Amazon may not be known for their hardware success compared to other ventures, but Echo digital assistant has proved to be a major win for the company. To further improve upon Echo, they will be reaching into the territory of Google for some help. With this bonafide showing off tech team work, perhaps Apple will want in on the fun.
AMAZON GETS COZY WITH GOOGLE CALENDAR
Amazon Echo digital assistant can now add events to Google Calendar. Using the voice-controlled helper, just saying a simple phrase will add events via the Alexa software agent. Before one can take full advantage of the software, you’ll need to enable the “link Google Calendar account” in the Alexa app. The significant move means that Alexa is beginning to squeeze in on Google’s Android territory.
ECHO EVOLVES
The Amazon Echo was first seen as a tool to help consumers shop on Amazon. Scheduling events had very little to do with it. Now with this addition with calendar and other features like getting an Uber ride from echo, it’s looking like Amazon is evolving echo into something bigger. While it may seem like this is good teamwork between the two, it could be a threat to. However, according to recent reports, Google is working on its own version of Echo in order to compete. Is Apple doing the same with?
APPLE’S SIRI GETTING AN UPDATE
Rumors are suggesting that Siri is getting an upgrade. Apple employees have been testing a program that allows Siri to answer calls for you and even transcribe a message that can be sent via test. Another leak suggests that Siri may be able to recognize who it’s talking to. Aa new patent issued to Apple shows a method for a user recognition engine that shows how Siri reacts to a certain person. For example, Apple’s Siri could recognize that a certain person had observed specific content on the device in the past. From there, it can favor that content in how it replies. The updates are impressive but it might not be enough to compete with the dominant Echo.
