When people talk about Alexa they are talking about Amazon’s Echo. Alexa is the name given to the virtual assistant you talk to. This talks about five skills that can make Alexa do different things. You have to get these separately. The device doesn’t come able to do everything so it can cost more money in the long run.
Key Takeaways:
- TD Ameritrade Find out the price of every publicly traded stock in the United States. You can also ask it for general market updates.
- If you aren’t familiar with theSkimm’s style it can be hard to follow at times. But theSkimm, which started as a newsletter for millions of women interested in keeping up with public affairs, is a pretty big success, so give these flash briefings a try.
- The American Heart Assiciation Given the number of people killed by heart disease every year, a hands-free device that you can ask about heart attacks and their symptoms seems like low-hanging fruit in terms of the practical applications of voice technology.
“A day later, the Alexa Fund Fellowship was established to support researchers and universities working in the fields of artificial intelligence and voice technology.”
http://venturebeat.com/2017/03/04/5-alexa-skills-to-try-this-week-4-march-2017/
