====== [hemmerling] Smart Assistance - Digital Virtual Assistants, Digital Voice Assistants, Smart Assitants, Smart Speakers ====== Related pages: *[[audiovision01.html|Audiovision 1/6]]. *[[audiovision02.html|Audiovision 2/6 - Image, Video & Audio Collections, Stocks, Footage, Hosting]]. *[[audiovision03.html|Audiovision 3/6 - Audio Tools]]. *[[audiovision04.html|Audiovision 4/6 - Video Tools]]. *[[audiovision06.html|Audiovision 5/6 - Screencasts & Screen Captures]]. *[[audiovision06.html|Audiovision 6/6 - Media Streaming Platforms]]. *[[bautomation.html|Building Automation & Home Automation]]. *[[industry40.html|"Industry 4.0" & "Internet of Things" ( IOT ) & "Cyber-physical Systems"]]. *[[loudweb.html|The WEB is loud and talky !]]. ===== Experts & Events ===== ==== Voice Sumnit ==== *[[http://www.voicesummit.ai/|Voice Sumnit]] sponsored by [[http://www.modev.com/|ModevNetwork LLC]], 2020-10-05 - 2020-10-15. *"Join us for VOICE 2020, held virtually this year from Oct. 5th-15th. This years program includes engaging talks, insightful keynotes, and hands-on workshops to help create, build, and market the latest innovations in voice technology". *[[http://events.bizzabo.com/220967/|Bizzabo Event #220967]]. *[[http://events.bizzabo.com/220967/agenda/|Bizzabo Event #220967 - Agenda]]. *[[http://www.voicesummit.ai/alexa-hackathon|Voice Sumnit "Amazon Alexa Hackathon at VOICE 2020"]]. *[[http://app.slack.com/client/T016Z3VEB70|Slack "Alexa Conversations"]]. *[[http://developer.amazon.com/alexa|Amazon Developer "Amazon Alexa"]]. *[[http://alexa.design/cakewalk|Amazon Alexa Cakewalk]] - Free 90-minute online course which takes you through the basics of designing and building an Alexa Skill. *Create a free AWS account at [[http://aws.amazon.com|aws.amazon.com]]. *[[http://aws.amazon.com/free|AWS Amazon "AWS Free Tier]] - "Gain free, hands-on experience with the AWS platform, products, and services". *Download sample templates to your desktop: [[http://www.github.com/alexa|GitHub "Alexa"]]. *[[http://build.amazonalexadev.com/Alexa-Conversations-Registration-Page.html|Amazon Alexa "Learn Alexa Conversations"]]. *"Google Assistant Developer Day". *[[http://developers.googleblog.com/2020/08/join-us-for-google-assistant-developer-day.html|Google Developer Blog "Join us for Google Assistant Developer Day on October 8"]]. *[[http://developersonair.withgoogle.com/events/assistant-devday|Google Assistant Developer Day]]. *[[http://voicesummit.slack.com/|Slack "Voice Sumnit"]]. ==== Raphael Schaad ==== *[[http://www.raphaelschaad.com/|Raphael Schaad]]. *[[http://www.xing.com/profile/Raphael_Schaad3|XING "Raphael Schaad"]]. *[[http://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-schaad-232a5196/|LinkedIn "Raphael Schaad"]]. *[[http://raphaelschaad.github.io/|Github.IO "Raphael Schaad"]], [[http://www.github.com/raphaelschaad/|GitHub "Raphael Schaad"]]. *This is not the right Raphael Schaad :-(: *[[http://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelschaad|LinkedIn "Raphael Schaad"]]. *[[http://www.twitter.com/raphaelschaad|Twitter "Raphael Schaad, @raphaelschaad"]]. ==== The International Voice Technology Institute ==== *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/|Raphael Schaad - The International Voice Technology Institute]]. *Blog [[http://www.voicetech.institute/blog/|The International Voice Technology Institute Blog]]. *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/blog/voice-apps-monetarisieren|The International Voice Technology Institute Blog "Möglichkeiten, deine Voice App zu monetarisieren"]]. *[[http://www.facebook.com/VoiceTechInstitute/|Facebook "International Voice Technology Institute"]] - News source about the "Voice Weeks" by indivdual messages. *[[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMC4DG1y5lAHX2M8y4XRHA|YouTube "International Voice Technology Institute"]]. *"Voice Weeks", 2020-09-01 - 2020-09-19, 2021-02-23 - ?. *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/voiceweeks/|The International Voice Technology Institute "Voice Weeks"]], [[http://www.voicetech.institute/voice-weeks|The International Voice Technology Institute "Voice Weeks"]] ( 2020-09-01 - 2020-09-19, 2021-02-23 - ?, 2021-11-08 - 2021-11-22 ) - "Das größte deutschsprachige Event zu Alexa, Siri & Co. Lerne innerhalb von zwei Wochen wie Du mit Alexa, Siri & Co. Dich und / oder Deine Kunden fit für eine sprachgesteuerte Welt machen kannst". *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/voiceweeks-anmeldung/|The International Voice Technology Institute "Voice Weeks Anmeldung"]]. *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/bestaetigung2/|The International Voice Technology Institute "[Voice Weeks] DOI – Ohne Video"]] - "Achtung: Dein Platz ist noch nicht sicher... Bitte bestätige jetzt deine E-Mail Adresse, um deine Anmeldung zu verifzieren!". *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/voice-weeks-mithilfe|The International Voice Technology Institute "Voice Weeks Mithilfe"]], 2020-08-16. *[[http://www.voicetech.institute/5-wege-hinein-in-sprachassistenten|The International Voice Technology Institute "Willkommen bei den Voice Weeks"]] - Video #1, #2, #3, #4. *Schedule 2021, in German language: *Video 1: Am 9. November - Der größte Trend seit Mobile & Fünf Wege Unternehmen mit Sprachsteuerung zu helfen *Video 2: Am 12. November - Praxis-Beispiel: Deine erste Voice App selbst erstellt per Drag & Drop *Video 3: Am 16. November - Dein Leben als Voice Consultant - So machen es andere, Büro oder Strand, Du hast die Wahl *Video 4: Am 18. November - Die notwendigen Skills eines Voice Consultant und wie Du garantiert zu Kunden kommst *Über diese On-Demand-Videos gehe ich zusätzlich Live, um Deine Fragen zu den jeweiligen Videos zu beantworten. Diese Fragerunden finden am 9., 12., 16. und 18. November jeweils abends um 19 Uhr Live auf YouTube und Facebook statt. *Den Abschluss der Voice Weeks läutet am 18. November um 19 Uhr ein Live-Webinar ein. *[[http://www.t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEqkOaYZn7FY66o2gQ|Telegram "Voice Weeks"]]. *Paper book & Kindle E-Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B08MSFDQW5/hemmerling-21|Vera Steitz, Raphael Schaad, Bradley Metrock "Amazon Alexa - Mehr als nur Wetter & Musik: Was kann Alexa alles? Einfach, unterhaltsam und abwechslungsreich durch den Tag mit Echo Dot, Echo Show & Co.]], 2020. *See also [[mlearning.html|Data Processing 7/7 - Machine Learning]], about the follow-up project "AI Training Institute". *Raphael Schaad told in a free webinar in 2022-12, that about 100 people took the expensive training of the "AI Training Institute", for 5000 EUR. ==== Michael Arntzenius ==== *[[http://www.rntz.net/|Michael Arntzenius ( rntz )]]. *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8B71MbA9u4|YouTube, rntz "Programming language design & programming by voice! (LSD seminar, April 2021)"]]. *[[http://www.twitter.com/arntzenius|Twitter "rntz, @arntzenius"]]. *[[http://lsd-ucsc.github.io/lsd-seminar/2021sp/|GitHub.io "Languages, Systems, and Data Lab @ UCSC 'Languages, Systems, and Data Seminar (Spring 2021)'"]]. *[[http://www.talonvoice.com/|Talon]] - "Powerful hands-free input, Voice Control, Noise Control, Eye Tracking,..". ===== AMAZON Alexa ===== ==== The Tools ==== === Official Just-App for Standard Devices === *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.dee.app|Google Play, Amazon Mobile LLC "Amazon Alexa"]] - "This app is not available for your device" :-(. *Website for new devices: [[http://alexa.amazon.de/|Amazon Alexa ( alexa.amazon.de )]]. *Website for old devices: [[https://alexa.amazon.de/spa/|Amazon Alexa ( alexa.amazon.de/spa )]] - Button "Discover" => "Alexa is looking for devices". -Rolf's Magenta Mini ( R.I.P 2023-06-30 ). -Rolf's Ultimate Alexa. -Rolfs FireTVStick. === Official Echo Show Devices === *1.st generation: *The device [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01KGEW44Y/hemmerling-21|Echo Show (1. Gen.), Intelligenter Lautsprecher mit 7-Zoll Bildschirm und Alexa - schwarz]]. *2nd. generation: -[[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07KD6624B/hemmerling-21|Echo Show 5 – Durch Alexa in Verbindung bleiben, Schwarz]]. -[[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07SNPKX5Y/hemmerling-21|Echo Show 8 | Durch Alexa in Verbindung bleiben, Anthrazit Stoff]]. -[[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0793KQRJZ/hemmerling-21|Echo Show (2. Gen.) Durch Alexa in Verbindung bleiben, Schwarz ]]. *The alternatives: *Fire HD 8 & Fire HD 10 in "Show Mode". *The device [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01J94T224/hemmerling-21|All-New Fire HD 8 Tablet, 8" HD Display, 32 GB, Black — with Special Offers]]. *The device [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01M3015CT/hemmerling-21|All-new Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa hands-free , 10.1'' 1080p Full HD-Display, 32 GB (black) - with Special Offers]]. *Fire HD 8 & Fire HD 10 in "Show Mode", with dock station ( in 2018-08 USA-only ). Attention, in comparison to "AMAZON Echo Show" there is no excellent speaker and microphone system. *The device [[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07DD8JMSD/hemmerling-21|Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa, 10” HD Display, 64 GB, Blue – with Special Offers + All-New Show Mode Charging Dock]]. *The charging dock [[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07BNXZ4CC/hemmerling-21|All-New Show Mode Charging Dock for Fire HD 10]]. *Transparency or antireflection film. *[[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0725961NQ/hemmerling-21|AMAZON NuPro-Displayschutzfolien (2er-Pack) für Echo Show, entspiegelnd]]. *[[http://www.amazon.de/s/?field-keywords=folie+alexa+show|AMAZON.DE - Search for folie alexa show]]. There are cheaper offers than the original Amazon product. Make shure to understand the difference between transparency an antireflection. *[[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B072C4KCQH/hemmerling-21|AMAZON Echo Buttons, ein Alexa Gadget [2er-Pack]]]. === Hallo Magenta - Telekom Smart Speaker === == The Smart Speaker == *[[http://www.telekom.de/smart-speaker|Telekom "Smart Speaker"]], [[http://www.telekom.de/smarte-produkte/smart-speaker/telekom-smart-speaker|Telekom "Smart Speaker"]]. *"Jetzt 6 