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Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant becomes a platform with dev tools, third-party hardware support

Amazon is opening up the Alexa voice service that powers its Amazon Echo connected speaker thingamajig, and it’s doing it in a big way. First, the company has launched a software developer kit that lets anyone create apps that can tap into the cloud-based voice service, which could bring new functionality to the Echo. Second, […]

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Amazon Echo is a $199 connected speaker and voice assistant for your home

Amazon has just launched a new device that’s kind of like Apple’s Siri… but it’s for your home, not your smartphone. Amazon Echo is an internet-connected speaker can play music, answer questions, set reminders, and answer questions you ask. The Echo has a list price of $199, but for a limited time Amazon Prime members […]