Topic: alexa plus
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New Echo Devices Come with Alexa Plus Pre-Installed
Amazon is shipping new Echo and Fire TV devices with Alexa Plus pre-installed, expanding access to the previously invite-only AI assistant in the U.S. Alexa Plus introduces "agentic" functions for tasks like reservations and rides, improved memory, and natural conversational interaction without n...
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Alexa Plus Frees You From Your Phone on TV
Alexa Plus enhances TV viewing by providing intuitive, context-aware responses that reduce the need for phone checks, keeping viewers immersed in their entertainment. It expands Prime Video's X-Ray feature, allowing users to ask about actors, filming locations, trivia, and skip directly to specif...
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Alexa Plus: Smarter, But Still Not Smart Enough
Alexa Plus introduces a conversational interface allowing natural language commands and mid-command corrections, though it still falls short of creating a fully ambient home experience. The system excels at executing multi-step commands and managing smart devices intuitively, but suffers from inc...
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Amazon Upgrades Prime Members to Alexa Plus Automatically
Amazon is automatically upgrading Prime members to its new Alexa Plus service, powered by a large language model, to better compete with rivals like Google's Gemini, though users can revert to the classic version with a voice command. Early user feedback on the rollout has been mixed, with compla...
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Bosch's Alexa-Enabled Coffee Machine Upgrades Your Brew
Bosch has introduced a new AI-powered coffee maker, the **Personal AI Barista, Powered by Alexa Plus**, which allows users to customize drinks through natural voice commands via an Echo speaker. Early testing reveals the new Alexa Plus assistant struggles with basic voice commands that its predec...
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Alexa Plus Website Now Live for Select Users
Amazon has launched a limited-access web version of its Alexa Plus assistant, moving beyond smart speakers to compete directly with AI chatbots like ChatGPT via a browser-based platform. The new interface features a familiar chatbot layout with prebuilt prompts for tasks like planning and shoppin...
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Alexa Plus Buys Items Automatically on Price Drops
Amazon's Alexa Plus introduces automated shopping features, including proactive price tracking and an auto-buy function that completes purchases when items hit a target price. The service includes a new visual dashboard on select Echo Show devices for managing orders and lists, but users should b...
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Alexa Plus Can Find That Movie Scene You're Thinking Of
Amazon has launched an AI feature for Fire TV that allows users to describe a movie scene to Alexa Plus and instantly jump to that exact moment, integrating with Prime Video. The technology uses advanced AI models to understand natural language queries, enabling it to find scenes based on descrip...
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Amazon Echo Dot Max: The Ultimate Smart Speaker
Amazon has launched the Echo Dot Max, a new smart speaker with a spherical design and a flat front panel housing controls and an LED light ring. The device integrates with the Alexa Plus subscription service, enabling natural conversations, multi-device control with single commands, and personali...
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Amazon Echo Show Review: 5 Pros and 3 Cons
Amazon has launched new Echo Show smart displays with the AZ3 Pro processor, offering sleeker designs, more responsive screens, and faster performance as central hubs for smart homes, though full-screen ads may deter some users. The Echo Show 8 and 11 models differ mainly in screen size and price...
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Amazon Echo Studio (2025) Review: Smaller Size, Bigger Sound
The 2025 Echo Studio features a 40% smaller spherical design, making it more compact and easier to place, while still delivering powerful audio performance. It includes enhanced processing for faster, more accurate Alexa responses and improved conversational abilities, optimized for Alexa Plus. D...
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Amazon Unveils New Fire TV Lineup with Omni QLED Model
Amazon has launched a new Fire TV lineup, including the Omni QLED, 4-Series, and 2-Series, all available for preorder and shipping next month with Omnisense presence detection that wakes the TV upon entering the room. The TVs feature deep integration with Alexa Plus, enabling remote-free voice co...
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Preorder Amazon's New Alexa Devices: Release Dates & Details
Amazon unveiled a refreshed lineup of Echo devices, Fire TVs, Ring security products, and a new Kindle Scribe, with most items available for preorder ahead of fall releases, featuring significant upgrades in AI, audio, and home security. Key Echo product updates include the Echo Dot Max with enha...
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My Top Smart Kitchen Gadgets Are on Prime Day Sale
Amazon's Prime Day offers significant discounts on smart kitchen gadgets that can enhance cooking efficiency and save time, making them a worthwhile investment for upgrading your culinary space. Key recommended products include the GE Profile Smart Mixer with integrated digital scales and smart s...
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Amazon Echo Show's Full-Screen Ads Are Driving Users Crazy
Amazon's Echo Show smart displays are facing user backlash due to new, intrusive full-screen ads that cannot be disabled, transforming the device into an unwelcome digital billboard. Users feel misled as there was no prior indication of ad-supported functionality, and the ads disrupt personal exp...
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Amazon's Sept 2025 Event: All New Products Revealed
Amazon is hosting its September 2025 hardware event, featuring real-time updates on announcements and product reveals. The event will introduce new Echo smart speakers, a Kindle with a fresh color, and television-related home entertainment hardware. A major focus will be on Alexa Plus, with updat...
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Amazon's Fall Event: Key Hardware Reveals to Watch
Amazon's September 30th, 2025 hardware event, led by new devices chief Panos Panay, will introduce new Echo smart speakers and a significant evolution for the Kindle lineup. The event is expected to feature a color Kindle Scribe and potentially a smaller color Kindle, alongside new TV hardware an...
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Google Defends Bumpy Gemini AI Launch as Successful
Google's Gemini AI voice assistant rollout for smart speakers is facing user-reported issues with basic commands and smart home device control, despite the company labeling the initial launch as successful. The assistant is designed to be a significant upgrade with more conversational abilities a...
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Amazon Echo Pop & Dot Hit Lowest Price in Months
Amazon's Echo Pop and Echo Dot smart speakers are at their lowest prices since June, offering discounts at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. The Echo Pop is the most affordable option at $24.99, providing basic Alexa functionality and extending Eero Wi-Fi coverage, while ...
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