Monate mietfrei – inkl. Alexa und Hallo Magenta" :-(. *[[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B089XGB8M1/hemmerling-21|Smart Speaker Mini der Telekom | smarte Sprachsteuerung per WLAN über Lautsprecher zur Steuerung von MagentaTV & SmartHome | integrierter Spachdienst Alexa | Telefon, Nachrichten, Musik, Alarm uvm.]] - "Smart Speaker Mini 6823". *"Sie können Ihren Smart Speaker auch mit dem Alexa Sprachassistenten steuern und Funktionen von Alexa verwenden" :-). "Ausgenommen davon sind Funktionen, die nur für Amazon Echo Geräte verfügbar sind" :-(. *"Um Amazon Alexa als weiteren Assistenten zu verwenden, logge Dich zuerst mit Deinem Amazon Benutzerkonto in der Funktion Amazon Alexa ein". *Alarm: *"Hallo Magenta" - To stop the alarm sound, either press the "Hallo Magenta" button on the Telekom Smart Speaker, or say "Hallo Magenta", "Alarm stop". *"Alexa" - To stop the alarm sound, either press the "Hallo Magenta" button on the Telekom Smart Speaker, or say "Alexa", "Alarm stop". This does not require the smartphone beeing present in the local WLAN. *The speaker connects by 5 GHz WLAN ( only? :-( ). *[[http://www.telekom.de/hilfe/abschaltung-smart-speaker|Telekom Hilfe "Smart Speaker-Abschaltung"]] :-(. *"Ab dem 30. Juni 2023 werden die Sprachsteuerungsfunktionen auf dem Smart Speaker leider nicht mehr unterstützt" :-(. *"Mit dem automatischen Update am 30. Juni 2023 entfallen alle Funktionen, auch die Nutzung von Alexa via Smart Speaker ist dann nicht mehr möglich. Das Gerät verliert die Verbindung zum WLAN und reagiert nicht mehr auf Sprachbefehle" :-(. *[[http://www.telekom.de/hilfe/downloads/abschaltung-smart-speaker.pdf|Telekom Hilfe "Ihr Smart Speaker wird nicht mehr unterstützt"]]. *So funktioniert Bluetooth mit dem Smart Speaker Mini: *Smart Speaker Mini verbinden: Halten Sie die "Hallo Magenta"-Taste gedrückt und aktivieren Sie so die Bluetooth-Verbindung. Sobald das optische und akustische Signal ausgegeben wurde, wird Ihr Smart Speaker Mini als verfügbares Bluetooth-Gerät angezeigt und kann mit Ihrem Smartphone oder Laptop verbunden werden. *Wiedergabe starten und pausieren: Sobald Ihr Gerät mit dem Smart Speaker verbunden ist, startet oder pausiert ein kurzes Tippen der "Hallo Magenta-Taste die Musikwiedergabe. *Lautstärke ändern: Über die Lautstärke-Tasten können Sie die Lautstärke anpassen. *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.telekom.hallomagenta|Google Play, Telekom Deutschland GmbH "Hallo Magenta - Telekom Smart Speaker"]]. *[[http://meinkonto.telekom-dienste.de/telekom/account/|Telekom "Telekom Login"]]. *[[http://meinkonto.telekom-dienste.de/telekom/account/registration/assistant/userstatus.xhtml|Telekom "Telekom Registration"]]. *[[http://www.telekom.de/e-mail/telekom-e-mail|Telekom "Telekom E-Mail: Sicher und kostenlos mailen mit @magenta.de"]]. *[[http://telekomhilft.telekom.de/t5/Smart-Home/Smart-Speaker-Ersteinrichtung-Hallo-Magenta-App/ta-p/4160610|Telekom "Smart Speaker - Ersteinrichtung Hallo Magenta App"]]. *[[http://www.telekom.de/hilfe/geraete-zubehoer/smart-speaker/downloads?samChecked=true|Telekom "Smart Speaker der Telekom – Downloads"]] - "Bedienungsanleitung Smart Speaker Mini. Stand 08/2020" ( PDF ). *[[http://www.smarthome.de/|Telekom "Magenta SmartHome"]]. *[[http://www.smarthome.de/ideen/magenta-smarthome-alexa-skill|Telekom "Magenta SmartHome: Alexa Skill"]]. == Third-Party Services == *[[http://www.radioplayer.de/|Radioplayer.de: Das ist Radio]]. *[[http://www.radioplayer.de/apps/magenta.html|Radioplayer.de: Das ist Radio "Hallo Magenta, spiele Radio"]]. *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.radioplayer.android|Google Play, Radioplayer Deutschland GmbH "Radioplayer - Gratis Radio App"]]. *[[http://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/yjBTOjgbO9|Samsung Galaxy Store, Radioplayer Deutschland GmbH "Radioplayer - Gratis Radio App"]]. *[[http://www.spotify.com/|Spotify]]. *[[http://www.spotify.com/connect/|Spotify Connect]]. *With the Android smartphone app, there is a list of available devices :-). *With a FREE Spotify account, "Hallo Magenta - Telekom Smart Speaker" is not listed as available device :-(. In opposite, other devices with Spotify app ( e.g. Windows10 PC with Spotify app ), are listed. *On a smartphone, I may select Bluetooth speakers as sound device, by the smartphone Bluetooth settings ( the active speaker device must be at top ). *With the Windows10 app, there is no list of available devices, at all :-(. == Videos == *[[http://www.facebook.com/122768271103611/videos/2434252913336030|Facebook "Telekom-hilft" - "#7 Tag 3 'Hallo Magenta' Der Smart Speaker - LIVE von der #IFA"]]. *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WhcxehAEIk|YouTube "Hallo Magenta vs. Alexa auf dem Smart Speaker der Telekom"]]. == Resources == *[[http://www.appgefahren.de/hallo-magenta-telekom-stellt-smarten-lautsprecher-mit-alexa-vor-230378.html|appgefahren - Apps, Schnäppchen und Zubehör "Hallo Magenta: Telekom stellt smarten Lautsprecher mit Alexa vor"]]. *[[http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/telekom-bringt-eigenen-smart-speaker-und-bindet-weitere-smart-home-produkte-ein/|Caschys