Amazon on Thursday announced that customers in the U.S. are now able to listen to streaming music for free via Alexa. The service is of course support by ads, and is extremely curated, but you won't need a membership with Amazon Prime or its Music Unlimited plan—just an Alexa-enabled device.
Amazon is allegedly in talks to launch an ad-supported music offering in a few days. While free of charge, it would come with a twist—you'd need to ask Alexa to play a song.
Amazon has thousands of employees listen to Echo audio clips as part of improving Alexa's machine learning so that the personal assistant could better respond to voice commands.
In the latest attempt to take the Alexa assistant mobile after the flopped Fire phone, Amazon is reportedly working on an AirPods-like wireless earbuds that will "look and act" similar to Apple's earphones while offering built-in Alexa access and beating AirPods on sound quality.
Beginning today, Apple Music’s integration with the Alexa assistant is picking up compatibility with Amazon's Echo devices for customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Voice-activated speakers with smarts have been mainstreamed thanks to Amazon, becoming more attractive with the arrival of HomePod. But HomePod leaves a lot to be desired. It's too pricey for the average consumer and only works with Apple Music. HomePod also doesn't act as a regular Bluetooth speaker nor is it portable. But I know something that is!
If you need yet another sign that Apple has been refocusing on pushing services to as many people as possible, then look no further than the latest expansion of its existing partnership with Amazon that now includes Apple Music on the Fire TV HDMI dongles.
Every other smart speaker user who participated in a survey by voice software site Voicebot and Voicify, which makes developer tools, has said they don’t discover any voice apps.
Learn how to set up Voice ID in the Alexa app or directly on the Amazon smart speaker so the voice assistant can recognize your voice and offer personalized experiences and suggestions.
Your Amazon Echo smart speaker gives you an easy and convenient way to shop on Amazon with simple Alexa commands. But with this handy feature comes the risk of accidental purchases. Whether it’s you mistakenly asking for something, forgetting that Alexa is listening or someone else who orders something they shouldn’t, it’s a little scary and can be costly at the same time.
If you want to continue to order items from Amazon with your speaker, but want to protect yourself from accidental purchases, you can set up a Voice Code. This tool adds a layer of security in a sense so that orders cannot be placed, nor payments made, unless the code is used.
Here’s how to create an Amazon Echo Voice Code for Amazon purchases.
Amazon on Monday announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire eero, the firm behind the popular mesh routers. Details of the deal are scarce at this point, but the two companies say they have a shared vision that "the smart home experience can get even easier."
Tesla has opened up a new Amazon storefront to sell iPhone cases and other merchandise. First spotted by 9to5Mac, the store features everything from sweatshirts to coffee mugs, and even 1:18 scale die cast models of some of its vehicles.