{"id":59504,"date":"2017-05-09T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=59504"},"modified":"2017-05-10T08:19:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T12:19:54","slug":"veeery-interesting-alexa-now-adds-visuals-a-screen-with-the-addition-of-100-skills-a-day-where-might-this-new-platform-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/05\/09\/veeery-interesting-alexa-now-adds-visuals-a-screen-with-the-addition-of-100-skills-a-day-where-might-this-new-platform-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeery interesting. Alexa now adds visuals \/ a screen! With the addition of 100 skills a day, where might this new platform lead?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-MW46WB-Introducing-Echo-Show\/dp\/B01J24C0TI\/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1494362539&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=echo+showhttp:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59505\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow-AnnouncedMay2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow-AnnouncedMay2017.jpg 403w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow-AnnouncedMay2017-118x150.jpg 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon introduces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B01J24C0TI?ref_=pe_1457740_237361390_ecg_aucc_kt_ann_light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Echo Show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The description reads:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical a-spacing-none\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> Echo Show brings you everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things. Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. All hands-free\u2014just ask. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> Introducing a new way to be together. Make hands-free video calls to friends and family who have an Echo Show or the Alexa App, and make voice calls to anyone who has an Echo or Echo Dot. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> See lyrics on-screen with Amazon Music. Just ask to play a song, artist or genre, and stream over Wi-Fi. Also, stream music on Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and more. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> Powerful, room-filling speakers with Dolby processing for crisp vocals and extended bass response <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> Ask Alexa to show you the front door or monitor the baby&#8217;s room with compatible cameras from Ring and Arlo. Turn on lights, control thermostats and more with WeMo, Philips Hue, ecobee, and other compatible smart home devices. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> With eight microphones, beam-forming technology, and noise cancellation, Echo Show hears you from any direction\u2014even while music is playing <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"> Always getting smarter and adding new features, plus thousands of skills like Uber, Jeopardy!, Allrecipes, CNN, and more <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WQqxCeHhmeU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-MW46WB-Introducing-Echo-Show\/dp\/B01J24C0TI\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59506\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow2-AnnouncedMay2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow2-AnnouncedMay2017.jpg 800w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow2-AnnouncedMay2017-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow2-AnnouncedMay2017-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-MW46WB-Introducing-Echo-Show\/dp\/B01J24C0TI\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59507\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow3-AnnouncedMay2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow3-AnnouncedMay2017.jpg 521w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EchoShow3-AnnouncedMay2017-150x140.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Now we&#8217;re seeing a major competition between the heavy-hitters to own one&#8217;s living room, kitchen, and more. Voice controlled artificial intelligence. But now, add the ability to show videos, text, graphics, and more. Play music. Control the lights and the thermostat. Communicate with others via han<span class=\"a-list-item\">ds-free video calls<\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Hmmm&#8230;.very interesting times indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59027\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DanielChristianNGLS2017Conf-AlexaSkills.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DanielChristianNGLS2017Conf-AlexaSkills.jpg 657w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DanielChristianNGLS2017Conf-AlexaSkills-150x116.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Developers and corporates released 4,000 new skills for the voice assistant in just the last quarter.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/02\/02\/amazon-fumbles-earnings-amidst-high-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source<\/a>)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>&#8230;with the company adding about 100 skills per day.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/248905\/voice-control-platforms-a-key-technology-trend-in-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source<\/a>)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30701\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg\" alt=\"The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart\/Connected TV\" width=\"616\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg 616w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Addendum on 5\/10\/17:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@joshdotai\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazons-new-echo-show-alexa-enabled-touch-screen-device-e8ed4375d01e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Everything You Need to Know About Amazon\u2019s New Echo Show Alexa-Enabled Touch Screen Device<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from medium.com<br \/>\n<em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Video calling \/ intercom<\/li>\n<li>Music player<\/li>\n<li>News \/ Video player<\/li>\n<li>Cameras<\/li>\n<li>Skills \/ Apps<\/li>\n<li>Shopping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon introduces Echo Show The description reads: Echo Show brings you everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things. Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. All hands-free\u2014just ask. Introducing a new way to be together. Make hands-free [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,329,354,556,356,817,86,208,433,57,823,72,8,286,18,9,143,346,343,32,210,533,37,36,35,95,545,3,391,419,180,482,124,432,102,17,7,510,559,87,815,14,505,199,23,256,821,239,62,133,219,279,69,309,84,491,40,205,466,195,206,518,312,367,357,822,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-21st-century","category-24x7x365-access","category-av-audiovisual","category-amazon","category-artificial-intelligence-agents-llms-and-related","category-bots","category-change","category-cloud-based-computing-apps","category-communications","category-cost-of-getting-a-degree","category-credentialing","category-daniel-s-christian","category-digital-audio","category-digital-learning","category-digital-storytelling","category-digital-video","category-disruption","category-distance-education","category-education","category-education-technology","category-emerging-technologies","category-experimentation","category-future","category-future-of-higher-education","category-game-changing-environment","category-global-globalization","category-heutagogy","category-higher-education","category-human-computer-interaction-hci","category-ideas-teaching","category-innovation","category-intelligent-systems","category-intelligent-tutoring","category-learner-profiles","category-learning","category-learning-agents","category-learning-ecosystem","category-learning-from-the-living-class-room","category-learning-hubs","category-learning-spaces","category-microlearning","category-mobile-learning","category-mooc-massive-open-online-course","category-more-voice-more-choice-more-control","category-multimedia","category-music","category-natural-language-processing-nlp","category-new-business-models","category-online-learning","category-online-media","category-online-tutoring","category-participation","category-personalizedcustomized-learning","category-platforms","category-smart-classrooms","category-streams-of-content","category-technologies-for-your-home","category-telepresence","category-television","category-tools","category-trends","category-tvs","category-user-experience-ux","category-vendors","category-virtual-tutoring","category-voice-recognition-voice-enabled-interfaces","category-web-based-collaboration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59504"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59519,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59504\/revisions\/59519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}