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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Engadget

MARCH 24, 2025

Levoit's Core 400S air purifier is down to $187 from its usual $220 price, thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale. It also supports smart controls via the VeSync app, allowing you to tweak settings, set schedules or monitor air quality from your phone. percent of pollutants as small as 0.3

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Engadget

MARCH 31, 2025

Levoit's Core 400S air purifier is down to $190 from its usual $220 price, thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale. It also supports smart controls via the VeSync app, allowing you to tweak settings, set schedules or monitor air quality from your phone. Just clip the $30 on-page coupon to get the discount. percent of pollutants as small as 0.3

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Grab Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds for $80 off at Amazon. It also has AI Dialogue Mode, which automatically balances voices and surround sound, so you don’t have to crank up the volume to hear what people are saying. The soundbar also plays nice with Amazon Alexa, so you can control it with voice commands.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

But someone diagnosed with dementia in their 60s today might have been blogging in their 30s, scrolling social media on a phone in their 40s and using a smart home assistant in their 50s. A person with dementia recently introduced us to their voice-activated AI companion, with which they watch and discuss films.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Amazon is giving car companies the unprecedented privilege of accessing the core artificial intelligence underpinning its Alexa digital assistant, a first for the company’s AI platform. Amazon is calling the new offering Alexa Custom Assistant. Car makers can design custom wake words and record unique voices for their assistants.

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Engadget

MARCH 31, 2025

It's the last day of Amazon's week-long Big Spring Sale , and while the event has mostly focused on things like apparel and outdoor goods, it still does include a few noteworthy deals on electronics. As a reminder, you dont need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber to see most of the price drops. Also at Anker.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Image: Amazon. Amazon has announced an upgraded model of its Echo Frames smart glasses , adding better sound quality, longer battery life, and new colors. Like the original model, the new Echo Frames are designed to offer a simple, discreet way to use Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant during your everyday outings.

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Engadget

APRIL 1, 2025

This years Amazon Spring Sale has ended, but there are still some deals floating around that you can take advantage of. Here, we've collected the best Amazon Spring Sale deals you can still get today even after the event has ended. There's also Alexa support built into the remote, so you can use voice commands to search for content.

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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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We live in a world where Amazon can send people what they order overnight. Being face-to-face or voice-to-voice with someone creates a stronger connection than mere paper communication. If you cant phone or meet personally, try texting a quick video of yourself saying thank you. Even if I reach out, I dont get a reply.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Amazon is developing a new Alexa-powered device that can track and monitor for signs of sleep apnea using radar, according to a new report from Business Insider. Last month we also saw OnePlus announce a new concept phone that used mmWave radar to monitor breathing. Amazon stresses that Halo is “not a medical device.”

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Among Amazon's flagship devices like Kindles and Fire TVs, Echos are the star of the show. Amazon's list of devices is ever-growing, so we've tested them to find the best Echo devices for your smart home. So if you are going to buy an Amazon smart home device, it's worth holding out until the next sale. What can Alexa do?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The Pixel 5 is $50 off at Amazon | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Amazon is hosting a wide variety of tech deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If your search for gifts spans wider than what Amazon has in stock, check out our other coverage of the best Black Friday deals happening elsewhere. Phone deals.

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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. You’ll also receive incoming calls on your Alexa, complete with caller ID and voice commands like “Alexa, answer.”.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2021

If you’re hunting for a set of truly wireless earbuds that offer great sound quality, active noise cancellation, IPX7 water resistance, a comfy fit, and other handy features, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro are at an especially good price today on Amazon. The bigger 44mm Apple Watch Series 6 in this colorway is $359 at Amazon.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Last September, Amazon announced a voice assistant alliance ahead of its yearly fall event with the goal to ensure smart devices are compatible with multiple digital assistants concurrently. Yet, Amazon’s biggest rivals in the voice assistant space — Apple, Google, and Samsung — have yet to join.