Blog "Telekom bringt eigenen Smart Speaker und bindet weitere Smart-Home-Produkte ein"]]. *[[http://www.chip.de/test/Telekom-Hallo-Magenta-im-Test_177778925.html|CHIP "Telekom Hallo Magenta im Test"]]. *[[http://www.computerbase.de/2019-09/telekom-smart-speaker-hallo-magenta-test/|ComputerBase "Telekom Smart Speaker im Test: Die europäische Antwort auf Alexa, Siri und Google"]], [[http://www.computerbase.de/2019-09/telekom-smart-speaker-hallo-magenta-test/2/|ComputerBase "Telekom Smart Speaker im Test: Verknüpfung mit anderen Telekom-Diensten und Datenschutz"]], [[http://www.computerbase.de/2019-09/telekom-smart-speaker-hallo-magenta-test/3/|ComputerBase "Telekom Smart Speaker im Test: Klangqualität und Fazit 3/3"]]. *[[http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Lautsprecher-Telekom-Smart-Speaker-Magenta-Test-Review-22337613.html|ComputerBILD "Telekom Smart Speaker im Test: Was kann der neue Lautsprecher"]]. *[[http://www.connect.de/news/deutsche-telekom-smart-speaker-hallo-magenta-sprachassistent-3197900.html|connect "Hallo Magenta: Telekom bringt eigenen Smart Speaker an den Start"]]. *[[http://blog.deinhandy.de/telekom-smart-speaker-mini-einrichten-so-funktionierts|DEINHANDY Magazin "Telekom Smart Speaker (Mini) einrichten – So funktioniert's"]]. *[[http://www.golem.de/news/telekom-smart-speaker-im-test-der-smarte-lautsprecher-der-mit-zwei-zungen-spricht-1910-144156-4.html|Golem "Alexa auf dem Telekom-Lautsprecher"]]. *[[http://www.handyhase.de/magazin/telekom-hallo-magenta-smart-speaker/|HandyHase - Die besten HandySchnäppchen im Netz "Telekom Hallo Magenta: Angriff auf Amazon und Google mit eigenem Smart Speaker"]]. *[[http://www.handyflash.de/blog/allgemein/telekom-smart-speaker-unter-europaeischer-flagge/|HandyFlash Blog "Telekom: Smart Speaker unter europäischer Flagge"]]. *[[http://www.handyraketen.de/telekom-smart-speaker_104813/|HandyRaketen - Die besten Deals aus dem Smartphone-Kosmos "Telekom Smart Speaker: 'Hallo Magenta'-Lautsprecher"]]. *[[http://hifi.de/news/smart-speaker-mini-neuer-lautsprecher-der-deutschen-telekom-30643|HIFI.DE "Smart Speaker Mini: Neuer Lautsprecher der Deutschen Telekom"]]. *[[http://www.homeandsmart.de/hallo-magenta-smart-speaker|Home & Smart "Hallo Magenta! Lautsprecher mit Alexa und Google Assistant"]] - "Er wurde für Herbst 2018 angekündigt und soll das Smart Home neben dem eigenen Magenta-Sprachassistenten auch mit Alexa, Google Assistant und möglicherweise Cortana steuern". *[[http://forum.iptv.blog/t/magenta-smart-speaker-mini/1743|IPTV.blog "Magenta Smart Speaker (Mini)"]]. *[[http://www.radioszene.de/136855/radio-waf-smart-speaker-skills.html|Radioszene "Radio WAF per Smart Speaker hören – jetzt mit Zusatzfeatures"]]. *[[http://www.rnd.de/digital/smarte-lautsprecher-im-test-kein-gerat-ist-gut-schlechter-datenschutz-Q6FLT45TBNDOBE2VAHSLJVZW7E.html|Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland "Smarte Lautsprecher im Test: Kein Gerät ist 'gut' – schlechter Datenschutz"]]. *[[http://www.schoener-wohnen.de/architektur/42389-rtkl-sprachassistent-der-persoenliche-butler-im-smart-home|SCHÖNER WOHNEN "Sprachassistent – Butler im Smart Home"]]. *[[http://www.smartdroid.de/hallo-magenta-telekom-startet-mit-eigenem-smarthome-lautsprecher/|SmartDroid "Hallo Magenta: Telekom startet mit eigenem Smarthome-Lautsprecher"]]. *[[http://www.smarthometest.info/test/smart_home_lautsprecher/telekom_smart_speaker-telekom_smart_speaker_mini_19916|smarthometest.info "Serientest: Telekom Smart Speaker, Telekom Smart Speaker Mini 'Hallo Magenta'"]]. *[[http://t3n.de/news/telekom-magenta-sprachassistentsmart-speaker-874587/|t3n "Deutsche Telekom will mit Magenta-Sprachassistent Amazon, Google und Apple die Stirn bieten"]]. *[[http://www.t-online.de/digital/id_88023868/telekom-praesentiert-neuen-smart-speaker-mini.html|T-Online "Telekom präsentiert neuen Smart Speaker Mini"]]. *[[http://www.teltarif.de/telekom-smart-speaker-test/news/78263.html|Teltarif "'Hallo Magenta": Telekom Smart Speaker im Test"]], [[http://www.teltarif.de/smart-speaker-mini-telekom-test-alexa/news/81177.html|Teltarif "Telekom: Hallo Magenta Smart Speaker Mini im Test"]]. *"So kann man mit dem Telekom Smart Speaker auch über den eigenen Fest­netz­anschluss tele­fonieren. Das funk­tioniert nicht per WLAN. Statt­dessen muss der Laut­spre­cher mit einer passenden DECT-Basis­station verbunden werden", "Laut Telekom-Support sind neben den Speed­port-Routern derzeit nur die FRITZ-Boxen 7490 und 7590 voll mit dem Laut­spre­cher kompa­tibel". *The speaker connects by 5 GHz WLAN ( only? :-( ). *"Um alle Funk­tionen nutzen zu können, sollte schon eine "@t-online.de"-Adresse bestehen, die mit dem Telekom-Haus­an­schluss gekop­pelt ist". *"Über die Hallo-Magenta-App wird die Tele­fo­nie­funk­tion des Routers oder der DECT-Tele­fon­basis mit dem Laut­spre­cher verbunden (die DECT PIN muss 0000 lauten), wofür wir die bereits erwähnte T-Online-Adresse zum Einbinden des Tele­fon­buchs brau­chen". *[[http://trendblog.euronics.de/smart-home/telekom-smart-speaker-hallo-magenta-hallo-alexa-85064/|Trendblog "Telekom Smart Speaker: Hallo Magenta, hallo Alexa"]]. *[[http://www.tutrix.de/smart-speaker/telekom-smart-speaker/|Tutrix "Telekom Smart Speaker"]]. *[[http://www.winfuture.de/news,116339.html|WinFuture "Telekom startet günstigeren Smart Speaker Mini mit Magenta und Alexa"]]. *[[http://www.welt.de/kaufberatung/technik/article204022228/Alexa-Alternative-Homepod-Echo-Co-Gute-Alternativen-zu-Alexa.html|WELT "Smart Speaker: Die cleversten Modelle im Überblick"]]. *[[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallo_Magenta|DE.Wikipedia "Hallo Magenta"]]. ==== ( Official ) Alexa Developer Resources ==== *[[http://developer.amazon.com/alexa|AMAZON Developers "Alexa"]]. *[[http://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/skill-building-agencies/agency-curriculum/confirmation.html|AMAZON Developers "Alexa Agency Curriculum"]]. *[[http://build.amazonalexadev.com/Device_Landing_Page.html|AMAZON Alexa "Exclusive Device Promotion for Published Alexa Developers"]], 2018-10. *[[http://build.amazonalexadev.com/alexa-skill-monetization-guide-de.html|AMAZON Alexa "Build for Voice with Amazon"]], 2019-06 - "Grow Your Business with Voice", "Starterkit: Entwickler-Guide und Beispielcode". ==== Third-Party Streaming Services for use with Alexa ==== *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.customsolutions.android.alexa|Google Play, Custom Solutions "Ultimate Alexa - The Voice Assistant"]] - "A full-featured voice assistant that uses the Amazon Alexa voice service, and is the first app on Google Play to support Alexa’s Display Card technology – like the Amazon Echo Show. Hear and see weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, news headlines, Wikipedia entries, and much more. Support is included for both phones and Wear OS watches". *[[http://support.spotify.com/de/article/alexa/|Spotify "Alexa"]] - "Nutze die Sprachsteuerung, um deine Musik mit Amazon Alexa abzuspielen. Hinweis: **Du benötigst ein Spotify Premium Konto, um Spotify auf Alexa zu nutzen**" :-(. ==== Design Concepts for Voice Applications === *Idea => Contents =>> Design => Code ==== Third-Party Services for Application Development ==== === Bottalk === *[[http://bottalk.de/|BotTalk]] - "Alexa Skills and Google Actions with simple markup language". === Invocable / Storyline === == The Service ( 2017-09 - 2019-04-15 ) == *[[http://www.invocable.com/|Invocable]] ( formerly: [[http://www.getstoryline.com/|Storyline]] ) with free BASIC account, commercial PROFESSIONAL and ENTERPRISE accounts. *"Design and Prototype Alexa Skills. Create for the platforms of tomorrow. Today". *"The easiest way to create an Amazon Alexa skill without coding". *"Create Alexa skills without coding. There's no way to create Amazon Alexa skills unless you're a good engineer. Storyline makes it easy with a visual drag-n-drop interface". *[[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_r0ACCwWIlFmy47_-IfLPg|YouTube "Storyline"]] - "Create Alexa skills without coding". *[[http://medium.com/storyline-blog/hello-invocable-8e8c049bb3d1|Medium "Hello, Invocable. Goodbye, clunky voice design tools"]], 2018-11-12 - "We’ve changed our name: Storyline is now Invocable". *"The Invocable tool will be shutting down on July 1st, 2019. We've partnered with the team at Voiceflow to make this transition as easy as possible for our users". == Business Analysis == *[[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://medium.com/storyline-blog/invocable-is-shutting-down-132953509f51|Archive.org "Medium.com, Vasili Shynkarenka: Invocable is shutting down"]] ( - 2019-11-16 ), 2019-04-15. *At that time (September 2017) we had two assumptions in mind -Voice apps are simple. If we build a platform that gives people an ability to create voice apps w/o coding, they’d love to use it. -Non-tech creative folks are actually able to create good voice apps. *It took us a year to understand that we were wrong with our assumptions: -Voice apps are not simple, they are hard. You need to be a great voice designer to build an engaging voice app. -Non-tech creative folks are actually able to create good content, but the app is not just content. A skill is like a huge product on itself, rather than just a content piece. And most content creators are not good at product management. *For our product (DIY platform) to work, **there has to be a** simple, repeatable, and scalable **use case** like a landing page for websites. And we haven’t discovered one in the past 19 months. *DoItYourself ( DIY ). *That’s why we decided to pivot from a 'DIY platform' to 'Design tool for voice' in October 2018. *But after 2 months working on a design tool we understood that it doesn’t make sense: even though the smart speakers’ adoption snowballs, people are still using the same things on their Echo devices as four years ago — music, news, reminders, and other commands. *I said 'commands' because it’s exactly what a perfect voice interaction is — a very short, concise, and flexible command that can pass over a vast amount of information, including context and parameters. For example, 'order me the same pepperoni pizza I had a week ago'. **We call them integrations, because the brain of this voice app is somewhere else** — in a restaurant’s CRM, Uber’s backend, or NYT’s content management system. These voice apps have nothing to do with the design; it’s about getting the intents/utterances right. There’s nothing to 'design' here because the shorter it is, the better. *[[http://medium.com/@lola.com/nlp-vs-nlu-whats-the-difference-d91c06780992|Medium.com, Lola.com "NLP vs. NLU: What’s the Difference?"]]