How to Debug Errors for Custom Alexa Skills
While building an Alexa skill, you may run into issues when Alexa says, “There was a problem with the requested skill’s response” (for the...
Edge Cases to Consider When Choosing an Invocation Name for Your Alexa Skill
An Alexa skill’s invocation name is the word or short phrase that is used to launch a skill. Great invocation names are memorable and...
Apple Music Now Available on Amazon Fire TV
Amazon today expanded its Apple Music integration to the Amazon Fire TV, allowing Fire TV owners to ask Alexa to play songs from the...
The Seven Best Things You Can Do With an Amazon Echo
The Amazon Echo offers our first serious glimpse into the future of an intelligent home. It’s not perfect, but whether you’re you’re thinking of...
Sony Pictures Television Grows Its Brand and Reaches New Customers with Monetized Alexa Skills...
For decades, viewers of top-rated TV quiz show Jeopardy! have shouted answers to trivia questions from their couches. With voice technology, Sony Pictures...
Updated Tutorial: Build a Monetized Fact Skill with the Premium Facts Sample Skill
Many developers have created a skill using our fact sample skill template because it’s an easy way to get started in the world of...
Improve Your Mornings With Alexa Routines
Josh Hendrickson
Waking up can be hard, but Alexa can make it easier. Alexa won’t make you any less sleepy or drag you out of...
Alexa Voice Service Expands to Canadian French, with Sonos, Bose, Harman Kardon, Logitech, Jabra,...
Since November 2017, Canadian customers have used Alexa devices to stream millions of songs, access thousands of skills, and control their smart homes...
Mesh WiFi startup Eero is now officially part of Amazon
Amazon has officially acquired Eero, the three-year old mesh WiFi startup based in San Francisco. Like other mesh WiFi systems, Eero's routers can be...
Alexa Game Skill “Would You Rather for Family” Adds In-Skill Purchasing and Sees Revenue...
When Nidhi Agarwal got her first Amazon Echo in 2016, it was an instant hit with her family. She never imagined that less than...