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Amazon Alexa

Rating:

4.5 / 5.0

Tags

AI, Virtual Assistant, Voice Assistant, Smart Home, Amazon, NLP, IoT, Speech Recognition

Categories:
Personal AI assistantsRecognition and synthesis of thingsSmart Home and IoT
Creator Amazon
Date 2014-11-06
Platforms Amazon Echo devices, Fire TV, Mobile App
Status Active
Website alexa.amazon.com
Price Model Free (built-in)
Sections:
Device ControlSpeech Recognition (ASR)Speech Synthesis (TTS)Voice Assistants

Pricing Details

Alexa itself is a free service available on Amazon Echo and other compatible devices. The cost is associated with purchasing Alexa-enabled devices and may involve subscriptions to third-party services (e.g., music streaming) for full use of certain features.

Features

Voice commands, music playback, smart home control, information retrieval (weather, news, sports), alarms and timers, to-do lists, shopping lists, calling and messaging, third-party skills, audiobooks, podcasts.

Integrations

Extensive integration with Amazon products and services (Prime Music, Audible, Amazon Shopping). Integration with thousands of third-party services and smart home devices via the "skills" system and API.

Preview

Amazon Alexa is a virtual voice assistant developed by Amazon. It is used in various devices such as Amazon Echo smart speakers, Fire TV, and others. Alexa is capable of performing a wide range of tasks via voice commands, including playing music, controlling smart home devices, providing weather, news, and sports information, creating shopping and to-do lists, setting reminders and alarms, and interacting with thousands of third-party services through "skills". The system is constantly learning and expanding its capabilities.