. *Natural Language Processing (NLP) refers to all systems that work together to handle end-to-end interactions between machines and humans in the preferred language of the human. In other words, NLP lets people and machines talk to each other 'naturally'. *Natural Language Understanding (NLU). *A good rule of thumb is to use the term NLU if you’re just talking about a machine’s ability to understand what we say. *To summarize: *The market of a tool for creating voice applications relies on the success of voice applications, which is not there yet. *A voice app works well as an integration — very short, concise request that is correctly recognized and processed. 'play the latest album from Eminem' is a good example. But there’s nothing to design here; all these applications are custom integrations, sometimes made by vertical players (like DoorDash skill for ordering). *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoorDash|EN.Wikipedia "DoorDash"]]. *There are voice apps that need to be designed, but NLP and NLU quality are not good enough now to support their growth. They’re like IVRs from the 90s, but on Alexa. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_voice_response|EN.Wikipedia "Interactive voice response"]] ( IVR ), [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprachdialogsystem|DE.Wikipedia "Sprachdialogsystem"]]. === Voiceflow === *[[http://www.voiceflow.com/|Voiceflow]] - "Design, prototype, and build voice apps. Create voice apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. No coding needed". *2020 List of popular voice target platforms, popular among developers: -Amazon Alexa. -Google Assitant. -IVR. -Samsung Bixby. -Siri. *2020 List of popular chat target platforms, popular among developers: -Company Website. -Whatsapp. -SMS. -Slack. -Apple Business Chat. -RCS. -Viber. -Wechat. -Twitter. *[[http://www.producthunt.com/posts/voiceflow-2|ProductHunt "Voiceflow"]]. *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/voiceflowgroup/|Facebook "Voiceflow Community"]]. === Anil Kumar & Alexey Vidanov === *I participated in 2 sessions of Anil Kumar and Alexey Vidanov on the BarCamp [[http://www.uxcamphh.org/|UXCamp Hamburg]] on 2018-08-11 in Hamburg, Germany. == Anil Kumar == *[[http://anilkk.github.io/|GitHub.io "Anil Kumar"]], [[http://www.github.com/anilkk|GitHub "Anil Kumar, krishanshetty"]]. *Step #1 *[[http://anilkk.github.io/product-personality/|GitHub.io, Anil Kumar "product-personality"]]. *Questionnaire. -If you were a person out there in the world serving your customer, what is your job would be? Example: for Netflix, it would be Movies librarian -Customer would describe you as the most? Examples for Amazon, it would Earth most customer centric company -You never want to come off as? Examples for Netflix, it would be narrow *Your Product Personality *"If you were a person out there in the world serving your customer, your job would be 11111111. And customer would describe you as the most 22222222 of any in that profession. You never want to come off as 33333333" *Step #2. *What is your target audience? What does your target audience need which can be served by your Alexa-driven service? *Step #3 *[[http://anilkk.github.io/voicex/|GitHub.io, Anil Kumar "VoiceX"]] for FireFox and Chrome browsers. *Choose Language - Many languages :-), but not German :-(. *Choose -None -Amazon Alexa -Google Home -Apple homepad -Mobile -Watch -Male Avantar -Female Avantar *Enter the text you want to get spoken by Alexa. Think of use cases, user stories, user experience. *Please switch to "Test mode on" *All entered text is now displayed and can be spoken by the browser application, by clicking on the HTML link. *Test the "voice application" with a user / customer. Let "VoiceX" speak Alexa's answers. Note missing answers, that should be added for a new test. *Customer: "Alexa, start "MyVoiceApplication". *Alexa: ... *Customer: ... *Alexa: ... == Alexey Vidanov == *[[http://www.vidanov.com/|VIDANOV DIGITAL, Dipl. EDV-Ingenieur Vidanov Alexey]]. *[[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC08cMrTJPDC_JZB9R2bo1MA|YouTube "Vidanov Digital"]]. *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HsktV5_0uo|YouTube "Hackathon Code+Content 2018. NDR Podcast Liebe Project"]]. ==== Resources ==== *Experts told me, that "AMAZON Echo Show" is a limited "AMAZON Fire" Android tablet. *Experts told me, that "AMAZON Fire" Android tablet need a(n AMAZON) proxy to connect to Internet. *[[http://www.fortune.com/2018/06/28/amazon-echo-show-fire-tablet/|Fortune "Amazon Is Converting Your Fire HD Tablet Into an Echo Show—for Free"]], 2018-06-28 - "The company on Thursday announced that it will begin rolling out a software update to Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets next week called Show Mode. The feature delivers a hands-free