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When NASA’s Artemis spacecraft lifts off on its uncrewed circumlunar mission this year, it will have its own voice-activated Alexa digital assistant and Webex video conference technology aboard installed in a Lockheed Martin demo pack called Callisto.C… Continue reading Amazon’s Alexa and Cisco’s Webex to fly on Artemis I Moon mission
For decades sci-fi has been promising us helpful home robots, but progress and uptake have been slow. It often takes the backing of a big company to really kick things off, and Amazon may have heeded the call with Astro, its new overachieving Alexa-on-… Continue reading Amazon’s Astro robot is part helpful assistant, part privacy dystopia
Amazon will host a free, live virtual event aimed at Alexa skill builders, device makers, startups, and business leaders on July 21.
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Amazon announced today that Alexa Show Mode is now available on Windows 10, but only on select Lenovo PCs.
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Despite the current onslaught of “smart” devices, the humble handwritten sticky-note reminder is still hanging in there. That said, Amazon is planning on giving it a high-tech makeover of its own, with the Smart Sticky Note Printer.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Alexa-enabled sticky note printer churns out user-dictated reminders
In partnership with Microsoft, Amazon now lets customers directly download Xbox Game Pass titles using the Alexa smart assistant.
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There’s little debate that Amazon’s Alexa ecosystem makes it easy to add voice control to your smart home, but not everyone is thrilled with how it works. The fact that …read more Continue reading Amazon Echo Gets Open Source Brain Transplant
The modern home is filled with plenty of “smart” devices, but unfortunately, they don’t always speak the same language. The coffee maker and the TV might both be able to talk to your phone through their respective apps, but that …read more
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Amazon announced this morning that Alexa Conversations is now available for developers to use in the United States.
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For many of us, cuckoo clocks are something quaint that we remember from our grandparents’ homes. Nonetheless, Amazon is now looking at giving the device a 21st Century makeover, with its appropriately named Smart Cuckoo Clock.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Amazon gauging consumer interest in Smart Cuckoo Clock