About:
The name Alexa is known to all internet users. Alexa is a device that was launched by Amazon back in 2014. This is a digital voice assistant device. You can ask Alexa anything, for example, “Alexa, take me to the viralblogy website”. It will search for your question on Google and dictate the answer through the speakers for you. Or you can command Alexa to do anything, like play videos, play songs, launch any applications, etc. You can operate this device with your Smartphone or computer easily. You can control your smart appliances in your house through Alexa. For example, smart tube lights, smart fans, smart televisions, smart air conditioners, etc. You just have to connect the smart appliance with Alexa and say, “Alexa turn on the light.” “Alexa turn on the fan.” You can connect your smart devices with it very easily. Let’s explore more in this viralblogy article.
How it works:
The working progress of Alexa is through the internet. It connects with all internet servers. The device gathers all the information from different online servers. It can answer all your questions by dictating them through the speakers. As there is no display on it, it can only answer your questions to speakers in a female voice.
When it was launched:
Alexa is a virtual assistant released on November 6, 2014, as a smart speaker. At first, this was released as a smart speaker with the Alexa assistant built-in on it. With updates and updates, the company made this speaker very user-friendly and easy to use. The name of the first relief version is Amazon Alexa Generation 1. The latest tech news says that they have also released generation 2, 3, and 4 of it, which come with many more new features. In the beginning, it was launched on its speaker. But now there are many smartphones and smart TVs that have Alexa built-in. You can access Alexa anywhere from your Smartphone.
Do you know about Alexa voice change?
Generally, Alexa communicates with the user through its female voice but, do you know you can change Alexa’s voice by doing a few settings? You can change the voice of Alexa on any Alexa-supported device. To change the voice, you have to download the Alexa app available on the Play Store or App Store, just open the app and click on the device option. Then search for all devices and click on them. From that list of devices, select your device and go to devise settings, then go to general and select Alexa voice change. Select the voice that you want to apply to Alexa. By changing these settings, you can change the voice of Alexa. Latest tech news: there is an additional Amitabh Bachchan voice for Indian users.
Recently, they have released a new update where you can personality talk with Amitabh Bachchan through Alexa. To access this voice, you just have to say, Alexa, introduce me to Amitabh Bachchan, and the device will automatically access the voice of Amitabh Bachchan. But you have to pay a yearly subscription of 149 Rs to access it. Also, there are a few more celebrity voices available for Amazon Alexa voice change which you can choose as your favorite.
Cool things you can do with Alexa:
You can turn on the whisper mode on Alexa. The environment is relaxing and calm. To turn this on, you just have to say, Alexa, turn on whisper mode, and Alexa will communicate with you in a whispering voice.
- You don’t have to say Alexa every time you access the device; you can just turn on follow-up mode. It will stay away for a few seconds after your first command for the follow-up command. Turn on this by just saying Alexa, turn on follow-up mode.
- You can control the volume with your voice. Just tell Alexa to set the volume between one and 10.
- You can pass your time by just saying, “Hey Alexa, play a game or tell me a joke.”
- You can manually enter the answers to particular questions so that Alexa can answer the questions according to your given answers. Just go to blueprints.amazone.com and click on custom Q&A and write your particular question.
- You can use a smart plug to turn your non-smart devices into smart ones. By doing that, you can access your non-smart devices with an Alexa device.
- According to the latest tech news you can set a schedule to turn off or on anything while you are not home or doing some other work. It will automatically start doing things according to its schedule.
- If you lost your phone, you can find your phone by just saying “Alexa, find my phone.” Alexa will start ringing and vibrating your phone. This feature is the most rated by viralblogy users.
- If your phone is on silent mode, you can turn this off by just saying, “Alexa unsilence my phone.”
- These are some super cool features that come with the latest version of the Amazon Alexa device.
Ratings and Review all over the world:
At the start of 2016, Alexa could only access 130 skills, but over time, through updates, the number of her skills surpassed the mark of 100,000. Amazon has shipped over 100 million units worldwide and single-handedly led the smart speaker segment in the market. At the current date, there are more than 200 million Amazon Alexa users spread across the world.
In the year 2020, Amazon generated total revenue of 386 million dollars. More than 70 million devices were sold last year. The product is rated 4.2 out of 5 all over the world according to over 200 million customers. In the first quarter of this year, the company already made 120 billion dollars in revenue.
The Speaker itself earned the top spot in the list of other smart speakers available all over the world of the performance.