The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Amazon is rolling out a new partnership with AT&T today that will let customers link their phone numbers to their Alexa account, allowing them to both make and receive phone calls via their Alexa devices. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. But today’s announcement marks the debut of the feature in the United States.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

lbs Audio Tech: Dolby Atmos, TrueSpace Streaming: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Chromecast Smart Features: Alexa voice control App Control: Bose Music app Streaming is effortless. You can stream directly from your phone or use Wi-Fi to access internet radio and built-in music services through the Bose Music app.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 1, 2022

Amazon's Alexa app brings its immensely popular voice search and control features to many Android and iOS phones. We'll show you how to make the most of it.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Working with a number of taxi companies, Schiff told TechCrunch they realized much of the business was coming into the taxi services over the phone, and there would be too many requests and not enough phone representatives. Customer care as a service: Outsourcing can help your startup wow clients 24/7. Image Credits: RedRoute.

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Engadget

MARCH 25, 2025

Thats not enough for some newer Android phones , though.) This one from Anker should be particularly useful for traveling: At just over an inch thick, its small enough to fit in a pocket, while its 30W USB-C port is enough to top up recent iPhones at full speed. This discount matches the lowest price weve seen.

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Engadget

MARCH 24, 2025

Since Blink is an Amazon company, of course the Mini 2 ties into the Alexa ecosystem. As you might expect, you'll be able to view images captured by the Mini 2 via the Alexa app on an Echo Show, Fire Tablet or Fire TV but, curiously, not iOS or Android. This is our recommendation for the best security camera for Alexa users.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

Amazon is working on a new feature for its Alexa voice assistant that will let the software launch Android and iOS apps using voice commands, a first for Amazon’s assistant and a bold expansion of its strategy to position Alexa as a platform-agnostic alternative to Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

SEE ALSO: The best security camera deals ahead of Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2025 The Blink Mini 2 records 1080p HD video, detects motion, and sends real-time alerts to your phone if something triggers the camera. It also has two-way audio, so you can talk to visitors or scare off would-be intruders.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Alexa in the Jaguar I-Pace. Jaguar Land Rover announced a software update this week that offers deep Alexa integration for newer vehicle models ( via Bloomberg ). This comes after Amazon’s efforts early last year to open up some of Alexa’s AI to allow car manufacturers to better integrate Alexa into their vehicles.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

You can also set it to send motion alerts to your phone or connect it to an Alexa device to answer the door (e.g., “Alexa, answer the front door.”).

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Examples: The AI helps verify the veracity of unfamiliar communications like scam phone calls; identifies activities of interest and assists in planning how to participate; offers timely reminders to take medications; and prompts calls to friends and family members on their birthdays.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Great in concept, but there’s a limit to what Alexa can do on a phone I did not expect to like the Amazon Echo Frames as much as I do. The concept is relatively simple: they’re a pair of eyeglasses with tiny little speakers and microphones embedded in the stems so you can listen to music and command Alexa. It cannot.

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Engadget

MARCH 24, 2025

It also supports smart controls via the VeSync app, allowing you to tweak settings, set schedules or monitor air quality from your phone.

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon is making a small tweak to the Alexa companion app on iOS and Android; in a few days you’ll no longer need to tap the blue Alexa button on your screen to say a voice command, TechCrunch reports. Unfortunately, the new “hands-free” mode apparently only works if you launch the app and continuously keep it open on your phone.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2021

Amazon’s Alexa devices are ambient computers, not the kind you use all day. Here’s what to expect from those and everything else the company’s announcing at its Alexa Live event today. Developers don’t have to pay for Amazon’s Alexa skill ads. It promotes new Alexa skills on your home screen, even if you haven’t asked for them.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 4, 2021

Tired of digging for your phone to view who's at your Ring Video Doorbell? Here's how to link your Amazon Echo device and see or get a verbal notification.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

What’s next for Amazon’s family of Alexa-powered devices? Alexa-powered soundbars: Amazon has reportedly been working on an Alexa-equipped soundbar with an integrated camera, designed to make video calls easier in the home, as with Facebook’s Portal devices. Second-generation Echo Auto.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Furthermore, the new Echo Frames are now available for anyone to buy, as the company transitions the Alexa-equipped glasses from a “Day One Edition” invitation-only device to a full-fledged product. Amazon has announced an upgraded model of its Echo Frames smart glasses , adding better sound quality, longer battery life, and new colors.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Credit: Samantha Mangino / Mashable All Echo devices utilize Amazon Alexa's AI superpowers — it's just a matter of which form you want your Echo to take. The Echo and Echo Dot are smart speakers that you can use for music, phone calls, calendar reminders, or news alerts. What can Alexa do?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A mobile app that allows you easily conduct mobile searches by simply speaking into your phone using their new “Speak Now&# technology. It is a must download!