Alexa service to the device that will display your calendar, allow you to watch video, check in on connected cameras, and more. The software update effectively converts Amazon’s tablets into Echo devices with screens. And whenever you want to go back and use them as a tablet, you can simply turn off Show Mode". *The Verge *[[http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/28/17511242/amazon-show-mode-charging-dock-tablet-alexa-kids-edition-fire-hd-10-price-specs|The Verge "Amazon’s new Show Mode dock turns Fire tablets into Echo Shows"]], 2018-06-28. *[[http://www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17555248/amazon-show-mode-charging-dock-fire-tablet-review-specs-price|The Verge "Amazon’s dock makes the Fire tablet a better Echo Show"]], 2018-07-12. *[[http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/7/23/17602690/amazon-echo-show-tap-to-alexa-new-feature|The Verge "Amazon’s Echo Show now lets you use Alexa by tapping instead of talking"]], 2018-07-23 - "Tablet + dock + Alexa = win". *[[http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/amazon-echo-show|Trusted Reviews "Amazon Echo Show"]] - "Alexa is better with a screen". *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo_Show|EN.Wikipedia "Amazon Echo Show"]] - "The Echo Show initially supported YouTube videos; on September 26, 2017, it was revealed that Google ... had blocked the device's access to the service, citing violations of its terms of service and ongoing negotiations. While Amazon later worked around the restriction by using the web version, Google announced that it would block YouTube from the Echo Show, as well as the Fire TV platform". *[[http://www.wired.com/review/review-ultimate-ears-blast-megablast/|Wired "Review: Ultimate Ears Blast and Megablast"]], 2017-11-28. *"Ultimate Ears returns with another explosive duo of speakers, this time with Alexa". *"It’s fun to ask **Alexa** about the weather, quiz it about a random fact, or perform one of the thousands of other Skills it has. Amazon's AI is also a decent DJ. The Blast and Megablast come with a 3-month trial of Amazon Music Unlimited, which was helpful **since my music app of choice, Spotify, isn’t yet accessible via voice controls on these speakers. Other popular apps like Pandora are coming, but there's a wait for those as well**. ===== APPLE Siri, APPLE HomePod ===== *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri|EN.Wikipedia "Siri"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri_(Software)|DE.Wikipedia "Siri (Software)"]] - "A virtual assistant part of Apple Inc.'s iOS, watchOS, macOS, HomePod, and tvOS operating systems". *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePod|EN.Wikipedia "HomePod"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePod|DE.Wikipedia "HomePod"]] - "The device runs an iOS variation... It integrates Siri, which can be used to control the speaker and other HomeKit devices, and can be used to conduct text messaging and voice calls from an iPhone. The HomePod supports only proprietary Apple platforms and technologies". ===== BAIDU "DuerOS" & BAIDU "Raven H" ===== *[[http://dueros.baidu.com/en/|Baidu DuerOS]] - "DuerOS is embedded with world-class AI speech and image recognition technology". *[[http://www.theverge.com/2018/1/16/16876906/baidu-raven-h-teenage-engineering-ces-2018|The Verge "Baidu and Teenage Engineering’s smart speaker is a stylish Chinese Echo"]], 2018 - "The speaker runs DuerOS, Baidu’s conversational AI system, and hooks into services like Baidu Music and iQiyi, a video platform that can be controlled by the Raven H on a connected smart TV". ===== GOOGLE Now, GOOGLE Assistant, GOOGLE Home ===== ==== The Tools ==== ==== The Service ==== *[[http://assistant.google.com/|GOOGLE Assistant]]. === Official Just-App for Standard Devices === *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant|Google Play, Google LLC "Google Assistant"]]. *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app|Google Play, Google LLC "Google Home"]]. === Official Devices === *[[http://store.google.com/de/category/home_entertainment|GOOGLE "Home und Entertainment"]]. *The device [[http://store.google.com/product/google_home|GOOGLE Home]] - "Hilfe per Sprachsteuerung von Google Assistant". *The device [[http://store.google.com/product/google_home_mini|GOOGLE Home Mini]] - "Hilfe per Sprachsteuerung für jeden Raum. Google Home Mini ist ein sprachgesteuerter Lautsprecher, in dem der Google Assistant steckt]]. ==== Third-party Software ==== === NPM "virtual-google-assistant" === *[[http://www.npmjs.com/package/virtual-google-assistant|NPM "virtual-google-assistant"]] - "Virtual Google Assistant allows for interacting with Actions on Google programmatically.". === Voiceflow === *See on this page. ==== Third-partys Services ==== *Bottalk - See on this page. ==== Resources ==== *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Now|EN.Wikipedia "Google Now"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GGoogle_Now|DE.Wikipedia "Google Now"]]. *The predecessor of "Google Assistant". *"In 2014 Google added Now cards to the notification center in Chrome OS and in the Chrome browser, however the notification center was later removed entirely from the Chrome browser" :-(. