Category: smart speakers
Amazon Alexa event as it happened – Alexa Plus subscription service officially announced with ample AI features
Refresh 2025-02-26T19:56:23.144Z Now, as the news peters out, my watch has ended. It’s been a real one. To close us out, here’s the official trailer for Alexa Plus. It’s really interesting how many of the AI service trailers opt for the same approach here; an intrepid tech explorer gingerly dipping…
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Amazon Alexa event live – Alexa Plus subscription service officially announced with ample AI features
Refresh 2025-02-26T17:13:11.921Z I blogged about this moment earier; here’s when Panos Panay asked Alexa to analyse the sentiment of the crowd to see how “pumped” they were; a fun demo that shows how much more Alexa can make out of its camera-equipped devices. @techradar ♬ original sound – TechRadar 2025-02-26T17:05:21.941Z…
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Amazon Alexa event live – Alexa Plus officially announced, with more news still to come
Refresh 2025-02-26T16:11:43.242Z There are some further features possible thanks to these third-party services, too. Rausch says Alexa Plus will work with Suno to make music based off of prompts, for example. The demo gave some insights into Rausch’s music taste, at least; he asked for a “reluctant love song about…
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Amazon Alexa event live – latest news and rumors ahead of the suspected AI-enhanced Alexa 2.0 unveiling
Refresh 2025-02-26T15:12:34.177Z As interesting as it is to hear about how Amazon is using AI across its enterprise services and e-commerce platform, we’re ten minutes in and thus far Jassy is mostly talking about things that have nothing to do with Alexa. I’m calling fake news on those Alexa-themed invites…
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Amazon Alexa event live – latest news and rumors ahead of devices and service announcements
Refresh 2025-02-26T11:12:48.324Z It seems a lot of Reddit users are shocked at the idea of potentially paying for Alexa, which isn’t too surprising considering how many people only use its most basic features. Last summer, it emerged that Amazon had made over $25 billion in losses from its smart device…
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New Google Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max devices could be in the works
It’s been a while, but we could soon see a new Nest Audio speaker and a Google Nest Hub Max, potentially around Google I/O, which takes place on 14 May. Evidence for this comes from a deep-dive into the latest version of the Google Home app by 9to5Google. It uncovered…
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