All items tagged with Alexa Voice Service (35)

Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

August 24, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

Tymphany and advanced embedded voice solutions specialist XMOS announced the latest project in building a new Amazon Alexa Built-In soundbar that will be demonstrated at Amazon’s exhibit at IFA in Berlin, 31 August to 5 September 2018. The global audio ODM company will show how the new soundbar combines its acoustic expertise to create an immersive audio experience, featuring XMOS' Vocal Fusion far-field voice processor.

DSP Group Announces Ultra-Low-Power Development Kit with Far-Field Speech Accuracy for Amazon Alexa Voice Service

June 29, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group Announces Ultra-Low-Power Development Kit with Far-Field Speech Accuracy for Amazon Alexa Voice Service

Wireless communications chipset solutions specialists DSP Group announced the availability of its HDClear 3-Microphone Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This Alexa certified solution features DBMD5, DSP Group’s advanced audio/voice processor, and its best-in-class HDClear voice enhancement processing technology, creating a complete development platform for low-power applications, including smart speakers, wearable computing devices, smart home devices and remote controls.

Alexa Development Board Runs Linux on Raspberry Pi Compute Module

March 19, 2018 by LinuxGizmos Editor

Alexa Development Board Runs Linux on Raspberry Pi Compute Module

Gumstix has launched a version of its Linux-driven Chatterbox Alexa Voice Service development board designed for the RPi Compute Module. Designed by Gumstix in Geppetto, and following the Amazon AVS functional design guide, The Chatterbox for Raspberry Pi CM provides a feature rich development platform for Alexa Voice Service projects.

Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation Launches Alexa and Google Assistant for Ubi Kit Development Platform

January 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation Launches Alexa and Google Assistant for Ubi Kit Development Platform

Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation (UCIC) announced the support of Google Assistant on its developer and hardware AI platform, Ubi Kit. The Ubi Kit already supports Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service, and with this new implementation developers can now add Google Assistant to their hardware projects with unprecedented simplicity and ease, using any compatible far field solution, and supporting wake word engines from Sensory, Kitt.AI, Cognitech, and others.

Amazon Introduces Alexa, Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service to Canada

November 15, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Amazon Introduces Alexa, Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service to Canada

Amazon announced that Alexa, the voice recognition engine that powers the Amazon Echo range of smart speakers, is now available for Canada, along with three Alexa-enabled devices: Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot. The expansion also means that the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) and the Alexa Voice Service (AVS), enabling developers to build voice experiences for Alexa users will now be available for English speakers in Canada.

Libre Wireless Technologies Launches “MAVID”, Miniaturized Low Power Integrated Wireless Voice/Audio/IoT Device

November 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Libre Wireless Technologies Launches “MAVID”, Miniaturized Low Power Integrated Wireless Voice/Audio/IoT Device

At a one day industry summit focused on the Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS), Libre Wireless Technologies, announced “MAVID,” an entirely new embedded voice enabled multiprotocol wireless connectivity and IoT platform. This ultra low power and incredibly small new device incorporates a complete hardware and software solution for embedded voice, IoT, audio and wireless connectivity. The new Libre platform will enable OEMs and ODMs to build unique voice-enabled products.

Intel Announces New Development Kit for Far-Field Alexa-Enabled Products

November 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Intel Announces New Development Kit for Far-Field Alexa-Enabled Products

Intel has announced the Intel Speech Enabling Developer Kit, designed for manufacturers and developers to quickly bring new Alexa-enabled products to market. This kit is the first audio front end solution that combines far-field voice processing and "Alexa" wake word detection on a single chip. It is based on a new digital signal processor (DSP) architecture from Intel that enables high-quality voice capture in acoustically challenging environments.

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

NXP has teamed up with Arrow Electronics, Synaptics and Amazon to develop the Synaptics AudioSmart 2-Mic and NXP Pico i.MX7Dual Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This newly available development kit is one of the first to be qualified with production-ready system-on-chip (SoC), voice processor, and the AVS Device SDK. It enables device makers to quickly and cost-effectively integrate Alexa into a fully functioning prototype and then take that work into design for manufacturing and production.

TDK InvenSense MEMS Microphones Available with Synaptics AudioSmart Solution

November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

TDK InvenSense MEMS Microphones Available with Synaptics AudioSmart Solution

TDK Corporation showcased a Synaptics AudioSmart solution for voice recognition, using InvenSense high performance MEMS microphones. The ICS-40212 and ICS-40720 analog output and the ICS-41350 PDM digital output MEMS microphones are approved for use with Synaptics AudioSmart Amazon Voice Services (AVS) solution. TDK also announced the worldwide availability of its SmartMotion Platform encompassing 4 unique development kits with multiple sensors.

808 Audio Launches Alexa Voice Service Speaker with Multi-Room Capabilities

October 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

808 Audio Launches Alexa Voice Service Speaker with Multi-Room Capabilities

808 Audio, a Voxx International brand, announced availability of its new XL-V speaker featuring Alexa capabilities. Signaling that smart speakers don't necessarily need to come from the voice assistant own brands, such as Amazon, 808 Audio's new XL-V speaker is in fact quite similar to the original Amazon Echo, with a different speaker design and driver arrangement, in a metal packaging that the company says delivers improved quality audio.

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