Siri's parents are really overbearing however and she's not allowed to hang. There are several, newer, informative article on here discussing the latest details on the Alexa / Cortana collaboration.
You can also install Google Assistant / Cortana on your Amazon Echo devices. Lastly, to the posters above who said they preferred Google Assistant and want that on their PC, that's easily doable, though in a somewhat limited but still pretty useful way.
exe just fine, while my newer and more powerful ASUS desktop with Windows 10 Education and the same current Windows 10 build / updates installed won't run it at all :( The machine complains about issues with the dot NET framework and crashes on first-launch.
My Dell tablet with Windows 10 Education Pro installed Alexa for PC via the. exe no longer be distributed /installed (but I'm sure in reality it's more like they have partnerships with several manufacturers and they want you to buy these new models specifically created with Alexa on board). Amazon supposedly was aware of this and has stated this is why they weren't ready to release the program and have requested the. exe file that was leaked / shared around, resulting in compatibility issues that prevent many PCs from being able to properly install the software. It seems there were some minor coding errors in the Alexa for PC. Overall, I'm very happy with how it has turned out! Alexa is pretty responsive - more so I'd say than the Alexa that comes natively built into my latest model Amazon Fire HD 8 and 10 tablets.Īnyway, there was/is a roadblock that I've encountered, and it seems it is a known problem that others have experienced as well (see comment above from Milind Goel). Both work really well - I am pleased :) You can set the wake word to anything you want, not just the default "Alexa / Computer / Echo / Amazon." Now I'm adding-on / adding back Spotify voice control as well, and then I think I'll be happy using this as a regular Alexa interface. If there’s one thing we know about Amazon hardware, it’s that the company is willing to improve it, and quickly.Just wanted to say, I wrote a couple of small, add-on scripts that run in tandem with Alexa for PC and which add back in "wake word" functionality (I played with two methods to make this happen: one using AutoHotkey, and one using VoiceAttack and batch scripts). And if the company can maintain similar prices and dial up the picture quality of its eventual second-gen TVs, the whole concept will be all the more appealing. The prices alone might be enough to sell some people on the Fire TV Omni. But while this might be an underwhelming first attempt at “the Amazon TV” for nerds like myself, I wouldn’t count Amazon out. At the end of the day, you’re better off choosing a TV with better picture quality and throwing in a Fire TV Stick 4K Max if you prefer Amazon’s streaming platform. Unfortunately for Amazon, the Fire TV Omni’s viewing experience doesn’t really come close to any of those. Google TV runs on gorgeous Sony OLEDs and now a high-end TCL TV with Mini LED. You can buy a TCL 6-Series Roku TV with fantastic picture quality for not much more. Amazon really needs to do better at that criteria next time around.
My overall takeaway after testing the Fire TV Omni is that it’s an attractively priced 4K TV with convenient voice controls - but only so-so picture quality.