
Alexa Plus is here … but is it remarkable?
After months of rumors and speculation, Amazon has removed the next -generation Alexa covers.
Nickname Alexa+ / Alexa Plus (an absolute SEO nightmare, thanks Amazon), the new version of the Amazon digital wizard was revealed during a large launch event in New York City.
There have been rumors for years that Amazon can put Alexa behind some type of payment wall, and in June of last year there were reports that there was a great internal project in progress to activate Alexa’s money.
The report is based on the information of the sources that spilled beans in the so -called ‘Banyan’ project … also known as ‘remarkable Alexa’.
Alexa+ seems to be the result of that project and, as you imagine, he has the intelligence of generative in its nucleus.
The bad news … is more expensive than was rumored at $ 19.99 per month. The good news … is free if you are already paying for Amazon Prime.
Amazon executives demonstrated the next generation Alexa giving personalized results, recommendations and the like, based on a wide range of tickets.
Alexa Plus seems to be significantly more proactive. It has characteristics such as automated tasks management for things such as the request for groceries and the sending of event invitation, as well as personalized memory for preferences such as dietary restrictions and movies.
Beyond simple commands, Alexa Plus can hold continuous conversations without the need for additional Estela words and use visual recognition for image analysis, and offer advanced assistance.
You can do things such as looking for the most recent information about concert tickets, recommending local businesses and even helping you book reservations for dinner.
It is also designed to function as a study aid, newspaper administrator and much more. The discharge of obvious responsibility here is that you will have to give Amazon access to any tool, information and applications with which you want the help of Alexa+.
Amazon showed a feature that allows you to load documents (think of emails, recipes, manuals, letters and more) and then ask Alexa+ specific details. You can also use information from these documents to create reminders and the like.
Alexa+ also wants to help you address email overload. For example, forward those endless school bulletins, and will summarize the key points and you can answer questions such as “What days children need their swimming kit?”
In the Smart Home Front Alexa+ it is designed to make everything more intuitive and without problems. You can use your voice to create complex routines, eliminating the need to create Alexa routines in the application.
Music Discovery and Control is also receiving an impulse, with Alexa+ capable of helping him find dark songs, and also moving reproduction between rooms with simple spoken applications.
If you have a ring system, Alexa + can provide a complete description of the safety of your home, with summary camera events, relevant image reviews, and you can take advantage of the intelligent video search for Ring with conversational consultations.
Alexa+ is also giving the digital wizard a change of visual image, starting with an echo show interface renewed.
The larger echo display screens will now have an adaptive screen, showing photos and custom content from the distance, then transforming into a customary start screen when approaching.
This personalized center will offer easy access to family calendars, music suggestions, a cured panel for you with relevant updates and advanced intelligent home controls.
There are also new characteristics of Alexa Plus designed for children: “Alexa stories” and “Explore with Alexa”.
Amazon tells us that Alexa+ will be accessible on its devices, from Echo devices and the mobile application to a new web browser experience, maintaining the conversational context as it advances between them.
Alexa+ is driven by Amazon Bedrock’s large language models (LLM) to access their advanced programs, including Amazon ‘Nova’ models themselves and Anthrope’s.
It is designed to choose the best AI program for each task.
Alexa +’s knowledge comes from associations with news organizations such as Associated Press, Reuters, Time, USA Today and Political, which means that he should be up to date with the most recent information.
Alexa Plus will be launched for “early access” next month in the USA. And we are informed that it will be launched in waves in the last echo show 8, 10, 15 and 21.