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Amazon's Alexa app for Windows now listens for wake words, just like an Echo Dot |
May 07, 2019
Naysayers may criticize Microsoft’s Cortana for her lack of features, but Microsoft Windows users face an unexpected dilemma: Now that Amazon’s Alexa app supports wake words on Windows 10, do you really want two assistants listening in?As of last August, Amazon Alexa automatically was paired up within Windows 10’s Cortana to assist with select chores. Try it yourself: Tell Cortana to “launch Alexa” and you’ll have access to Amazon’s app for shopping and general queries. Tell her to “buy paperclips,” for example, and Alexa will either add a card to your checkout page or, presumably, buy the item if you already have a history with it. Task completed, Cortana takes charge once again.To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3393464/amazons-alexa-app-for-windows-now-listens-for-wake-words-just-like-an-echo-dot.html#tk.rss_all
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