While the original Echo and Google Home were relatively popular, it was the introduction of their smaller, more affordable ...

Alexa didn’t get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything. Instead, like a phone charger with a made-up name or a knockoff version of ...

Amazon Alexa was originally launched alongside the very first Amazon Echo speaker back on November 6, 2014 – but as the voice assistant approaches its 10th birthday, it's struggling to keep up ...

It’s hard to believe Alexa has been around for a decade now. In those ten years, Alexa has gone from a novelty to a ...

Amazon plans to change Alexa from just an assistant into an “agentic” helper. This means Alexa will do more than answer questions. It will take actions for users. In Amazon’s Q3 2024 ...

[Thomas] over at Workshop Nation thought this human touch was missing from his Amazon Echo, and therefore set out to give Alexa a face in a project he christened Alexatron. The basic idea was to ...

The new Alexa, code-named “Remarkable Alexa” internally, will reportedly cost $5 to $10 per month, offered alongside a less capable free plan. Some reports indicated that it would arrive in ...

Despite great promise shown at the “Alexa, let’s chat” demo last year, progress has stagnated for Amazon’s smart assistant, towards an AI chatbot evolution. Charging users for it, when the time comes, ...

With Bluetooth on and the initial connection made to your phone, you can use voice commands to connect in the future. Simply ...

You'll have to wait a bit longer for the AI-powered, "chattier" version of Alexa, as Amazon has reportedly put back the launch.

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