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Amazon's Alexa comes to Marriott hotels

The Sentinel Echo 20 Jun 2018

Thanks to a partnership with Amazon announced Tuesday, Alexa will be checking into Marriott hotels. The deal puts Amazon Echo smart speakers into select rooms ......

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“Alexa, I need more towels” — Amazon launches voice assistant for hotels

Akron Beacon Journal 20 Jun 2018

Amazon has launched a version of Alexa for hotels that lets guests order room service through the voice assistant, ask for more towels or get restaurant recommendations without having to pick up the phone and call the front desk ... Amazon already sells a version of ......

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You can now find marijuana laws for every California city using your Amazon Alexa

Press Telegram 20 Jun 2018

If you own an Amazon Echo product, you can now ask Alexa – the brain behind Amazon’s smart-speaker platform – to tell you the rules for any city or county in California ... And, as of June 19, that database is accessible simply by talking to your Amazon Echo device. David Limp with Amazon speaks about Alexa family devices in San Francisco ... To get started, go to the Amazon Alexa app on your smartphone (available for Android and iOS)....

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Amazon may set up order fulfillment center in Schodack

The Daily Gazette 20 Jun 2018

SCHODACK — E-commerce giant Amazon may add a southern Rensselaer County warehouse to its rapidly growing network of order fulfillment centers ... Empire State Development, the state’s economic development agency, said only that it is “working closely” with Amazon to bring further investments to the state, including this “exciting potential project.”. Amazon’s interest in the site has been cloaked in secrecy....

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Amazon announces version of Alexa for hotels

Las Vegas Review-Journal 20 Jun 2018

Amazon announced Tuesday it is rolling out a version of its voiced-operated assistant Alexa for the hospitality industry in a push to boost market share. Amazon has already signed up Marriott International, the technology and e-commerce giant said in a statement ... to the Alexa-enabled device in their hotel room, Amazon said in the press release....

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Atlanta developer buys Kernersville sites primed for Amazon fulfillment center

News & Record 20 Jun 2018

An Atlanta commercial real-estate developer has bought three Kernersville sites being primed for a potential Amazon fulfillment center ... Amazon's proposed plans surfaced May 30 for a 1-million-square-foot facility that could employ up to 953 full-time and full-time equivalent workers (two or more people working combined hours that equal full-time employment) ... Altogether, Amazon has about 2,000 employees in North Carolina....

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Amazon-Marriott Deal Will Make Alexa A Hotel Butler, But The Implications Range Far Wider

Forbes 20 Jun 2018

Amazon has turned heads again, partnering with Marriott to feature its Echo smart speakers at select hotels as it unveils the Alexa for Hospitality initiative. But the move is about much more in the company's high-stakes smart-speaker fight with Google ... ....

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Amazon offers Hub package lockers for landlords across the U.S.

9news 20 Jun 2018

Amazon has invented the mailbox ... ....

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Superhero epic 'Invincible' heads to Amazon as an animated series

Engadget 20 Jun 2018

Amazon Studios has greenlit an animated series based on the comic Invincible, which was created by artist Cory Walker and writer Robert Kirkman, who made The Walking Dead. The new show's source material tells the story of Mark Grayson, an ordinary te... ....

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Amazon’s Alexa will now butler at Marriott hotels

The Star 20 Jun 2018

Amazon.com Inc said that it has partnered with Marriott International Inc to help increase guest access to amenities with Alexa, through its voice-controlled device Echo, in an attempt to expand its presence in the hospitality industry ... ....

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GGMM D6 Portable Speaker for Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Generation, 20W Powerful Stereo Speaker, 5200mAh ...

CNET 20 Jun 2018

GGMM D6 Portable Speaker for Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Generation, 20W Powerful Stereo Speaker, 5200mAh Battery Powered True 360 Speaker with 20H Playing Time for Bedroom, Kitchen, Living Room ... ....

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Alexa Is Headed to Your Hotel Room

Slate 20 Jun 2018

Amazon’s Alexa has infiltrated our homes , offices , bathrooms , and cars ... While some enterprising chains and establishments had begun introducing Echos and Echo Dots into their guest quarters, Amazon on Tuesday announced Alexa for Hospitality , a hotel-specific version of its assistant software ... Amazon has provided answers to some of these concerns....

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