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posted by mrpg on Saturday April 21 2018, @07:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the till-alexa-says-"no" dept.

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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


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 21 2018, @10:48PM (1 child)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday April 21 2018, @10:48PM (#670184) Homepage Journal

    They will be coming, nice and new and "smart." Big, beautiful screens. Spotify (music). And they'll work with your Facebook -- so important. Taking the time to make sure they're PERFECTO. Last mover advantage, folks!!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 22 2018, @05:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 22 2018, @05:04PM (#670398)

    I hear Twitter is making a bot style voice assistant. It's going to be called Hillary.