Dead Island 2’s Amazon Alexa voice commands are novel, but limited
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HP’s Envy curved AIOs sport a six-core CPU, Nvidia graphics, and maybe Alexa
HP's huge assortment of new devices include Envy all-in-one curved PCs with six-core Intel Core processors and discrete GeForce GTX 1050 graphics. They're also supposedly the first AIO PCs to support the new Amazon Alexa app.
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Vuzix Making Alexa-Enabled Smart Glasses, to Debut at CES 2018
The very first Alexa-enabled smart glasses are on their way, and making their debut at CES 2018, Las Vegas. Of course, it’s the enterprising young Vuzix who are taking the reigns and spearheading Alexa’s incorporation into augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) devices.
Amazon are of course eager to have Alexa integrated with as many smart devices as possible, so smart glasses and head-mounted displays (HMDs) are the next logical step. Amazon allows Alexa integration in third party products, and several tech manufacturers are using Alexa with their speakers and more, but this is the first time we’re seeing Alexa breach another reality.
An Amazon spokesman has said that they are; “excited about the potential of the glasses and the ability to bring Alexa to customers in a new way.”
It’s good news for Vuzix, who’s shares went up almost 8% after the news broke.
CES 2018, Las Vegas, will be the place where many new AR and VR products make their debut, with smart glasses being just one example of the kinds of interesting new products that’ll be making their way onto the market.
We’ll see Vuzix’s AR glasses with Alexa support before the summer of 2018, at a price point around $1,000 USD. Sound pricey? It is, but interestingly, Vuzix Chief Executive Officer Paul Travers has said they’re looking to get the price down to $500 USD by 2019. Promising, but should probably make early adopters understandably hesitant.
Travers believes Amazon won’t be content simply having Alexa integrated into a pair of third party smart glasses, after being asked if Amazon will make their own smart glasses, Travers says; “I think everyone is going to come out with glasses sooner or later” in a report according to Bloomberg.
It’s good to see the smart glasses market continue after Google Glass had a rough test launch. The mixed reception has taught startups and manufacturers what pitfalls to avoid and how to make a smart glasses product that has the potential to be both mainstream and useful for productivity fans.
We can’t wait to see more smart glasses and other tech make use of virtual assisstants like Alexa – especially as virtual assistants improve. For all the latest on virtual reality and more, stay on VRFocus.
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Continue reading...Limited-edition ‘Destiny 2’ Ghost comes to life with Amazon Alexa’s new skill
Thanks to a new Destiny 2 Ghost skill for Alexa devices, the game features new hands-free voice commands. Players can now ask their ghost about Destiny lore, equip items, send messages to friends, and more.
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There is now a ‘RuneScape’ audio game for Amazon’s Alexa devices
A new audio game based on the 15-year-old PC game RuneScape is now available for Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. The game casts players as an adventurer and tasks them with solving a murder mystery using voice commands.
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