- What does Amazon Alexa do:
- Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that provides AI based virtual assistant. It provides assistant by activating the devices wake-word followed by command, say “Alexa, what is the time”.
- Developer name: Amazon
- Initial released on: November 6, 2014
- Why Alexa named Alexa: The name Alexa has hard consonant with the X, has high precision
- Who is Alexa’s voice: Samuel L. Jackson
- Female voice of Alexa: Kesha Williams
- Do Alexa always listens: Alexa is designed in way, that it can listen when it is called upon.
- Alexa supporting platforms: Amazon Echo, Fire OS, iOS, Android, Cortana and Linux
- Languages supported by Alexa: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Hindi.
- Number of countries using Alexa: 41 Countries
- Total Number of employees work for Alexa: 10,000 employees
- Amazon Alexa devices have been sold: 100 million Alexa devices
- Total number of devices supported by Amazon Alexa: 20,000
- Number of functional skills Alexa have: 90,000
- Most popular Alexa skill: Setting a timer
- What is Alexa Skills Kit: A self-service APIs and tools that used to build Alexa skills
- Sports team can add to Alexa for receiving regular updates: 15 teams
- Top 3 Competitors or similar products: Siri, Google home, Cortana.
- Interesting fact about Alexa: Developers are able to create their own smart home skills using the Alexa Skills Kit.
One interesting news:
Voice is the new normal: Now, you can ask Alexa, ‘What’s my bank balance’.
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