Amazon Alexa

The current Echo speaker lineup from Amazon includes the standard Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Dot with Clock, Echo Studio, and optional Echo Sub subwoofer

T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in 2022 recorded the highest viewership on a single day, said Amazon in its Fire TV streaming trends report

Users were interested in trivia and global events, and frequently turned to Alexa to brush up their knowledge

While there are internet-free options, those have not yet come into India

The platform's first priority is to support different languages as there are already many projects trying to create an English voice assistant

One document reportedly described that the business model makes money when people use the devices rather than when they buy them

Alexa Together is a subscription service, designed to help ageing loved ones feel more comfortable and confident to live independently

Amazon is now looking into whether it should "focus on trying to add new capabilities to Alexa," according to the report

The first rollout will only be Matter over Wi-Fi and will be compatible with Android phones only

Priced at Rs 13,999, the Amazon Fire TV Cube is coming soon to India. The Alexa Voice Remote Pro, priced at Rs 2,499, is now available for pre-order on Amazon India

The capability is called Customers ask Alexa, and it works when customers pose questions to Alexa, including queries related to a product's features or compatibilities

The way we made it happen is by framing the problem as a voice conversion task and not a speech generation path: Rohit Prasad, Amazon's Senior Vice President

The Amazon Echo Buds 2nd Gen will be available with wired and wireless charging case, priced at Rs 11,999 and Rs 13,999, respectively

The firm, backed by Qualcomm Inc. and Walmart Inc.-owned payments startup PhonePe, is targeting an IPO size around $175 million at a valuation of about $825 million

Users in India can add his amazing voice to their Alexa experience on Echo devices for an introductory price of Rs 149 for one year.

Touch-free elevators, co-working spaces the in thing

Amazon is adding Alexa to its Ring Video Doorbell Pro, giving it the ability to talk to people when they visit your home.

Its Lab126 hardware division is designing the device to be a digital command centre, showing users calendar events, controlling accessories like lights and locks, and playing music and video

Amazon has rolled out a new feature called "hunches" that allows Alexa to proactively complete tasks around the house, such as turning off lights, based on your habits and frequent requests.

The world's largest online retailer has worked for years to popularize speakers, televisions and other devices that customers activate through speech