The spookiest holiday of the year is rapidly looming, so what are you doing to get your Halloween home decor ready? If you’re expecting the usual onslaught of trick-or-treaters, why not get ready...
Starting September 2019, new EU regulations require on-line transactions to go through two-or-more steps multi-factor authentication (MFA), also referred to as Strong Customer Authentication...
Smart lighting comes in many guises. Today, we will be focusing on the best smart light bulbs for your home. If you’re looking for a whole-house solution, there’s no substitute for going all-in...
In the past few weeks, Amazon announced versions of Alexa in three new languages: Hindi, U.S. Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. Like all new-language launches, these addressed the problem...
Editor’s Note: Our monthly release roundup series showcases the latest in Alexa Skills Kit developer tools and features that can make your skills easier to manage, simpler to deploy, and...
For the last decade, smartphones have revolutionized the way we live our lives by giving us powerful computers in the palms of our hands. They make our lives easier in almost every way, and each...
In July, we released Skill Flow Builder (SFB), a tool for visually designing and building story-based game skills which makes it easier for content creators to create skills without needing a...
We’re excited to announce the General Availability of two tools which focus on your voice model’s accuracy: Natural Language Understanding (NLU) Evaluation Tool and Utterance Conflict Detection....
While it’s easy to get carried away with more exciting smart home tech like helper robots or huge roll-up TVs, don’t forget the less glamorous devices. For instance, have you ever thought about...
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on designing skills with in-skill purchasing (ISP)! In Part 1, we discussed the different types of ISPs, and scoped a hypothetical trivia skill – Seattle Super...