Alexa everywhere, soon available in office equipment. Amazon said a couple of weeks back that it debuted a new feature that lets office equipment makers more easily integrate their existing devices like video-conferencing gear and corporate calling headsets with the Alexa voice assistant. Makers will use Alexa for Business.
Some of the companies that are working with Amazon on the new feature include BlackBerry, iHome, and Plantronics, which owns the corporate device maker Polycom.
Amazon has recently invested in prefab houses company Plant Prefab through their Alexa fund as well as healthcare (Aiva) and education (BambooLearning) , truly looking into Alexa everywhere mentality. Details by VentureBeat.
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