The improved version of Alexa that Amazon’s expected to release ... subscription-based voice assistant that used the company’s own AI proved insufficient, often struggling with words and ...

Alexa is the Amazon digital voice assistant. It can be used on smartphones and Amazon Echo products. Alexa was inspired by the interactive computer voice used in the original Star Trek TV series.

but also use the Alexa voice assistant by pressing the Alexa button and talking into the microphone on the remote. It’s simple, functional, and standard among media streamer or TV remotes.

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