If you whisper, so will Alexa


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 23 Oct 2018

The updated Amazon Alexa Plus,is on display in Amazon's Day 1 building in Seattle on September 20, 2018. Amazon weaves its Alexa digital assistant into more services and devices as it unveiles new products powered by artificial intelligence including a smart microwave and dash-mounted car gadget. / AFP PHOTO / Grant HINDSLEY

As announced at the September hardware event, Alexa is gaining the ability to whisper, and Amazon has just confirmed to Engadget that the feature is already available to US users. 

When you've just spent hours trying to get your baby to fall asleep and finally manage it, the last thing you need is Alexa telling you what the weather is going to be like tomorrow at full volume. If you asked a person that in hushed tones, they would respond in a whisper, “you'll need a sweater”. And that's the idea of Alexa's new “whisper mode”, revealed in September. 

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