Black Friday and the Smart Speaker Wars – What’s Happening This Week Amazon’s Prime Day is probably the biggest day of the year for smart speaker sales, but Black Friday is at.. Amazon Echo 22 Nov 3
Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit Now Available to All Device Makers In January, Amazon announced the Alexa Mobile Accessory (AMA) Kit. The new feature made it easier for third-party manufacturers to.. Alexa Skills 21 Nov 2
Skype Calling Now Available with Alexa Microsoft and Amazon have partnered to bring Skype calling to Alexa. Beginning this week, Skype’s basic calling will be available.. Amazon Alexa 20 Nov 2
Alexa Can Power On Your Sleeping Smart Home Devices Last Friday Amazon announced the release of their Wake-on-LAN Controller, allowing customers to use Alexa to power on smart devices.. Alexa Skills 19 Nov 1
Microsoft Was Listing Amazon Echo for Sale, Now It’s Not Microsoft turned some heads over the weekend when it listed Amazon Echo and Echo Dot for sale on its website... Amazon Echo 19 Nov 3
China Jumps to 29% of Smart Speaker Sales in Q3 2018, U.K. Hits 5% and the U.S. Falls to 42% China rose to 29.4% of smart speaker sales in Q3 2018, up from 20% in Q1 2018 Alibaba and Xiaomi.. Alibaba Tmall Genie 16 Nov 4
Virtual Concierge Service Wins VRMA Battleground Conference, Indicates Growth of Niche Market for Voice Virtual Concierge Service (VCS) is an Amazon Alexa skill and Google Action that provides services for vacation rentals. At the Vacation.. Alexa Skills 16 Nov 2
Amazon Alexa Headcount Surpasses 10,000 Employees – Here is the Growth Rate Amazon now has more than 10,000 employees working on Alexa and Echo and over 2,200 open positions It took Amazon.. Amazon Alexa 15 Nov 2
Amazon Moves Back to Top Spot for Q3 2018 Smart Speaker Sales – Canalys Canalys says Amazon Echo led all smart speaker sales in Q3 2018, selling 6.3 million devices and capturing 31.9% market.. Alibaba Tmall Genie 15 Nov 4
Studies Confirm that Music Listening is the Killer App of Smart Speakers Several studies have confirmed that music listening is the most popular use case for smart speakers. The Voicebot Smart Speaker.. Amazon Alexa 15 Nov 3