon is already sparking rumors of another addition to the Echo family. The rumor mill is churning out the possibility of an announcement as early as next month of an Echo device with a built-in screen,...
Getting style tips or picking out clothes using a computing device sounds futuristic, yet familiar. While there isn’t a Cher-style program, like the one in the 1995 classic movie “Clueless,” there’s a possibility that technology is getting there. This week, Amazon unveiled its new Alexa-powered...
As Amazon’s Q1 earnings report quickly approaches, here’s a glimpse of the future. Amazon is hardly a stranger to reinvention. Lest we forget, the online retail giant started off as an online bookseller. Since then, it has evolved into a force to be reckoned with...