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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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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. We did a little bit of extra digging at Amazon to pull out a handful of discounts on top brands — like Lenovo and Apple — that we think are worth grabbing. Here are our picks for the best Amazon deals of the day on Feb. at Amazon $99.00 at Amazon $279.99

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“I’d be more worried about the camera on your phone than I would be about a drone,” Amazon devices SVP Dave Limp told me in an interview a few hours after yesterday’s big Echo event. But everybody’s visceral reaction to the idea of an Amazon-powered drone flitting its camera about your house is what will be remembered.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

He settled on voice. Tawo’s PayTalk, which is one of the first products in Amazon’s Black Founders Build with Alexa Program , uses conversational AI to carry out transactions via smart devices. we … saw that there was increased interest in the use of voice services. .

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Image: Amazon. Amazon is officially in the TV business. The company has announced its first lineup of Amazon-branded 4K Fire TVs, which will begin shipping in October. But with its new Omni and 4-Series, Amazon is describing these as “Amazon-built TVs.”. and Canada.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Amazon’s long-awaited home robot is here In the fall of 1962, TV-watching audiences were invited to meet the Jetsons, a space-dwelling, flying-car-driving family from the future and their dog, Astro. Amazon’s Astro is not a dog; instead, it’s the company’s long-rumored home assistant robot. Animation: Amazon.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2011

After reading reviews and getting opinions from friends on social media, as well as time spent just playing with different phones in the AT&T store, I decided on the Samsung Infuse 4G. It’s incredible how light and thin this phone is. No hoops to jump through in order to switch seamlessly to Google Voice and back.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

It’s a little glimpse into a future Alexa robot that could become much more than a voice powered remote control. Amazon says the Show 10’s ability to move makes it easier to follow a recipe with it. The prior 10-inch Echo Show didn’t have a physical shutter, though Amazon did add it to the smaller Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Whether you're an Amazon device admirer, love a good Dyson dupe, or are just looking to score some savings on top tech in general, we've got a deal for you. Here are our picks for the best Amazon deals of the day on March 5. at Amazon $199.99 at Amazon $199.99 at Amazon $289.00 at Amazon $149.99 Save $40.00

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The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Image: Amazon. 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. The driving-focused mode consists of four screens. The Play screen gives access to media playback.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

There’s a lot to like about this intergenerational calling device, but Amazon is a bit bossy Amazon’s latest attempt to entertain your children is an innovative effort that combines an interactive projector with Amazon Kids Plus’ excellent catalog of child-friendly content.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. We've rounded up five of the best deals we could find at Amazon as of Tuesday, Feb. Here are our top picks for the best Amazon deals of the day. at Amazon $499.99 at Amazon $1,196.99 at Amazon $99.99

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The system also won’t support Bluetooth microphones, which isn’t necessarily surprising given that Nintendo’s own voice chat system relies on an app running on your phone. Still, it’s a bummer for people who play games with their own built-in voice chat abilities.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Like its predecessor, the Streaming Avatar can communicate in 175 languages, switching from one to another in mid-conversation.HeyGens 2024 advancements also introduced real-time video translation tools that preserve the speakers voice and style, as well as new integrations like PowerPoint-to-video conversion that streamline content creation.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2021

Amazon’s Alexa devices are ambient computers, not the kind you use all day. When you do ask your Echo a question or glance at your Echo Show’s diminutive screen, the voice assistant only has a brief chance to impress. As you can see in Amazon’s mockup above, widgets look pretty much as you might expect.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

at Amazon $1,599.99 At $300 off on Amazon , this might be the best time to snag one. SEE ALSO: Beats Studio Buds+ are $50 off at Amazon — upgrade your earbuds for less This thing isn’t just strong, it’s brilliant. SAVE $300: As of Feb. 10, the Roborock Qrevo Edge is on sale for $1,299.98

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A new startup wants to make it easier for any company to sell phone and data plans as part of their own branded mobile network subscriptions — and to help, it has secured the backing of big-name investors including Google’s early-stage venture capital arm Gradient Ventures and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Amazon has begun sending emails out to owners of its Echo Buds true wireless earbuds , cautioning those customers to update the device firmware as soon as possible to avoid a “potential safety risk.”. “We According to Amazon, the latest software update eliminates this issue and “improves the long-term performance of Echo Buds’ batteries.”

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It didn’t have to be like this The Amazon Halo View looks like a Fitbit and acts like a Fitbit, and if that’s all it did, that would’ve been fine. To stand apart from the crowd, Amazon added a few exclusive features to its Halo platform with some admittedly impressive technology. But despite all appearances, this is not a Fitbit.

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