AMAZON ALEXA.
Amazon Alexa, which is also known as Alexa, is Amazon’s virtual assistant AI technology, first used in the Amazon Echo smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126.
It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, downloading podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. Alexa can also control multiple smart devices as a home automation system by itself. Users can expand the Alexa capabilities by installing “skills” additional features developed by third-party vendors, more commonly called apps such as weather programs and audio features in other settings.
About and Info:
- Developer(s): Amazon
- Initial release: November 6, 2014; 5 years ago
- Operating system: Fire OS 5.0 or later, iOS 11.0 or later Android 4.4 or later:
- Platform: Amazon EchoFire OS iOS Android Cortana Linux
- Available in: English French German Japanese Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi
- Type: Intelligent personal assistant, cloud-based voice service.
Features :
Alexa helps us to stream music and videos Alexa provides accurate answers about the questions of math, science, astronomy, engineering, geography, history and many more with the help of Wolfram Alpha Answer Engine asked by the users. Food can be ordered through Alexa, music can be played through Alexa, allows users to hear about the sports and its updates, messages can also be sent through Alexa. Only from Alexa app messages can be sent and type.
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Working Process:
Alexa can perform a number of out-of-the-box preset functions such as set timers, share the current weather, create lists, access Wikipedia articles, and much more. “Wake word” is to alert an Alexa enabled device then Alexa listens to commands and performs appropriately according to the given instructions. Alexa works on sound waves and converts into the text to search for more accurate things. Music can be streamed on amazon music accounts on devices that are Alexa supported. Amazon Alexa works as our personal assistant.
Benefits:
Make phone calls (basically, landline calls) Just when you thought house phones were dead, Amazon brings them back.
- Control your smart at home
- Get cooking ideas and tips
- Get the news
- Entertain your kids for hours on end
- Learn about more features
- Get fit (or try to)
- Control your TV
This Amazon Alexa is available as an app on play store and app store and Amazon store. Owners of Alexa-enabled devices can use the app to install skills, control music, manage alarms, and view shopping lists. It also allows users to review the accepted text on the app screen and to send Amazon feedback on whether the recognition was good or bad.
Devices which supports Amazon Alexa:
- Smart speakers
- Tv and Remotes
- Media boxes
- Phones and Tablets
- Laptops and Desktops
- Smart Home
- Wearables and Earphones
- Automotive
- Apple Watch, Amazon app
Alexa Prize:
The Alexa prize was announced in November. The prize is equipped with a total of $2.5 million and teams and their universities can win cash and research grants.
