A girl in India has managed to thwart a monkey attack thanks to the help of an Amazon Alexa device. The incident occurred on Thursday (April 11), at a residence in the Basti region of Uttar Pradesh. Pankaj Ojha had reportedly left the main door open by mistake when a...
Among the many announcements at CES 2024, Amazon introduced several new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its Alexa personal assistant. Last year Amazon introduced new tools to enable developers to build generative AI experiences, and that is beginning to come to fruition now. Alexa users can start to try out...
Amazon had its very own fall event, where they released many items. 2, in particular, are more special than the rest of the items - in our humble opinion. The Ring Always Home Cam, and an Alexa Robot named Astro. It has a 10-inch display, has Alexa, and has a...
The Internet of Things market is forecasted to hit $520 billion in the next two years. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), IoT will account for at least 10 percent of the total digital universe -- which will explode to 40 trillion GB of data by 2020. We’re talking 40...
After adding Google Assistant on its 2018 TVs, LG is now introducing Amazon Alexa to its 2019 TVs with ThinQ AI. Starting this month, LG's 2019 lineup of Smart TVs featuring ThinQ AI, including UHD TVs, NanoCell TVs and OLED TVs, will get support for Alexa voice assistant. The support...
Amazon’s Alexa Guard feature is currently rolling out in the US. Initially, this offering was available to end users as an invite-only preview. Amazon gauged user feedback and presumably implemented it and now the free update has been released. What is Alexa Guard? Alexa Guard allows you to add home...
One of the joys of being an app developer is being able to imagine something, and then make it real: I imagined having Amazon's Alexa assistant available on my Apple Watch, and I made, calling it Voice in a Can. I developed that Apple Watch app using a Microsoft technology...
Xiaomi sub-brand Huami announced the Amazfit Verge smartwatch last year. At $160, the watch is already a formidable package, with features like heart rate monitoring, fitness tracking, sleep analysis, smartphone notifications, and up to five days of battery life. The watch is now getting even better, thanks to a new...
It is not only Alexa who listens to your conversations with an Echo speaker, but some real humans do too. Amazon has admitted that its employees listen to customer voice recordings from Alexa-enabled smart speakers. The company reportedly uses recordings of conversations to improve speech recognition ability of Alexa. “This...
Reliance Jio may soon challenge the likes of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant in the smart digital assistant space. The telco is reportedly planning to acquire conversational AI chatbot firm Haptik. The deal is said to be worth over Rs 200 crore (roughly $28.9 million), and is expected to be...
Sneak, tap and order -- a lengthy process for Online Shopping? Now, say Alexa buy me this product, and Alexa will shop it for you? This Alexa process is not a fantasy -- now you can shop your products with your simple voice command. If this selection is not from...
Do you have multiple people in your household using the same Alexa device? Well, Alexa is smart enough to recognize different voices and provide tailored responses if you help her out to some extent. With Alexa Voice Profiles, you can set profiles for every member of your house, and get...
Roku has announced that its devices will now be compatible with Alexa. This new addition gives Roku owners more flexibility in how they control their devices and consume their entertainment. Roku devices, such as Roku streaming player and TV, already support Google Assistant. Alexa is available to devices running Roku...
Samsung wearables are definitely a popular choice with us and many of our readers. We probably were the first blog to follow every step of Tizen in smartwatches. Initially, the devices came with Samsung S-Voice, but now Samsung is Introducing Bixby to their wearables. But what if you wanted Amazon...
Amazon has been pushing Alexa skills to more developers lately. The company opened up the Alexa Mobile Accessory (AMA) Kit to all third-party device makers last month. Amazon has now opened up Alexa's home security features to the whole developer community. This essentially means more alarm and security camera manufacturers can now...
Alexa's lead over its rivals in the race of smart assistants is set to get even bigger. Amazon has opened up its Alexa Mobile Accessory (AMA) Kit to all third-party device makers. The move will further bolster the already strong lineup of third-party Alexa-enabled devices. The software development kit was first announced in...
Amazon has just announced nearly a dozen new products, ranging from next-generation versions of its smart speakers to Echo Auto for cars. But alongside the new hardware Amazon also unveiled a whole lot of new Alexa features, making the voice assistant even more useful. The new feature set is for both...
Amazon is never afraid of making a splash with new gadgets, and the company has seldom failed (the Amazon Fire Phone didn't work). But the Alexa-enabled Echo line of products and the Fire TV range of products are doing wonders for Amazon. The company has now merged the two of...
Amazon has rolled out a new tool for further enhancing the already strong repertoire of its intelligent voice assistant Alexa. Called "Alexa Blueprints", the tool lets any Alexa user create their own customized Alexa skills or responses. And no, you don't need to learn any coding for that. It's all that...
Motiv smashed all the preconceived notion of a wearable device by launching the Motiv Ring last year. Earlier, the word “wearable device” meant a bulky smartwatch or a fitness tracker. But as the name suggests, Motiv Ring crams all those fitness tracking hardware into something you can easily put on your finger. The tiny...
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