{"id":64662,"date":"2018-09-22T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=64662"},"modified":"2018-09-22T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T17:36:21","slug":"because-alexa-is-gonna-be-everywhere-recent-announcements-from-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/09\/22\/because-alexa-is-gonna-be-everywhere-recent-announcements-from-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"“…because Alexa is gonna be everywhere.” Recent announcements from Amazon."},"content":{"rendered":"

Skype chats are coming to Alexa devices<\/strong><\/a> — from engadget.com by Richard Lawlor
\nVoice controlled internet calls to or from any device with Amazon’s system in it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aside from all of the Alexa-connected hardware, there’s one more big development coming for Amazon’s technology: integration with Skype<\/a>. Microsoft and Amazon said that voice and video calls via the service will come to Alexa devices (including Microsoft’s Xbox One<\/a>) with calls that you can start and control just by voice.<\/p>\n

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Amazon Hardware Event 2018<\/strong><\/a>
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Echo HomePod? Amazon wants you to build your own<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>— by Brian Heater
\nOne of the bigger surprises at today\u2019s big Amazon event was something the company didn\u2019t announce. After a couple of years of speculation that the company was working on its own version of the Home…<\/em><\/p>\n

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The long list of new Alexa devices Amazon announced at its hardware event<\/strong><\/a> — by Lucas Matney
\n<\/span>Everyone\u2019s favorite trillion-dollar retailer hosted a private event today where they continued to…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Amazon introduces APL, a new design language for building Alexa skills for devices with screens<\/a><\/strong>

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Called Alexa Presentation Language, or APL, developers will be able to build voice-based apps that also include things like images, graphics, slideshows and video, and easily customize them for different device types \u2013 including not only the Echo Show, but other Alexa-enabled devices like Fire TV, Fire Tablet, and the small screen of the Alexa alarm clock, the Echo Spot.<\/p>\n

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\nThis is a great move by Amazon — as NLP and our voices become increasingly important in how we “drive” and utilize our computing devices.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Amazon launches an Echo Wall Clock, because Alexa is gonna be everywhere<\/strong><\/a> — by Sarah Perez<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Amazon’s new Echo lineup targets Google, Apple and Sonos<\/strong> <\/a>— from engadget.com by Nicole Lee
\nAlexa, dominate the industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The business plan from here is clear: Companies pay a premium to be activated when users pose questions related to their products and services. “How do you cook an egg?” could pull up a Food Network tutorial; “How far is Morocco?” could enable the Expedia app.
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Also see how Alexa might be a key piece of smart classrooms in the future:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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