The Alexa Skills Kit lets developers develop
voice apps called «skills» that make Amazon's smart speakers useful and fun.
In addition, to being a bit late to market with a smart speaker, Cortana has trailed Amazon and Google by a large margin in third - party
voice apps called Cortana skills.
On top of that, Alexa keeps getting smarter thanks to an increasingly robust market of third - party
voice apps called «skills.»
«Alexa» is the virtual, voice - activated assistant housed in the smash hit Amazon Echo smart speaker, and one of her claims to fame is a growing library of third - party
voice apps called «skills.»
A voice app called Able Style gives daily men's fashion tips and with the assistant can walk you through a website that provides a series of fashion ideas and color combinations.
Not exact matches
The startup began by creating a Shazam - like song recognition
app called Midomi; now, the newly released Hound
app is capable of answering complex
voice prompts like, «Show me all below - average - priced restaurants within a five - mile radius that are open past 10 p.m. but don't include Chinese or pizza places,» or «What's the weather like in the capital of the biggest state in the U.S.?»
TD and BMO are also among the financial institutions that have developed a
voice app,
called a skill, that allow customers to ask questions via Amazon's
voice - activated assistant, Alexa.
If consumers can use Skype or any other similar
app to make
calls over a data network, does it make sense for them to also have to pony up for a second
voice service?
On Thursday, the enterprise software company debuted new features it claims will help companies track how people are using
voice apps (or «skills,» as Amazon
calls them).
Besides the start menu returning — though not to its full, former glory — Windows 9 (if we can officially
call it that) is supposedly going to have features such as the ability to run Metro
apps and Cortana
voice assistant integration, which is Microsoft's response to Apple's Siri.
This
app can send you a text message,
voice call or push notification when you receive a specified email.
Based on ResearchKit, University of Rochester is developing an
app called mPower that can use the data it gathers to assess the level of Parkinson's disease by simply listening to the user's
voice.
It provides remote consultations to patients over multiple platforms such as
voice calls, website, text messages and mobile
apps such as WhatsApp.
Alex users will also soon be able to make
voice calls and send text messages to numbers in the U.S., U.K., and Germany via any Echo device or in the Alexa mobile
app.
The company announced that mobile and desktop users will be able to initiate
voice calls inside the
app, with select users getting access to conference
calls.
You will also get access to me through Voxer (a
voice messaging
app) and via text between
calls.
Users simply launch the Momseze
app (available for download on an iphone in iTunes or an Android in Google Play) and press Connect Now to immediately talk with a lactation consultant (we
call them «Friendseze») via video chat,
voice only or text, directly through the
app, on their phone or tablet.
Amedi's team recently released a successor to
vOICe,
called EyeMusic, as a free iPhone
app.
The
app runs in the background on an ordinary smartphone, and automatically monitors the patients»
voice patterns during any
calls made as well as during weekly conversations with a member of the patient's care team.
HOW IT WORKS: This always - on
app records a patient's
voice during phone
calls, listening for changes in speech patterns, such as speed, that might indicate the onset of a depressive or manic episode.
Call a single's chatline or download a
voice personals
app.
Tango is an
app which allows you to make
voice and video
calls and have group chats..
Morris is a documentarian whose lifelong commitment to both truth - seeking and storytelling I revere — and with whom I once conducted my most awkward interview ever, as the new
voice - recording
app I'd diligently downloaded to tape our conversation kept making the
call drop every minute or so.
Another nice feature of this
app is the ability to do a
voice call as you draw.
One planned lesson let students use an
app called Sock Puppet — with which students record their
voices to build mini-conversations between digital puppets — to create and compare examples of conversations involving disagreement.
Chevrolet touts the service as a safer way to use your smartphone while driving, because of the screen display of smartphone
apps and the availability of
voice - activated
calling and texting.
However, once connected, the driver can access various features and
apps from his or her phone via steering wheel controls, providing
voice - to - text messaging,
calls, and navigation.
«Hyundai will offer more technology than ever before inside affordable Hyundai models, allowing owners not only to text message through
voice commands and stream their favorite music
apps, but also to make
calls in a safer way, and navigate using phone - based, off - board navigation through the car's screen and controls,» said Cason Grover, senior group manager, cross-carline planning, Hyundai Motors America.
The Comfortline also comes with a central touchscreen that supports both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; these
apps make so much sense as they ease the chore of placing a
call, texting and getting directions by allowing all functions to be accessed through
voice commands.
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Core functions including music (new SoundHound
app), messaging, navigation and
voice calls are available via the screen, the steering wheel or via
voice command.
Android Auto ™ connects to the user's Android device and lets them access smartphone
apps and functions through the in - car infotainment system, such as
voice - guided Google Maps navigation, hands - free
calls and texts and
voice recognition.
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call buttons on the rear - view mirror, mobile
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app installed on a compatible smartphone, and the ability to add GPS navigation from Garmin for vehicles not equipped with the option from the factory (it is activated by a dealership for a fee, however, does not include SiriusXM Travel Link or 3D mapping).
With 4G LTE, you'll enjoy simultaneous
voice and data capabilities, allowing you to check e-mail, browse the web, download an
app, and check directions on Google Maps while on a
call.
Built into the rebranded handset is an FM radio, access to the Orange
App Store and signal boost UMA technology with Orange's HD
voice features that cancel out background noise to make the
call much clearer.
Big telecoms have been wary of the Internet.com initiative, openly expressing their concerns that access to certain
apps could eat into their bottom line (eliminating the need for money - generating services they provide, such as
voice calling and text messaging).
Path Talk makes it possible for me to accomplish many of the tasks that used to require a
voice call all with in -
app text messages.
Second, Facebook introduces
voice calling into the
app.
The
app will let you make
voice or video
calls using a Wi - Fi connection and will have the usual array of VoIP options such as incoming
call alerts, friends lists and picture in picture displays.
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What was posted on Engadget was that at launch it would not have Skype Mobile, which is a Verizon specific
app that allows
voice calls outside of wifi.