• HOME & GARDEN
    Amazon’s Alexa is now at home in new subdivisions, hotels

    Armida Rosales and her husband, Arnold, had not thought much about voice-activated technology in their new Maple Valley home, but Amazon’s Alexa was included and the family likes the convenience. Rosales is seen in an Echo “Spot” camera. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times) Amazon is working with homebuilders and hoteliers to make its smart speaker and […]

  • NEWS
    Amazon, Intel Partner for a Smart Speaker Reference Design With Alexa

    HIGHLIGHTS Speaker will be based on Form Factor Reference Designs (FFRD) The first FFDR is due in the first quarter of 2017 Amazon also introduced JAM Voice portable speaker Amazon is teaming up with Intel for a smart speaker reference design with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The speaker will be based on what Intel calls […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    iMCO’s CoWatch Smartwatch Launches with Alexa Virtual Assistant

    iMCO’s CoWatch Smartwatch Launches with Alexa Virtual Assistant HIGHLIGHTS The smartwatch brings mostly all of Alexa’s functionality The smartwatch runs on an Android-based OS called Cronologics The CoWatch smartwatch is available on Amazon starting at $279 Fans of Amazon’s Alexa will be happy to know that their favourite voice-controlled virtual assistant is now coming to […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Alexa stores for Amazon High objects so you do not have to

    Amazon’s digital assistant should already help with re-ordering items, and now Alexa is a much extrauseful shopping partner. In preference to just replenishing gadgets you’ve already bought or compiling a purchasing list, Alexa now searches for brand spanking new objects based on your voice commands.In case you‘re searching out a new meals processor, for instance, […]