The company Amazon announced today in Warsaw, the first time in Poland, all equipment, including fully operated using voice commands Amazon Echo. Above his voice – Alexa – staffed by qualified Amazon Technologies Development Center in Gdansk. The company is looking for the following staff to develop world-class technology “Text-to-Speech” used in devices Amazon. Their portfolios were presented to journalists today.
Kindle Fire TV and Echo
Amazon Echo is a device that unlike smartphones or tablets, does not require a traditional touch operation. Echo just ask about your route, the weather forecast or results. By using the cloud device is very quick to answer questions and give their female voice named Alex. As the Echo uses cloud solutions Amazon Web Services, while working learns user habits and becomes more efficient at finding answers and remembers user preferences. With Echo, you can also listen to music or get to know the latest news and even lighten or darken the light in the house. All this is done without physical contact with the device, allowing you to use it, eg. In the performance of household tasks or cooking.
The company also unveiled the device from which it is best known – Kindle ebook readers. In Warsaw, showing, among others, the latest model called Voyage. The device has a 6 “screen with a resolution of 300 ppi, allowing for even more faithful reproduction of experience of communing with the text in the quality of the printed book. An interesting feature of the device is constant and without charge access to the 3G network, which will enable you to download e-books wherever available cellular network coverage. The device can withstand without loading up to six weeks.
Kindle Fire tablet also family. These devices are distinguished by outstanding technical features and access to an extensive library (over 33 million items) movies, TV shows, music, books, as well as applications and games. Tablet version for children has a two-year warranty from the accident, unlimited access to the content of kid-friendly as well as best parental control options, allowing establish age limits, the time using the tablet and even define child educational goals.
The last category of devices that have been presented solutions for streaming media Fire TV. The first is a small, black box connects directly to your TV, providing access to more than 200 000 series and movies available services Netflix and Amazon Instant Video, and HBO GO, as well as many music tracks and video games. The possibility of using the latter significantly expands developed specifically for TV Amazon Fire Game Controller, which communicates with arranging wirelessly via Bluetooth. Fire TV strumieniuje media at 1080p, and by learning user habits can predict what the content will look and shortens the time they are charging. Fire TV Stick is a smaller version of this solution plugs directly into the TV’s HDMI port.
Successive IT professionals sought
The company Amazon announced that it is now seeking, among others, software engineers and linguists who will be involved in projects related to the development of Echo Amazon and other business solutions, among others, using speech synthesis technology. All available in Gdansk jobs can be found at www.amazon.jobs/location/gdansk-poland.
Developed in Gdansk technologies allow devices to communicate with Amazon (including Echo and the Kindle Fire) in a new, more intuitive way in 23 languages. Solutions, is working on the Gdansk team of experts not only improve comfort Amazon devices, but also a great convenience for the visually impaired – the system is, for example. Able to read aloud the names of the icons, after which the user Wodzi finger on the screen of the tablet.
Innovations for consumers
Appliances are not the only area in which Amazon uses innovation to the benefit of customers. The company also takes care of the development of its logistics centers, in order to meet the challenges of its consumers and provide its employees work in a modern and safe environment. To reduce the time waiting for the ordered goods, the company introduced its logistics centers in a number of innovative solutions. All the latest technology available in logistical networks in the Amazon, have been applied at three Polish logistics centers of the company.
Source: Amazon.com
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