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HOW THE AUDIO PIPELINE WORKS

HOW THE AUDIO PIPELINE WORKS How exactly does Alexa and Assistant translate the speech you say into the intent+slots your web service hears? Our own Joseph Jaquinta discusses the interesting differences between the two in this video in a detailed

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FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE on AMAZON ALEXA

FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE on AMAZON ALEXA TsaTsaTzu announces a partnership with Free Music Archive (FMA), the preeminent platform for independent musicians. Over the last ten years, FMA has delivered nearly three-quarters of a million downloads around the world and produced

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WHAT’S NEXT FOR ALEXA?

WHAT’S NEXT FOR ALEXA? Amazon has not released exact sales figures for the Alexa virtual assistant, but the company began selling the hardware that delivers Alexa – the Echo, the Dot, the Tap and Fire TV – since early Q3

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ALEXA FOR EARLY ADOPTERS

ALEXA FOR EARLY ADOPTERS In the New York Times today, you will find an article describing the various uses for the Amazon Echo (or Dot or Tap) called “Alexa, What Else Can You do? Getting More From Amazon Echo.” The

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SubWar Wins 2nd in Amazon Alexa Hackster.io Contest

Two months ago, Amazon announced a contest to promote innovation in the Alexa development. From the original post, Today, we are happy to announce the Internet of Voice (IoV) Challenge on Hackster.io, a developer community dedicated to learning hardware. We’ve

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AMAZON SHOUTOUT: Alexa Skills Kit Developer News

Stacy Colella Partner, TsaTsaTzu We owe a thank you to Amazon for its shoutout on the Alexa Skills Kit Developer News, the official newsletter for the development of custom and home automation skills serving (an estimated) three million Alexa users.

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A StarLanes Shoutout from The Guardian

StarLanes got another shoutout from The Guardian this morning in the article titled “‘She has a name’: Amazon’s Alexa is a sleeper hit, with serious superfans.” The article quoted StarLane’s lead developer, Joseph Jaquinta, about StarLanes and Alexa’s potential: “Alexa

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Bloc’s Amazon Alexa TechTalk Shoutout

Bloc’s Amazon Alexa TechTalk Shoutout And following on the TWITCH shoutout courtesy of Amazon’s Paul Cutsinger, we have another mention on BLOC’s Amazon Alexa Tech Talk where Mark Carpenter, the creator of ASK Dev Weekly (a weekly roundup of Alexa

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AMAZON’S ALEXA PRIORITIES?

Amazon is well-aware of the potential financial rewards inherent in being the go-to center for home automation, if its Alexa Fund bounty of $100 million is any basis to judge. The Alexa Fund is meant to encourage investment in Alexa.

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ALEXA OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE INTERNET OF THINGS

Stacy Colella, Partner, TsaTsaTzu In the next edition of our book, we consider the merits of several business opportunities for Alexa. The following is an excerpt. Internet of Things Amazon has put together a list of 1500+ devices which are

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