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2022

The second is that you can change the weights using voice commands to Alexa. If you want to use the dumbbells with Alexa, you’ll have to take a few extra steps to link the iSelect app and your Amazon account. It wasn’t every time I fired up the apps, and restarting my phone usually fixed the problem.

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

If you want to pretend that you’re actually speaking to The Mandalorian character every time you ask Alexa to set a timer, then this is (probably) the easiest way to do it. There’s the stackable wireless chargers that it announced last year, or the phone cases that came with built-in PopSockets-style PopGrips. Image: Otterbox.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

You can link it to the Alexa app and have Alexa broadcast a message such as “Mail has arrived” on every Echo device in your home or use it to trigger other smart home gadgets such as lighting. Whenever the mail arrives, I get a ping on my phone, and every Echo device in my house chimes an alert.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2021

Yesterday, Amazon confirmed the device’s existence as part of its Alexa Live presentation. Here’s what it offers: standard smart display stuff, like an eight-inch screen, 4GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi connectivity, and of course, Alexa. You know, things you can easily do on your phone or computer.

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Medium Technology Section

MARCH 20, 2025

With a collection of skills used to send messages, make phone calls, play music, and control connected home devices, Amazon has sold 600… Continue reading on Medium

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. GroupMe :: groupme.com.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

Underneath that is an additional storage space for things like food and medication, as well as a port for charging phones. The system will also feature voice control by way of Alexa — fitting, given that the Amazon Alexa Fund was one of the startup’s backers (along with SOSV/HAX, iRobot and the National Science Foundation).

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The Verge

JUNE 12, 2021

Amazon’s smallest smart display has gotten the tiniest of refreshes Amazon recently updated a couple of its Alexa-based Echo Show smart displays. It works as a monitor for a security camera or video doorbell, but I wouldn’t want to watch much video on it — your phone is a better device for that.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Alexa, and Google Assistant. You can also connect wirelessly via DeX, Samsung’s utility that lets your Galaxy S8 or newer phone power a desktop-like PC experience on the monitor. You can also quickly mirror your Samsung phone’s (running Android Oreo 8.1 It’s sounding a lot like a TV, yeah? Image: Samsung.

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The Verge

APRIL 1, 2021

The app was originally designed to connect Windows 10 PCs and mobile phones, but failed to gain traction despite a big redesign. Microsoft had once envisioned a future full of Cortana-powered fridges, toasters, and thermostats.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Despite its age, we still think it’s a great little smart speaker for the price, with decent sound and plenty of functionality thanks to Amazon’s Alexa. The Echo Frames are a lightweight pair of glasses outfitted with built-in small speakers and mics, which make it possible to listen to music and use Alexa on the go. Read our review.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

To go along with this, Amazon also announced its own Alexa-enabled Luna Controller, which will cost $49.99 Here’s how it works: Luna Controller is Alexa-enabled and connects directly to the cloud to effortlessly control your game, featuring a multiple-antenna design that prioritizes un-interrupted Wi-Fi for lower latency gaming.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Matter is the smart home protocol that integrates with multiple systems, including Alexa, Google Home, and more, meaning that you can connect this switch to tech from lots of different brands. Set it up to get smart alerts on your phone whenever smoke is sensed. to save 30%, or $42.50. at Amazon $24.99 Save $9.00

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

At Amazon’s yearly lollapalooza of gadget announcements, the company typically announces literally dozens of new Alexa-connected devices. iPhones have iOS, Samsung phones have Android, Windows computers have, well, Windows. To say that there’s such a thing as a single Alexa platform isn’t really accurate, Limp argues.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Amazon’s Voice Interoperability Initiative’s goal is to have companies create smart devices that support multiple voice assistants like Alexa or Cortana concurrently. But without Apple, Google, and Samsung’s voice assistants (Siri, Google Assistant, and Bixby), the biggest competitors to Alexa, the idea feels empty.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Nereim told Bloomberg he likes to control the robot from his phone and tease his dog with it. He also has Astro follow him around when he’s home, acting as a portable Alexa smart display that can also carry drinks in its onboard cargo holder. It’s like your little own R2-D2,” Nereim told Bloomberg.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

On the home tech front, Open Home Foundation is building a more empowering smart home platform focused on offline control and privacy, with an Alexa alternative that works without internet. As with the innovations in wearables, its another way youll be able to leave the phone in your pocket for a while longer.

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