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Briefing
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- Developer Tools – Amazon announced Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit, developer tool that allows wearable devices, such as headphones, smart watches, fitness devices, and more to connect to Alexa via app with minimal investment in hardware or integration efforts
- Alexa Integration Advantages – Can be used to stream media, control smart home devices, access thousands of Alexa Skills, manage calendars, receive weather updates, and more
- How It Works – Bluetooth-enabled wearable devices can connect to Alexa Voice Service by pairing them with Android or iOS smartphones with Amazon Alexa app installed
- Partnering Manufacturers – Include Bose, Jabra, iHome, Beyerdynamic, and Bowers and Wilkins
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Consumer Durables, Information Technology
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Organization
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Amazon.com Inc., Beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG, Bose Corp., Bowers & Wilkins, Jabra, SDI Technologies Inc.
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Source
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Luthra, G., "Amazon Alexa mobile accessories: A new Alexa-enabled product category with dev tools coming soon",
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Torres, I., "Amazon wants to bring Alexa to your mobile devices with new tool kit",
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Wagner, A., "Amazon Alexa is coming to mobile devices like headphones and smartwatches",
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Perez, S., "Alexa is coming to wearable devices, including headphones, smartwatches and fitness trackers",
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Smith, J., "Amazon releases Alexa developer kit for wearable devices",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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January 5, 2018
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