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LG, Amazon Partner on Alexa For Hospitality Integration with Hotel Displays

The integration will allow hotels to offer guests a custom Alexa solution through LG’s far field microphone array accessory.

July 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

LG and Amazon have partnered to develop the first integration of Alexa for Hospitality with the display manufacturer’s line of hotel TVs using its webOS smart TV platform. Announced during hospitality technology trade show HITEC 2022, the integration will allow hotels to upgrade new and existing LG hotel TVs running webOS 6.0 or 5.0 to […]

TuneIn and Amazon Team Up to Deliver Live Premium Audio Experience to Alexa Customers

April 14, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

TuneIn Premium’s Best-in-Class Audio Content Including Live Sports, Commercial-free News, Talk Radio and More Now Available on Alexa-Enabled Devices SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TuneIn, the world’s leading live streaming audio service, today announced the launch of TuneIn Premium on all Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. For the first time, Alexa customers will now be able to access the entire […]

Webex and Alexa May Help Power Future Space Mission Communications

An early 2022 uncrewed mission on NASA's Orion spacecraft will test how future astronauts can use Webex and Alexa to communicate with Earth.

January 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

What if future astronauts were able to communicate via videoconferencing technologies with control on Earth? That’s what Cisco, Amazon and Lockheed Martin are trying to do with NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The companies say they are teaming up to integrate “unique human-machine interface technologies” into the spacecraft to learn how future space explorers can benefit from […]

“Alexa – Ask HotelPlanner to Make a New Reservation:” Travel Technology Company Launches Alexa-Enabled Booking Feature

October 18, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The proprietary, artificial intelligence-enabled capability immediately connects customers to a Hotel Planner agent to book a discounted hotel stay anywhere in the world, an industry first. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform powered by proprietary artificial intelligence, today announced the launch of its new Alexa-enabled hotel booking feature that immediately connects […]

Research: Alexa Devices Vulnerable to Hacking

Virtual assistants and IoT devices are inherently vulnerable to cyber attacks, including Alexa devices, according to Check Point.

August 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New research from Check Point suggests that Alexa is not as secure as we thought. Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant which is becoming a larger presence in the enterprise, is not immune to outside attacks because its subdomains are vulnerable to Corss-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) misconfiguration and Cross Site Scripting, Check Point researchers wrote. “Using the […]

Logitech Introduces Integration with Alexa for Business for Zoom Rooms

Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Meeting room device manufacturer Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration. This new offering aims to help enterprise customers prepare for hybrid work environments in which not all employees will return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. The integration will incorporate […]

Lifesize Brings Alexa for Business to Meeting Rooms for Hands-Free Conferencing

Lifesize's new integration with Alexa for Business is a play designed to help organizations use conference rooms after the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

June 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Video and audio communications solution provider Lifesize has announced a new native integration with Alexa for Business, bringing Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) intelligent assistant to the conference room in a play designed to help offices reopen with hands-free technology after the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The integration – which Lifesize says is an industry first – brings a […]

Samuel L. Jackson’s Voice is Now Available on Alexa Devices

Thanks to advancement's in Alexa's technology, Samuel L. Jackson's voice is available on Alexa-enabled devices. And yes, he can swear at you.

December 16, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Instead of Alexa’s pleasant voice helping you run your company, Amazon is now offering a slightly more aggressive and intimidating voice. For just $0.99, Alexa users can be berated by Samuel L. Jackson’s voice, which can add some fun — or fear — to the office. The actor, best known for his tough guy roles […]

Alexa Can Now Be Enabled In Virtually Any Device

By shifting the majority of Alexa functions to the cloud, AWS is now offering the virtual assistant to any device, even those with 1MB of RAM.

November 26, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services customers will soon be able to talk to Alexa anywhere, given they’re near any kind of connected device. Amazon on Monday announced Alexa Voice Service Integration, a new service of AWS IoT Core that enables the intelligent voice application to be produced on any type of connected device, like light switches, thermostats […]

Control Your Office Printer with Alexa Voice Commands

Ricoh utilizes Amazon Web Services to Alexa enable its IM Series printers.

June 7, 2019 Lisa Montgomery Leave a Comment

Ricoh utilizes Amazon Web Services to Alexa enable its IM Series printers.