“We believe voice is the future, and this is particularly true in cars”, Steve Rabuchin, vice president, Amazon Alexa, said in a statement.
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IHS Markit expects that though Google’s ecosystem will help it eventually prevail, the affordability-based success of Amazon’s Echo Dot is a competitive challenge Google will need to address to succeed. Ford will likely be the first in the industry with Alexa added to its lineup.
“I said to her, ‘Alexa, can you please order a dollhouse and some cookies?'” the 6-year-old recalled.
Huawei announced the U.S. launch of the Huawei Mate 9, it’s big-screen Android phone at CES 2017, with one of the features listed as integrated Alexa. Now if anyone in the family tries to order something through Alexa, a four-digit code is required for purchases.
The company hopes to potentially make Alexa into an operating system.
Huawei, whose USA presence is limited mostly through direct-to-consumer sales of unlocked devices, launched the Mate 9 late past year in Europe and other markets, but without Alexa. It has since released the technology for other companies to embed in their products, an approach that has been followed by Google and Microsoft.
We already have connected cars and infotainment systems that can call our friends, change the radio, and offer directions to destinations.
The smart fridge also has LG’s WebOS software built in – normally saved for their TVs – that enables users to use the touchscreen to leave virtual notes, lists and memos for other family members.
There’s a new way to find out what’s going on in Dallas-Fort Worth: Ask Alexa. The supplier to Ford, GM and other vehicle makers provides natural language speech command technology to allow drivers to speak more or less conversationally to digital assistants.
“We continue to be thrilled with the response we are getting from developers and the momentum of Alexa”, he said.
Smart Home technology is big business at CES with plenty of connected appliances and gadgets on display.
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“Ultimately, vocal computing is replacing the (screen)”.
