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The car is expected to use Amazon Alexa to understand the voice commands.

CES 2018: Your smartphone could soon be replaced by your car

Byton’s latest SUV will eliminate the need of drivers to reach for their smartphone while driving.

08 Jan 2018 1:27 PM

While this hands-off approach is a really smart move for making life easier, not many kitchen appliances support the feature.

Amazon Alexa will soon help you cook

AI is literally taking over almost every field and your kitchen seems to be the next target.

05 Jan 2018 11:02 AM

LG plans to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all their electronics including televisions, refrigerators and other home appliances.

LG to add Google's Assistant and Amazon' Alexa to all 2018 TVs

Upcoming LG TV’s to have both digital assistants for a smoother user-experience.

04 Jan 2018 11:37 AM

Ubtech unveils first humanoid robot with Alexa integration

The Avatar mode allows users to see and speak through the robot’s camera and a mic. It humanoid robot costs $800 and is only 20-inches tall.

22 Nov 2017 2:15 PM

The BPL Voice One is still in prototype stage and will be ready by early 2018. (Representative image: Amazon Echo Dot)

BPL to launch Alexa-powered smart speaker next year

The Indian consumer electronic manufacturer will use Amazon’s voice assistant for its compact smart speaker.

20 Oct 2017 6:31 PM

With ASK, designers, developers, and brands can build skills and reach customers in the US, UK, Germany, and now India.

Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa voice service expand to India

The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) is a collection of free, self-service APIs and for developers to create skills, or capabilities, for Alexa.

11 Oct 2017 1:09 PM

Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot are voice-controlled speakers designed entirely around user’s voice. Alexa is the brain behind Echo—since Alexa runs in the cloud. Alexa is capable of answering questions, playing music, read the news, set timers and alarms, check the calendar, provide sports scores, control lights at home, and much more.

Amazon Introduces Alexa and the new Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot to India

Eligible customers will receive an discount of 30 per cent off the purchase price of Echo devices and one year of Prime membership.

05 Oct 2017 1:26 PM

Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant outside the home, according to a newspaper report.

Amazon working on smart glasses with Alexa onboard

Wearable technology, glasses specifically, is already in limited use.

21 Sep 2017 9:39 AM

Their inability to understand the nuances of human language makes them mostly useless for more complicated requests. For example, if you put a specific tool in a toolbox and ask a robot to "pick it up," it would be completely lost. (Representational image)

New system allows robots to follow orders

Scientists have developed a new system that allows robots to understand voice commands just like (AI) assistants such as Siri and Alexa.

04 Sep 2017 3:42 PM

The new feature will allow users to interact through Alexa by commands such as ‘Alexa, play baby making jazz music’ or even ‘Alexa, play hooking up music.’

Amazon Alexa's new feature encourages you to make love

To help facilitate this, Amazon has rolled out some music tunes for its smart speaker Alexa to set the right mood.

07 Aug 2017 2:01 PM

The smartphone comes with a stainless steel case body, AMOLED display, powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor, coupled with 1GB RAM, and 8GB of inbuilt storage.

Amazon’s Alexa-based smartwatch now available in India for Rs 13,900

The watch will be available on e-commerce portal Yerha.com at a price of Rs 13,900.

10 Jun 2017 11:48 AM

Currently, Apple's Siri works with only six types of app: ride-hailing and sharing; messaging and calling; photo search; payments; fitness; and auto infotainment systems.

Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon's Alexa

Some industry-watchers have also predicted Apple will announce hardware similar to Amazon's Echo device for the home.

04 Jun 2017 9:22 PM

That puts it far ahead of Alphabet Inc's Google Home, a similar gadget that has a 23.8 percent share, and less successful offerings from other tech companies.

Amazon sweeps US market for voice-controlled speakers - study

The e-commerce giant's Amazon Echo and Echo Dot devices will claim a 70.6 percent share of the US market this year

09 May 2017 9:03 PM

Amazon expected to unveil new 'style assistant' today

The new Amazon Echo device will perform all the functions of a smart ‘style assistant’ and may be priced around $200.

09 May 2017 3:44 PM

Analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimate that 10.7 million Americans have purchased an Amazon Echo device since its late-2014 introduction.

Amazon's Echo leads the connected speaker market

35.6 million Americans will use a voice-activated assistant device at least once a month this year, a jump of 128.9 percent over last year.

08 May 2017 9:14 PM

Amazon's digital assistant Alexa is being transformed into a fashionista

Amazon's Alexa upgraded as 'style assistant'

Amazon is selling Echo Look gadget, which includes the voice-activated assistant but with a camera, allowing Alexa to offer fashion advice

27 Apr 2017 8:15 AM

Alexa can now be accessed by tapping on an iPhone’s mic in the search bar. The assistant helps users with several tasks such as playing music or online shopping.

Amazon's new update for iPhones includes Alexa virtual assistant

Amazon rolled out an update for its app on the iOS platform that includes the AI assistant Alexa.

18 Mar 2017 12:21 PM

The video captured by the parents, shows the toddler innocently asking the Amazon Echo Dot to play ‘tickle tickle’, but Alexa, the artificial intelligence started searching for porn websites.

Video | Toddler asks to play ‘tickle tickle’, Amazon Echo Dot searches for porn

The intelligent AI speaker, started searching for porn for a toddler who actually asked Alexa to search for ‘tickle tickle’.

02 Jan 2017 1:20 PM

US prosecutors ask Alexa: whodunit?

Amazon's connected personal assistant Alexa may have witnessed a murder. But will she talk?

29 Dec 2016 7:36 AM

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