Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Alexa’s Next Mission: Voice Calls Without A Smartphone

Alexa’s Next Mission: Voice Calls Without A Smartphone
Alexa’s Next Mission: Voice Calls Without A Smartphone
October 19, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

Next up for Amazon’s Echo, powered by Alexa: voice and video calling. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Text As Context For Banking In The Digital Age
Text As Context For Banking In The Digital Age
October 19, 2017  |  Innovation

Finding the message behind the messenger bot isn’t hard, with intelligent assistants such as Capital One’s Eno giving consumers choice in how they manage banking...

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Amazon Expands Alexa’s Ability To Make Custom Lists
Amazon Expands Alexa’s Ability To Make Custom Lists
October 18, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon is expanding the number of Alexa custom lists users can create, a move to enhance one of its voice-activated digital assistant’s most frequently used...

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The Future Is Still Unclear For Voice Shopping
The Future Is Still Unclear For Voice Shopping
October 13, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Voice shopping is still a relatively new phenomenon, but it’s one that nearly 20 percent of consumers have used and another 33 percent plan to...

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Amazon Tracker: Raising The (Pop-Up) Bar
Amazon Tracker: Raising The (Pop-Up) Bar
October 13, 2017  |  Amazon

From teenagers to Tokyo, Amazon is perpetually looking for new ways to meet new consumers where they are. In this week’s tracker, the eCommerce giant...

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Amazon To Control 68 Percent Of Smart Speaker Market In 2017
Amazon To Control 68 Percent Of Smart Speaker Market In 2017
October 13, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Despite the efforts on the part of competitors to reign in Amazon’s leadership in the voice-activated smart speaker market, thanks to the Echo powered by...

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Hilton And Amazon: Getting The Point Of Loyalty Programs
Hilton And Amazon: Getting The Point Of Loyalty Programs
October 12, 2017  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Rewards-based loyalty programs benefit customers and businesses alike, but the mechanisms and philosophies behind delivering those benefits are changing. One of the companies leading the...

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Alexa Can Recognize Multiple Voices
Alexa Can Recognize Multiple Voices
October 12, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa now offers voice recognition that can tell the difference between family members’ voices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Innovators Take A Bite Out Of Food Waste
Innovators Take A Bite Out Of Food Waste
October 10, 2017  |  ResTech

Americans waste tons of food, and that’s a fact — 1.3 billion tons of it a year, to be precise, or 30 to 40 percent of...

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