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    LG's smart fridge has Amazon Alexa

    LG has unveiled the next generation of their smart fridge. This one has an embedded touchscreen display that can help you stay entertained, productive, or informed. It also has Amazon Alexa integration so it can act like a family hub for your home.
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    Car makers want to bring Alexa to vehicles

    Amazon's Alexa platform is gaining serious steam. Car makers are now looking to bring the voice assistant into your car. They can do so soon with Intrix's OpenCar platform. It'll be interesting to see the possibilities this can enable down the road.
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    This $300 Amazon Alexa device is meant for kids

    Amazon has been selling their Echo devices to adults for a while, but now Mattel wants to market the technology towards kids. The device will be known as the Aristotle, and comes with a companion camera that can be used as a baby monitor.
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    You can now ask Alexa follow up questions

    One of the features that made Google Home better than Alexa was the ability for Google Home to understand context. This week, Amazon updated their Alexa backend, and now you can ask it follow up questions (although people say it's still not as good as Google's solution).
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    This $400 pair of headphones has Amazon Alexa built-in, will be available in January

    Onvocal has just announced they will be launching a pair of headphones next month called the Onvocal OV. These headphones will be priced at $400, and will have Amazon's Alexa voice assistant built right into them.
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    Starting tomorrow, you can order a pizza delivery from Pizza Hut with Alexa

    You've been able to order a pizza through Alexa from Domino's, but starting tomorrow Pizza Hut will be joining in too. The voice integration feature will be available on the Echo, Echo Dot, Fire TV and Fire tablets on December 15th.
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    Wynn Las Vegas is putting an Amazon Echo in every room

    Wynn Hotels in Las Vegas -- which controls the Wynn and Encore properties -- will put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room, they have announced. The Echo will be used to control various room functions such as lighting, temperature, and TV. Other functionality is planned down the line.
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    Amazon Echo Dot review calls it delightful

    A new review of the Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Generation says the device is a cheap and delightful way to get into personal assistants. Aside from a few minor annoyances, such as a subpar web-based app, the device is powerful and useful.
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    You can now browse and search any Amazon Alexa skill

    Amazon has just announced that you can now search for Alexa skills through the Amazon website. The results can also be sorted by category or filtered by user rating.
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    Omate made a home robot with Amazon Alexa

    Omate has introduced the Yumi. It's a $350 small home robot which has support for Amazon Alexa baked in. The rolling robot features a 5-inch 720p display that can be used to display info or simply show the robot's face. With Alexa, you can give commands to the robot and make it a moving personal...
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    You can now lock your BMW and send it directions with Alexa

    Back in August, BMW said they would soon support the Amazon Alexa personal assistant, and yesterday they made it happen. With the new Amazon Alexa skill, you can lock your car's doors, put a scheduled trip on it, and check the battery/fuel levels.
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    Deal: $100 off Triby's Alexa-powered speaker

    Triby's Alexa-powered portable speaker is now $99 in Amazon's latest sale. Down from its usual $199, the speaker takes on the looks of an old-time radio and lets you do things like listen to music, control your smart home, and other tasks Alexa can perform.
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    Amazon Alexa can now control Blink security cameras

    Blink has added support for Amazon Alexa voice control. The security camera can be armed or disarmed with your voice, and it can also tell you its latest status and the time and location of the last clip it recorded.
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    Amazon announces support for Scenes for smart home skills with Alexa

    Amazon is constantly updating the capabilities of Alexa, and their latest update brings support for Scenes for its smart home skills. Scenes is a little different than the group skills for smart homes in that they let you set anything configured in a scene, rather than setting an entire group to...
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    You can now use Amazon's Alexa on your wrist thanks to the CoWatch

    Amazon has yet to make its own smartwatch, but a company has announced a new smartwatch that integrates Amazon's Alexa. CoWatch is available on Amazon starting today for $279 and features a dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 400x400 display, and 8GB of storage.
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    Deal: Fossil Q Founder for $191 when ordering through Alexa

    Amazon is putting on an interesting deal for the Fossil Q Founder. The Android Wear watch comes in at $191.75, down from its usual $295 price tag. The catch is that you must order the smartwatch through Amazon Alexa on any compatible Alexa device to get the deal.
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    Control4 can now be controlled with Alexa

    Control4's smart home tech is now controllable by Amazon Alexa. You can use any Alexa device to issue smart home commands using your voice.
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    You can now pre-order the $50 Amazon Echo Dot

    Amazon formally introduced their $50 Amazon Echo Dot today. You can now pre-order one for $50. The device is set to ship on October 20th.
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    Amazon updates Alexa so it can tell you what's trending, top tweets, recent tweets and more

    Amazon has just updated their personal assistant with a new skill called Twitter Reader. Once enabled, you can have Alexa tell you what's trending on Twitter, what the top tweets are, your notifications, recent tweets and even your own tweets.
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    LG’s SmartThinQ Hub gets limited Amazon Alexa support

    Although LG and Amazon partnered to bring Alexa's voice services to the LG SmartThinQ Hub, the features are extremely limited when compared to the Amazon Echo. An example of this is the fact that you cannot use Alexa to control smart home devices and the Alexa can only be activated after pushing...
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    Omate wants to put Amazon Alexa on your wrist with a limited edition version of the Omate Rise

    Omate launched a smartwatch called the Omate Rise back in December thanks to a successful Indiegogo campaign. Now, the company has added a limited edition version to their previous campaign. There are only 999 of them, pricing starts at $199, and it comes with Amazon Alexa support.
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    BMW will add Alexa support to their Connected assistant app

    BMW has added Alexa support to their Connected assistant app. The app helps the user determine accurate "leave by" times for appointments and meetings by factoring in things like local traffic and your fuel levels (so if you need to visit a gas station, it will give you enough time to do so).
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    Nucleus touch-screen intercom announced with Alexa integration

    The first touchscreen device with Alexa has been revealed. It's called Nucleus, a moderate-sized display-equipped slate with a camera, speakers, and microphones. You can use the camera to chat with people in other areas of the house, see who's on the front porch, or more. The device's Alexa...
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    You can now order products using Amazon Alexa

    Amazon has announced great new functionality for Alexa. You can now buy things from Amazon's storefront with your voice. The catch is that you have to be a Prime member, and you have to buy Prime-eligible items.
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    You can now ask Alexa to add new skills to your Amazon Echo

    Amazon today announced a new feature for Amazon Echo. You can now say "Alexa, add Lyft," for instance, to add the ability to order Lyft rides with your Echo.
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