Tag: Alexa
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Amazon is Working on Making Alexa Smarter
Amazon’s Alexa is more than a basic speaker assistant and in upcoming months will become an even more powerful tool for customers.
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HBO Max Launches ‘HBO Max Recommends’ Skill for Alexa
HBO Max announced today the launch of a new HBO Recommends skill for Alexa. With the new feature, HBO Max subscribers can use Alexa-enabled devices to easily browse and say yes or no to titles to get recommendations with guidance from the service. Using HBO Recommends, users can create personalized watchlists by saying “Alexa, open […]
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Amazon Introduces Alexa Routines for Fire TV
Amazon announced today that it will bring Alexa routines to Fire TV devices. Alexa Routines is a feature that allows users to create Alexa command “bundles,” or personalized groups of commands that can be executed together with one voice command. Starting today, Amazon customers can include Fire TV commands in their Alexa Routines. Amazon offers […]
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Amazon Makes it Easier to Go Hands Free with Fire TV
Amazon announced today some new features for controlling your Fire TV with Alexa-enabled devices. With the updates, Fire TV users can ditch the remote and use voice commands to find, launch, and watch content. Hands-free pairings now enable: Echo Show-like experiences: Leverage the biggest screen in your home when using popular Alexa experiences and skills hands-free. […]
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Amazon Introduces New Fire TV User Experience
Along with announcing the launch of new Eero Mesh Wi-Fi and Fire TV devices, today’s Amazon event also brought news of an updated Fire TV experience, including a redesigned main menu and more personalization. On the main menu, you’ll be able to scroll through your apps for a preview of your content and go directly […]
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Have an AT&T Number? Now You Can Turn Your Alexa Device Into a Phone
AT&T customers on eligible plans can now link their phone number to their Alexa-enabled devices and use them like a phone. Amazon Echo devices and more can now make and receive hands-free calls with a linked AT&T phone plan. This new launch is in addition to the existing calling feature on Amazon devices that allows […]
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Amazon Adds Spanish Language Support to The Fire TV & Fire TV Stick
If you live in the United States and own a Fire TV you now have one more language option. Today Amazon added Spanish Language support on the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick in the United States. Not only will menus now be in Spanish, but Alexa also offers Spanish language support. Spanish language support […]
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EXPIRED: Amazon is Celebrating Alexa’s Birthday with Deals on Fire TV Stick 4K, Echo Dot, and More
Today marks Amazon Alexa’s 5th birthday. Alexa allowed Amazon to bring voice-first technology to consumers with smart home products that make life more convenient. Since Alexa was introduced, customers have purchased more than 100 million Alexa-enabled devices. To celebrate the big day, Amazon is offering deals on some of the 85,000+ Alexa compatible products currently […]
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EXPIRED: Amazon’s Alexa Voice Remote With TV Controls For The Fire TV Is Now Just $19.99 (With Promo Code)
Do you have an old Fire TV remote that won’t let you control your TV? Right now Amazon is offering select Fire TV owners a $10 discount so they can upgrade to the new and improved 2nd gen Alexa Voice Remote with controls to power on/off your TV and change the volume. Not all Amazon […]
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Amazon’s Alexa Now Understands & Speaks Spanish in the United States
Amazon has announced U.S. customers can now access Multi-Lingual mode on their Echo Alexa devices, meaning you can now talk to her in Spanish. App developers can now start building skills for Spanish speaking customers, and Alexa has a brand new Spanish voice with local knowledge and more. U.S. customers can now switch back and forth […]