Alexa Skills
Activation of Alexa skills through phone app possible – Quick wrap
Users can link an existing Amazon account when setting up a new service or device, which completes the setup via the Alexa Skill Activation API.
Turn your podcast into an Alexa skill – #Startups
Make your podcast available to your audience on millions of smart speakers
4 more built-in ‘Slot’ types available in all Alexa locales – Company announcement
Amazon has added 4 more ‘slots’ for 3rd party developers of Alexa skills.
When ‘Polly’ got into ‘pocket’… – News
‘Pocket’s reading app will no longer sound mechanical. Using Amazon’s text-to-speech tool Polly on its iOS & Android apps, it will read aloud the Content in a more human-sounding voice to users busy with their daily chores. Guess, this is the digital version of Ms Molly had a polly….”.