Amazon Alexa+ will cost $19.99 per month

Amazon’s new and improved version of Alexa is called Alexa+. The next-generation upgrade is more conversational, can execute complex tasks, and is more personalized.

Amazon is having a big event tomorrow

Amazon is holding a “devices and services” showcase on February 26th in New York. The event will not be streamed live, but it will likely announce a new AI-powered version of Alexa.

Amazon is having a hardware event on February 26th

Amazon is having a hardware event on February 26th, 2025

Amazon to Launch Conversational AI-Enabled Alexa Soon

Amazon is planning to launch a paid model of its Alexa smart…

New Amazon ‘Explore with Alexa’ feature aims at elevating kids’ learning with AI-powered conversations

Amazon is introducing a new feature, “Explore with Alexa,” on its Echo…

Amazon races ahead with generative AI-capable Alexa development

During Amazon’s recent devices event, the tech giant dropped hints of transitioning…

How Amazon is re-shaping itself in the ChatGPT era

Amazon, like most of the biggies in the business is forced to…
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Amazon and Disney Launch Hey Disney! For Users

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Amazon introduces a quartet of new Echo devices

Amazon recently unveiled an exciting update to its Echo lineup, introducing four…

Amazon may have a ChatGPT rival soon

Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, expressed his enthusiasm for the potential…

Latest accessibility features that make Amazon devices disable friendly

It has been a constant endeavor at Amazon to offer devices and…

Kindle creator Gregg Zehr announces retirement from Amazon

President of Amazon’s Lab126, Gregg Zehr who is credited to have invented…

Amazon Fire tablets get new accessibility features like ‘Tap to Alexa’ and more

Amazon announced it is bringing the ‘Tap to Alexa’ feature to Fire…
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Can you use an Alexa speaker with your Kindle?

Amazon’s Kindle lineup is one of the most successful family of e-readers…

Echo Dot Kids launched in the UK

Amazon is all set to launch a version of its Echo Dot…

Amazon Build It program will develop only the products people like

A Cuckoo Clock, a Nutrition Scale, and a Sticky Printer form a…

Amazon Alexa turns 5

The Amazon Alexa voice assistant turns 5 today and originally it was…

Amazon announces a bevy of new Alexa products

Amazon wants to include their Alexa voice assistant in all corners of…

Choose your own adventure audiobooks now available on Alexa

Chooseco is the company that has produced the Choose your own Adventure…

Over 100 million Alexa devices have been sold

Dave Limp, senior vice president of Amazon Devices told the WSJ Tech…

Good e-Reader is now available on Amazon Alexa

Good e-Reader is now available as a Flash Briefing on Amazon Alexa. This includes the Alexa app for Android and iOS, in addition to the Echo line of smart speakers. Alexa will read all of the latest headlines and the news articles, which is ideal if you prefer the audio editions of our stories.

Amazon Alexa to get a special Newscaster Voice

Amazon is developing a customized Alexa Voice to read the news. Currently Alexa reads the news, but uses the same voice when you issue it commands or search results. Amazon has created a special version of the voice that sounds the same as a quintessential evening newscaster. Everyone is familiar with the “newscaster” voice style; it has a unique flow and emphasis atypical in ordinary conversations. The newscaster voice makes it immediately clear that the user is hearing a news report while helping emphasize key points, break up the information, and state everything clearly. Amazon says the new speaking style is enabled by by the company’s development of “neural text-to-speech” technology or NTTS. This is the next generation of speech synthesis, that use machine learning to generate expressive voices more quickly. Currently, Alexa uses uses concatenative speech synthesis, a method that’s been around for decades. This involves breaking up speech samples into distinct sounds (known as phonemes) and then stitching them back together to form new words and sentences.

Amazon Fire HD 8 will be the first tablet that uses Fire OS 6

The upcoming Amazon Fire HD 8 will be the first tablet that…