110 likes | 126 Views
<br>Guides, tips, tricks and how-tos for getting the most of the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Fire TV, and other Alexa-enabled smart speakers.Instructions on how to download Alexa app at www.alexappguide.com or call toll-free 1-844-260-1666<br>
E N D
Meet Amazon Alexa “Alexa is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon, made popular by the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot devices developed by Amazon” Capable of, ▪ Voice Interaction ▪ MusicPlayback ▪ Providing real time information ▪ Controls several smart devices such as home automationsystems
Alexa “Alexa, What is my Credit Card Balance“ “Alexa, nearestbank tome“ “Alexa, turnon welcomehome“ “Alexa, turn on the TV“ “Alexa, my last 5 transaction“
1 Amazon Echo Amazon’s Alexa-controlled Echo speaker is a wireless speaker. But it’s capable of much more. Using nothing but the sound of your voice, you can search the Web, create to-do and shopping lists, shop online, get instant weather reports, and controlpopularsmart-home products
◇Amazon Echo (shortened and referred to as Echo) is a smart speaker developed by Amazon. The device consists of a 9.25 inch (23.5 cm) tall cylinder speaker with a seven-piece microphone array. The device connects to the voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant service Alexa, which respondstothename “Alexa” “
Amazon ECHO ◇ Simly we can say it’s a “SMART SPEAKER”. ◇ Information, music, news, weather, and more–instantly ◇ Controlled by your voice for hands-free convenience ◇ Echo begins working as soon as it detects the wake word. ◇ Echo is also an expertly tuned speaker that can fill any room with immersivesound. ◇ You can pick Alexa or Amazon as your wake word.
Always Getting Smarter ◇Echo'sbrainisinthecloud,runningonAmazonWeb Servicessoitcontinually learnsandaddsmorefunctionalityovertime ◇ ThemoreyouuseEcho,themoreitadaptstoyour speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences ◇Echohasbeenfine-tunedtodelivercrispvocalswithdynamicbassresponse ◇Itsdualdownward-firing speakersproduce360°omni-directionalaudiotofillthe roomwithimmersivesound
Want big impact? Use big image.
History InNovember 2014, Amazon announced Alexa alongside Echo. Alexa was inspiredbythe computervoiceandconversationalsystemonboardthestarshipEnterpriseinscience fictionTV seriesandmovies,beginningwithStarTrekTOSandStarTrekTNG.ThenameAlexawaschosenduetothefact thatithasahard consonantwiththeXandtherefore couldberecognizedwithhigher precision.Thenameis alsoclaimedtobereminiscentoftheLibraryof Alexandria.InJune2015,AmazonannouncedAlexaFund,a programthat wouldinvestincompaniesmakingvoicecontrolskillsandtechnologies. TheUS$100Minfunds hasinvestedincompaniesincludingEcobee, OrangeChef,ScoutAlarm,Garageio,Toymail,MARA,andMojio. In2016theAlexaPrizewasannouncedtoadvancethetechnology.
Thanks! Anyquestions?