Category: Amazon
Amazon announces Alexa-enabled Echo Frames glasses
Amazon has made its Alexa virtual assistant wearable and wireless for the first time, unveiling its first pair of Alexa-powered earphones – Echo Buds – and a pair of Alexa-enabled glasses, known as Echo Frames. The frames, which also include built-in directional speakers so users can have emails, text messages and other information read to…
Amazon products coming to UK – including Echo Buds, Echo Studio
Amazon has announced a number of new Echo smart speaker and Alexa-enabled devices as the company continues to expand the ways in which users can interact with the virtual assistant. Here is a closer look at all the new devices which are coming to the UK. Echo Buds (Amazon) The first Alexa product to be…
New Alexa-powered devices on the way at Amazon event
Alexa-powered earphones and a larger Amazon Echo smart speaker are among the rumoured new devices Amazon could announce on Wednesday, according to reports. The technology giant is holding an event at its Seattle headquarters where it is expected to unveil updated versions of its Echo smart home devices and other products. Reports in the US…
Amazon Music introduces HD audio option
Amazon has introduced new high definition audio streaming options to its Amazon Music service, which it says will provide the “highest quality audio on-demand”. The tech giant said its new Amazon Music HD subscription tier would offer 50 million songs in high definition for the first time, as well “millions” in ultra HD, which it…
Amazon introduces Smart TVs and Soundbar
Amazon has unveiled a range of new TV-based devices as the technology giant continues its integration of virtual assistant Alexa into more household gadgets. The firm has announced its voice-controlled, remote-free Fire TV Cube is coming to the UK for the first time, as well as its first Soundbar. A range of smart televisions with…
Parents ditch Alexa as a baby name!
It has become a near-ubiquitous virtual assistant, responding to the voice commands of householders around the globe. But the emergence of Alexa-enabled gadgets in UK homes in the last two years has also coincided with a decrease in the name’s popularity. After all who wants their baby's name to be associated with that of a…
BBC to launch Alexa rival
The BBC is developing its own Alexa-style digital voice assistant for next year which it claims is capable of understanding regional accents. ‘Beeb’ is being considered as the wake-word used to get the attention of the voice-activated technology, which is designed to work on existing devices such as smart-speakers, mobiles and TVs instead of launching…
Amazon brings Alexa Announcements to Fire TV
Amazon has confirmed the introduction of Alexa Announcements to its Fire TV streaming devices in the UK. The Announcements feature enables users to turn all the Alexa-enabled smart speakers in their home into a one-way intercom system and make announcements such as “dinner is ready”. Amazon said the feature would be automatically enabled, but users…
Physical Amazon Dash Buttons to stop working
Physical Dash Buttons which allowed users to automatically re-order household items will no longer work by the end of August, the web retailer has said. The company first announced it would cease sales of the small devices in March but let existing button owners continue to make orders with them. However, five months on, Amazon…
Alexa gains free ad-supported Amazon Music
Devices using Alexa in the UK can access a selection of free ad-supported music from Amazon Music, as competition against the likes of Spotify heats up. The tech firm said it is making playlists and stations available to users at no extra cost, marking Amazon’s first step into free music streaming funded by advertising. People…
