The list of “skills” that Alexa, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant, is capable of performing keeps on growing,...
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Facing new competition from Google, Amazon’s Alexa surpasses 1,000 third-party ‘skills’
That explosion in Alexa “skills” wasn’t our imagination. Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant has reached a milestone of 1,000 third-party skills in less than a year, the company says. Skills are the equivalent of apps, allowing developers to add new capabilities to the Amazon Echo and other devices...
Amazon’s Alexa gets Washington State Ferry smarts, thanks to new third-party skill
“Ahoy there,” says a playfully nautical Alexa when you ask her for information about the Washington State Ferries. It’s a skill that Blink UX, the Seattle-based user experience firm, developed for Amazon’s...
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Despite years of advancing technology, we’re still using infrared light to control our TVs. That means we are still scrambling for a remote during loud commercial breaks and need a direct line of sight to change the channel. With today’s GeekWire Deals offer, you can...
Echo Dot review: Hands-on with Amazon’s smart, squat, almost-too-independent Alexa sibling
Befitting its stature, here is the capsule review: Amazon’s new Echo Dot smart speaker is the Echo you’ve been waiting for if you mainly want...
Washington Post politics blogger starts writing exclusive content for Amazon’s Alexa
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is launching a new collaboration with the Seattle-based tech giant — and this time they’re delving...
Amazon’s Alexa adds Fitbit integration to help users track fitness
Amazon’s smart personal assistant wants you to be fit. Or, at least, it can help you get there.
Alexa, the cloud-powered virtual assistant that mainly lives inside the Echo and Fire TV, can now integrate with...
Missy Elliott joins Alec Baldwin and Alexa for Amazon Super Bowl spots
Amazon is investing in Alexa and Amazon Echo this Super Bowl season — bringing in some big names to promote the virtual assistant and the smart speaker she calls home. Earlier this week the Seattle tech giant released an ad teaser featuring Alec Baldwin...
Ford meets Amazon: Automaker to integrate Echo and Alexa with SYNC, linking cars to homes
Ford says it’s working to connect its SYNC in-car technology platform with Amazon’s Echo smart speaker and Alexa virtual assistant — letting drivers turn off the living-room lights from their car, for example, or start their vehicle using a voice command from the kitchen....