There have been plenty of Amazon Echo announcements lately. Saturday Night Live added one more with their parody of the Amazon Echo Silver, a version of Alexa for senior citizens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT_gqs5ETk … [Read more...]
Alexa gets a screen with Amazon’s Echo Show
Amazon announced the Echo Show will be released on June 28th, 2017 and is available for pre-order now. Following the Echo Look, which gave Alexa a camera, the Echo Show gives Amazon's voice assistant a screen to display information. The Echo Show can be used like other Echo's to ask Alexa questions, state commands, or use other skills but now she can also display the relevant … [Read more...]
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I am a big fan of shopping on Amazon.com. The prices are usually competitive and the variety can't be beat. Being online, it makes comparison shopping a breeze. Most of the time I am shopping for a specific product from a specific brand. Sometimes when I am looking more generally and weighing my options, I have had a few times when I seem to be faced with no good choice as all … [Read more...]
New Amazon Echo Look gives Alexa a camera so AI can help with your fashion sense
The Amazon Echo is a Bluetooth speaker that houses the digital assistant Alexa. She can listen and answer your questions. The latest hardware from Amazon gives Alexa a camera for still images and videos so now Alexa can see you. The Echo Look uses its voice-activated camera to see the clothes you wear. With the help of a little machine learning, it can help recommend … [Read more...]
You can now use cash to buy from Amazon.com
Major internet retailer Amazon has made it to show with more options and competitive prices. Not everyone has a credit card or debit card or feels comfortable linking it to their account. Amazon's new feature should solve that problem. Amazon Cash allows you to visit select retailers and deposit money to your Amazon balance for no fee. You pay them cash and they credit your … [Read more...]