Amazon is bringing Alexa to smartwatches and headphones

The tech company is releasing new developer tools
Coming soon: Amazon Alexa is arriving on portable devices in the near future
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Ben Travis5 January 2018

Amazon's Alexa assistant is about to arrive on a much bigger range of gadgets - including smartwatches and headphones.

The Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit will let third-party tech creators add the voice-controlled software to their latest products.

The products will make Alexa more portable than ever, with the majority of current Alexa-enabled devices requiring a power source.

“As customers fall in love with the convenience of using voice for hands-free control of their smart home, get weather updates, play music, and more, device makers have requested ways to integrate Alexa into mobile products that enable customers to take Alexa on-the-go,” Amazon explained in a blog post.

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“Today, we’re excited to announce the Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit, a new way to bring Alexa to portable, on-the-go devices such as hearables, headphones, smart watches, fitness devices, and more.”

Brands including Bose, Jabra, iHome, Beyerdynamic, and Linkplay are already working on portable Alexa devices.

Alexa originated in Amazon’s Echo smart speaker, which received a second-generation upgrade at the end of 2017. The assistant has since appeared in other non-Amazon products, including the Sonos One smart speaker.

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