Smart Home
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Amazon unveils new Dolby Atmos Echo and Alexa-powered earbuds
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Amazon has bolstered its Alexa-powered smart home range with updates to its flagship Echo range and the introduction of several new devices.
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BBC Alexa skill update brings ‘resume’ feature to BBC Sounds app
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The update means listeners can now listen to a podcast on their phone using the BBC Sounds app while out and about and then resume it on Alexa once back at house.
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Hear Ed Sheeran perform a duet with Amazon’s Alexa
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The track is available to stream exclusively on Alexa-enabled devices via through Amazon Music – just ask “Alexa, sing a duet with Ed Sheeran”.
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Hands On: Amazon Echo Show 5
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Released earlier this month, the Amazon Echo Show 5 is a 5.5” smart screen and speaker with built-in support for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.
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Voice search comes to YouView
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By installing the YouView skill for Alexa, users can search by programme name and actor / star by using phrases such as ‘Alexa, search for shows with Prue Leith’ or ‘Alexa, search for EastEnders’.
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netgem.tv announces enhanced voice control for set top boxes
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The move means users can now issue commands such as “Alexa, go to BBC One” rather than the longer “Alexa, open netgem.tv, go to BBC One” form they currently use.