The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Roadside Attractions. Jackson voice skill for its Alexa digital assistant to include tens of thousands more phrases, including much more of the actor’s iconic expletive-filled delivery. The Jackson partnership launched last December , allowing Alexa users to pay $0.99

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The Verge

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Alexa, play the Queen’s Christmas Day message” will soon be a thing — even if you don’t live in the UK. Starting December 25th at 3PM GMT (or 10AM ET, 7AM PT), that phrase will deliver the Queen’s traditional Christmas Day broadcast, according to The Guardian.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2021

Amazon toyed with yet another way of ingratiating itself into the lives of you and your family through an Alexa-enabled wearable for kids, Bloomberg reports. The $99 wearable, codenamed “Seeker,” would reportedly feature GPS, voice activation (presumably for some kind of Alexa features), and be targeted for children ages four to 12.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon is working to solve a frustration with smart home speakers by introducing a feature called Adaptive Volume, which will make Alexa respond louder if it detects that you’re in a noisy environment. One of them is Whisper Mode, where Alexa will whisper its response if you talk to it quietly.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge. Avoid making any Grinch-like moves this holiday and manage your Amazon shopping notifications in the Alexa app to help keep the magic alive. How to turn off package notifications on Alexa. Open the Alexa app. How to stop Alexa asking you to rate purchases.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon has added a valuable new feature to Alexa: you can now opt to have more time to finish your statement or question before Alexa responds to you. If you want to enable this, you can turn it on in the Alexa app. A glowing Amazon Echo.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon has updated the Alexa app on iOS so that you can access the voice assistant right from your home screen via a new widget. Due to the somewhat restrictive nature of the widgets on iOS , the new Ask Alexa widget isn’t so much Alexa itself as it is a link directly to the iOS app.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. We’ve also noticed some problems accessing Amazon.com and other Amazon products like the Alexa AI assistant, Kindle ebooks, Amazon Music, Chime, or Ring security cameras.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon is updating Alexa to allow it to automatically switch between more languages. The update comes after a flurry of small Alexa additions over the course of November, increasing functionality and making Alexa more useful. Alexa can anticipate “latent goals”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon has always tried to push its Alexa-enabled smart speakers as a platform, boasting about the number of third-party “skills” available (more than 100,000 in the most recent count). None of these findings are a smoking gun for any particular Alexa skill siphoning off data unseen.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon has expanded sound detection for routines, as well as made Alexa’s prescription refill skill available to Amazon Pharmacy customers. If you want Alexa to detect the chime of your dryer, for example, you can set up a routine for Alexa to send you a notification when your dryer has turned off.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. 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. Calls can also be snoozed by activating Amazon’s existing Away Mode.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

An Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Designed to help kids improve their reading skills and ability, the Reading Sidekick allows kids to read either physical or digital books along with Alexa by taking turns at reading the books aloud with the digital assistant. per month ($4.99

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2022

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon’s Alexa has launched a new feature that will notify Prime customers up to 24 hours in advance about specific discounts, the company announced today. Customers will then be able to ask Alexa to order the items when the deal is live or send a reminder. Image: Amazon.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Photo: Amazon. Naturally, it’s also said to include Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The rumored product joins another Alexa device that’s also thought to be in development at Amazon, a radar-equipped sleep tracker , which is designed to sit on a bedside table and sense your breathing.

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Engadget

MARCH 25, 2025

Photo by Jeff Dunn / Engadget Anker Nano Charger 30W for $13 ($10 off) : Its hard to have too many portable wall chargers on standby. This deal ties the lowest price weve seen. The Anker 525 Charging Station. Its fairly simple to set up, too, though youll need to buy an external module if you want to store clips locally.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. The company just sent out an email to customers alerting them that the $250 remote — which used Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant as the brains for controlling your various home theater components — will cease functioning after September 30th.

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Engadget

MARCH 31, 2025

This helps you see what you'll lose access to, such as Audible, Alexa devices, Kindle purchases or Amazon-owned services in other countries. Head to the Close Your Amazon Account help page, or sign into your Amazon account and select Account & Lists then Account, and navigate to the Manage your data section then Close Your Amazon Account.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Photo by Prodip Guha/Getty Images. Amazon is adding its next high-profile celebrity voice option for its Alexa digital assistant, this time an exclusive for the India market. Customers in India will be able to access Mr Bachchan’s iconic voice on Alexa by purchasing the Amitabh Bachchan voice experience. billion people. “The

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The Verge

APRIL 27, 2022

Amazon’s Alexa can now tell you when your Ring, Google Nest, or Abode camera sees a person. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge. Alexa has always had aspirations to be a type of digital butler, and today, it’s getting closer to that goal. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Rumors first appeared that Amazon was building a “palm-sized” Alexa-enabled sleep tracker in January, with a specific focus on tracking breathing for users who have sleep apnea. The implementation might be similar to how Google uses its Soli sensor in the second-generation Nest Hub.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

If your Echo speaker is flashing, Alexa is either listening or trying to tell you something. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Just say, “Alexa, what does your light mean?” But when you see it pulsing, circling, or swirling, Alexa is either listening to you or trying to tell you something. Or “Alexa, what are my messages?”

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The Verge

JANUARY 9, 2021

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Amazon has updated Alexa in the last month with a modified version of its popular reminders skill. You can now ask Alexa to “Tell me when” an event happens and your device will give you background information and notify you when it actually occurs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon’s Spheres | Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge. Alexa, show me some hardware It’s September, and that means it’s hardware season. Amazon’s fall Echo and Alexa devices event. We’re expecting updates for many of those things and maybe some weird new gadgets to boot.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Amazon has rolled out the Care Hub , a set of Alexa features you can use to remotely check in on older relatives in their homes. Care Hub is free and easy to set up — your relative just needs an Alexa device. Care Hub is free and easy to set up — your relative just needs an Alexa device.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. The Reddit user also found what looks to be the logo for Sonos’ assistant and evidence suggesting you’ll be able to have it assistant enabled alongside Amazon’s Alexa but not alongside the Google Assistant. Sonos’ icon (left) and Amazon’s Alexa icon (right). The Sonos Roam. Image: u/michary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Storify is a new tool that allows you easily search multiple social networks by subject or theme and then through drag and drop functionality, you can organize the results (tweets, status updates, videos, photos, etc.) It provides engagement data about your photos, likes, follower growth, as well as when is the best and worst time to post.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Photo: Amazon. Echo owners will be able to create and name groups using the Alexa app, and Amazon is also planning to support group calling through its Alexa app soon. This new feature also supports Alexa commands like “Alexa, call my family” to connect to a group you’ve created. Group calling on an Echo Show.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The Echo Show 5 (left), Echo Show 8 (middle), and the Echo Show (right) | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Maybe you simply want to add Alexa into a room or you are looking for an Echo device that will allow you to easily manage your other smart home products. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images. Starting today, customers in the US can donate $1 to plant one tree by telling Alexa-enabled devices, “Alexa, grow a tree,” Amazon announced today. Workers plant saplings outside the Pavagada Solar Park on October 9, 2021 in Thirumani village, Karnataka, India.

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