Amazon has released a new Alexa Development Kit aimed at simplifying the process of creating voice-enabled devices, as the company seeks to expand the reach of its digital assistant, Alexa, beyond smart speakers and into a wide variety of devices.
Key Points:
- Amazon’s new Alexa Development Kit is designed to make it easier for developers to create voice-enabled devices.
- The kit includes a hardware reference design, SDK, and API to help developers build devices that are compatible with Alexa.
- The ADK is part of Amazon’s larger effort to expand the reach of Alexa beyond smart speakers and into a wide variety of devices.
- Amazon has partnered with several companies, including Qualcomm and NXP, to make it easier for developers to integrate the ADK into their devices.
- The ADK is currently available in the US and will be available in other regions in the future
Personal Insights:
- It’s neat having a voice assistant in almost every room.
- I think we’re going to be expect intelligence assistants to be just a spoken word away
- I think Amazon’s going to make it easy for almost every device to be connected by voice
Article Highlights:
In an effort to make it easier for developers to create voice-enabled devices, Amazon has released a new Alexa Development Kit (ADK). The kit is designed to provide all of the tools needed to build devices that are compatible with Alexa, including a hardware reference design, SDK, and API. The ADK is part of Amazon’s larger effort to expand the reach of Alexa beyond smart speakers and into a wide variety of devices, including cars, appliances, and wearables
