On the heels of Google announcing its Home voice assistant device, Apple isn't far behind with its own competing software and hardware. A report from The Information claims the company will open up Siri, its voice assistant launched in 2011, with an SDK, and it will...
Apple said to open up Siri with SDK, debut an Amazon Echo competitor
Dealmaster: Get 15% off Amazon’s Echo and Echo Tap
Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our partners at TechBargains, we're bringing you a couple of great deals on popular Amazon products. Now you can get both the Amazon Echo, the company's smart home, Alexa-enabled speaker, and more affordable Echo Tap for 15 percent off. That brings the Echo down to $ 153 and the Echo Tap to just $ 111. This is the first time the...
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...
Amazon unveils ‘Echo Dot’ and ‘Amazon Tap’ devices, expanding lineup of Alexa-enabled hardware
Amazon’s Echo, the AI-enabled Bluetooth speaker that has been a surprising hardware success, is getting two new siblings, the company announced today.The devices extend the reach of Alexa, the company’s virtual,...
Amazon brings personalized sports updates, movie theater details to Echo
Updates to Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant are coming in thick and fast, with Jeopardy! showing up on the Echo smart speaker last week and the ability to start your car coming in the future. This week, Amazon announced a couple entertainment-related abilities coming to...
GeekWire Radio: Toyota satellite antennas, Snoop Dogg vs. Bill Gates, and an Amazon Echo the size of a beer can
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Satellite antenna startup Kymeta strikes a deal with Toyota, Snoop Dogg has some strong words for Bill Gates, the city of Seattle has some new rules for Amazon, and one state legislator is calling for an investigation into...
‘Jeopardy!’ comes to the Amazon Echo with new update — at least in theory
What is…a stellar smart speaker that still has a few issues? Sure, the Amazon Echo can control your smarthome and will soon talk to your car, but thanks to a recent update to the smart Bluetooth speaker, you can now play one of the greatest game shows ever as...
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....
Amazon Echo gets customizable voice commands thanks to deeper IFTTT integration
While Amazon’s Echo can tell you about traffic and control your smart-home devices, users haven’t had much ability to develop their own commands for Alexa. But thanks to an improved integration with IFTTT, users can start building their very own voice commands to do everything from sending emails to finding a lost phone. IFTTT (which stands for “if this, then...