Engadget
MARCH 31, 2025
Now, its happening with Alexa+, Amazons AI-heavy upgrade to its virtual assistant. The paper reviewed a number of internal company documents that noted the delay of many features. Alexa+ users wont be able to use the platform to order takeout on Grubhub or identify family members via camera to remind them to do chores.
The Verge
MAY 11, 2021
Journalist Brad Stone says Nina Rolle is the original voice of Alexa. Amazon’s Alexa has a voice familiar to millions: calm, warm, and measured. There was someone whose voice had to be recorded, analyzed, and algorithmically reproduced to create Alexa as we know it now. Image: Nina Rolle. Bezos signed off on it.
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The Verge
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Auto Mode is a new feature coming to Amazon’s Alexa app that turns your phone into a “driver-friendly display” when used with Alexa auto accessories like the Echo Auto , the company says. However, when we reviewed it for ourselves, we found Alexa wasn’t great at helping with the kinds of queries we had while driving.
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. Echo Frames software.
The Verge
MARCH 5, 2021
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). Since 2017, Alexa will automatically enable skills if users ask the right question (otherwise known as an “invocation phrase”).
Mashable Tech
APRIL 14, 2025
"The vívoactive 4 is an excellent smartwatch for active people wanting to be more in tune with their bodies, and for less active individuals who have the desire but need a little nudging to stick to their goals," our reviewer sums up. Read our full review of the Amazon Fire HD 10. at Amazon $299.99 Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0
Engadget
MARCH 31, 2025
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