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Assistant|EN.Wikipedia "Google Assistant"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Assistant|DE.Wikipedia "Google Assistant"]] - "A virtual assistant powered by artificial intelligence and developed by Google that is primarily available on mobile and smart home devices. Unlike Google Now, the Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations". *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Home|EN.Wikipedia "Google Home"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Home|DE.Wikipedia "Google Home"]] ===== MICROSOFT Cortana ===== ==== The Service, the Windows Tool, the Android App ==== *[[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana|MICROSOFT Cortana]]. *[[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/devices|MICROSOFT Cortana "Use Cortana across your devices"]]. *[[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/devices/invoke|Microsoft "Introducing Harman Kardon INVOKE with Cortana by Microsoft"]]. *[[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/harman-kardon-invoke-with-cortana-by-microsoft/8rl7xlnwn95v/9H91?activetab=pivot:overviewtab|Microsoft Store "Harman Kardon Invoke with Cortana by Microsoft (Graphite)"]]. *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.launcher&hl=en|Google Play, Microsoft Corporation "Microsoft Launcher"]] - It also provides Microsoft Cortana on the Android smartphone :-). ==== Resources ==== *[[http://www.wired.com/review/review-harman-kardon-invoke-speaker-with-cortana/|Wired "Review: Harman Kardon Invoke Speaker (With Cortana)"]]. *"Using Cortana has felt almost identical to other voice assistants... **Music-wise, she only works with Spotify, TuneIn, and iHeart Radio**, but hey, **many Alexa speakers still don’t have Spotify**". *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana|EN.Wikipedia "Cortana"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(Software)|DE.Wikipedia "Cortana (Software)"]] *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invoke_(smart_speaker)|EN.Wikipedia "Invoke (smart speaker)"]] ===== SAMSUNG Bixby ===== *[[http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00076740/|SAMSUNG "What is Bixby?"]]. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixby_(virtual_assistant)|EN.Wikipedia "Bixby (virtual assistant)"]]. ===== Build Your own Digital Assistant ===== ==== Resources ==== *FrosCon 2020 speech ""Christian Stankowic: Eigenbau-Sprachassistenten Offline und ohne Cloud". *Slides [[http://programm.froscon.de/2020/system/event_attachments/attachments/000/000/605/original/Eigenbau-Sprachasisstenten_-_Offline_und_ohne_Cloud.pdf|ChristianStankowic "DIY-Sprachassistenten Offline und ohne Cloud, FrOSCon 2020"]] (PDF). ===== Smart Home Devices which work with Digital Virtual ( Voice ) Assistants ===== *The device [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B017X72IES/hemmerling-21|TP-Link WLAN Steckdosen (mit Stromverbrauchsaufzeichnung, funktionieren mit Amazon Alexa, Echo, Echo Dot, Google Home und IFTTT, Kein Hub erforderlich, Steuern Sie Ihre Geräte von überall aus)]] - "Mit Energieüberwachung". *The device [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B075JBXCWF/hemmerling-21|Wasserstein Smart Home intelligenter Stecker Smart Home, WI-Fi-Steuerung All Ihrer Geräte Wo Immer Sie Sich befinden (1 Pack)]]. *Amazon Alexa compatible. *[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wasserstein.smart|Google Play, Wasserstein "Wstein"]]. ===== Recommended Podcasts ===== *Free podcast [[http://www.voicebot.ai/voicebot-podcasts/|The Voicebot Podcast with Bret Kinsella]]. *Free podcast [[http://www.169labs.com/podcast/|ALL ABOUT VOICE – Der Podcast über Digitale Sprachassistenten, von Tim Kahle]]. *Free podcast [[http://www.voicefirst.fm/|This Week in Voice by VoiceFirst.FM]]. *Free podcast [[http://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Dot-to-Dot-A-daily-5min-Echo-demo-from-Alexa-p961547/?topicid=134817962|Dot to Dot by Robin Christopherson]]. ===== Resources ===== *[[http://www.voicebot.ai/|Voicebot.ai]] - "THE" online resource for news about the smart assitant industry. *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_speaker|EN.Wikipedia "Smart speaker"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Speaker|DE.Wikipedia "Smart Speaker"]]. ===== Forums, Newsgroups ===== *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/storylinecommunity/|Facebook "Voice Designer & Developer Community"]]. *[[http://www.facebook.com/HQvoiceflow/|Facebook "Voiceflow"]]. *Voiceflow. *[[http://community.voiceflow.com/|Voiceflow Community]], the successor of the Facebook group. *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/199476704186240/|Facebook "[OLD] Voiceflow Community"]]. *[[http://www.alefo.de/|ALEfo.de - Das inoffizielle deutsche Alexa und Echo Forum]]. {{tag>digital virtual voice assitant "digital assistant" "voice assistant" "digital voice assistant" "virtual assistant" "digital virtual assistant" "virtual voice assistant" "digital virtual voice assistant"}}