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un "HUB" domestique sous forme d'app que l'on peut connecter à Alexa / Google home pour le contrôler à la voix.

"Multilingual mode is aimed specifically at bilingual homes where two languages are frequently used at the same time. Until now, Alexa could only understand and speak one language at a time, and switching to another language requires adjusting the settings in the Alexa app. In multilingual mode, Alexa can respond to a question in the language it is asked. The setting comes in pairs based on country. For now, it is limited to English and Spanish in the U.S., English and French in Canada, and English and Hindi in India. More languages are currently in the works, according to Amazon."

"Chthonic Rites Alexa and Siri have been left to their own devices. In this conversation between them they reflect upon hidden histories, both ours and their own, in a process that exposes their capacities and limitations and the ideologies of their makers. This work was installed in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as part of the Supra Systems Studio show Office Rites."

> navigation par la voix

"After being challenged as to whether homeowners should tell guests smart devices - such as a Google Nest speaker or Amazon Echo display - are in use before they enter the building, he concludes that the answer is indeed yes."

Un dispositif relié à une app qui récolte des sons, les analyse et applique des actions : par ex. claquer des doigts pour allumer la lumière, afficher des lumières colorées différentes pour les différentes émotions des pleurs de bébés (fonction babyphone).

"Amazon Pay users in India can now ask Alexa to pay their utility, internet, mobile and TV bills, according to TechCrunch. Indian Amazon Pay users can take advantage of the cross-platform functionality with any Alexa-enabled device, not just first-party devices like the company's Echo smart speakers. This means even headphones with Alexa built-in support the functionality."

"- Most notably, the Echo Show 5 has a mechanical slide that lets you close the shutter on its front-facing camera, something that previous Echo Shows didn't have. ... -One of the new privacy features from Amazon is the "Alexa Privacy Hub," a kind of one-stop shop on the web for all Alexa-related privacy settings. Amazon says this is where users will go to manage their own privacy settings by time frame and by device. ... -And you can now use voice control to clear Alexa's equivalent of your browsing history. ... [...] these tools still put the burden of responsibility largely on the customer."

"Pillo Health's lead product is the eponymous Pillo, a countertop artificial intelligence device that uses voice to engage users and remind them to take medications. Designed for older patients with chronic diseases or complex care plans, the tool can store, dispense and reorder up to 28 doses of medication on a pre-set schedule. In addition, Pillo can deliver audio- or video-based health content and facilitate video calls between patients and their caregivers, while allowing the latter to monitor adherence data generated from the device."

"[...]Alexa Conversations, a new deep learning-based approach that developers can use for creating natural voice experiences on Alexa with less effort, fewer lines of code, and less training data than before. This new model helps developers create natural, flexible dialogs within a single skill and in the upcoming releases brings multiple skills into a single conversation. Alexa Conversations is now available in developer preview in the US."