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Amazon this morning is introducing "Alexa Blueprints," a new way for any Alexa owner to create their own customized Alexa skills or responses, without needing to know how to code. The idea is to allow Alexa owners to create their own voice apps, like a trivia game or bedtime stories, or teach Alexa to respond to questions with answers they design – like "Who's the best mom in the world?," for example.
[...] "Alexa Skill Blueprints is an entirely new way for you to teach Alexa personalized skills just for you and your family," explained Steve Rabuchin, Vice President, Amazon Alexa, in a statement about the launch. "You don't need experience building skills or coding to get started—my family created our own jokes skill in a matter of minutes, and it's been a blast to interact with Alexa in a totally new and personal way."
[...] The feature could give Amazon an edge in selling its Echo speakers to consumers, as it's now the only platform offering this level of customization – Apple's HomePod is really designed for music lovers, and doesn't support third-party apps. Google Home also doesn't offer this type of customization.
All three are competing to be the voice assistant people use in their home, but Alexa so far is leading by a wide margin – it still has roughly 70 percent of the smart speaker market.
Source: Amazon's new 'Alexa Blueprints' lets anyone create custom Alexa skills and responses
(Score: 2) by archfeld on Saturday April 21 2018, @08:51PM
I don't actually have any smart devices with the exception of my TV. I was just being rhetorical. I don't even use a smart phone. I do have a kindle Ereader, and I share an Amazon prime sub with my 2 brothers, extensively using amazon video and kindle unlimited for books so they are getting a fair chunk of info on me that way. I watch the Tick and read about 50 books a month, but between myself and my 2 brothers the profile they build up is pretty confused, We live in 2 states at 3 different addresses. I switch between Arizona and California on a routine based on where I am working. When in Arizona I look after my parents who are both partially disabled and need extra attention in the off season, when their neighborhood is a ghost town. It is odd traveling opposite the snow birds, and being in Yuma during the hot times rather than fleeing.
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