As Amazon targets children with the release of its Echo Dot Kids Edition, concerns are being raised over the effects voice assistants could be having on children. Is teaching kids how to politely command Alexa enough, or are there long-term developmental consequences to children using such devices?
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If video of Alexa returning some slightly age-inappropriate results to toddlers' queries has prevented you from welcoming the virtual assistant into your home, then a custom version designed for little ones, along with the new Echo Dot Kids Edition, might address your reservations.
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If Amazon's delivery drones do actually enter our lives, what will they look like and how might they move around? If the latest patient issued to the company is anything to go by, perhaps they will be waved down by customers awaiting deliveries.
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Amazon’s hi-tech, cashier-free convenience store has just opened to the public and predictably resulted in torrents of “store of the future” headlines. But is it really the future of shopping or is it just a very expensive publicity stunt?
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Public safety is central to Amazon's drone delivery plans, and a new patent shows the company is thinking outside the square in this regard. It is considering drones that can break apart in midair, to spread the loads of metal and plastic raining down if something goes wrong.
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The Alexa voice assistant seems to be pretty much everywhere these days – in Amazon's own Bluetooth speakers, living inside fancy lamps, or helping smartphone users cope with their busy lives. Now the company's business arm has unveiled plans to get Alexa into the workplace.
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Last month Walmart put forward a kind of unnerving idea where couriers just go ahead and let themselves in to complete the delivery when the customer isn't home, something Amazon is now keen to test out with a new service called Amazon Key.
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A year and a half after launching the Kindle Oasis as the thinnest and lightest (and most expensive) of its e-readers, Amazon is back with a follow-up. The 2017 model slims down even more while offering a bigger 7-inch screen, and adds bonus features like water resistance and audiobook support.
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Sonos has unveiled an Alexa speaker. Along with the ability to access Amazon's voice assistant, the speaker will be compatible with Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay from next year, making it one of the first devices to pull together the disparate digital assistants from various companies.
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Amazon has been holding a press event in Seattle today, showing off some brand new hardware devices ready for the holiday season – and included in the wealth of Alexa-powered devices demoed were four new Echo models and a 4K-capable Amazon Fire TV dongle.
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