Why Alexa is revolutionizing the use of household electronics

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Why Alexa is revolutionizing our device operation – the most important things in brief

It is already a star among smart health home users: Amazon's voice assistant Alexa. But who is the digital assistant and which tasks does artificial intelligence actually want to take on for its owners?

The three main pillars of Amazon's voice assistant Alexa:

• entertainment: Amazon has equipped its voice assistant Alexa with many free applications such as skills for the entertainment sector. These invite you to contact us for the first time.

• Smart health home control: Users can control Alexa-compatible health home appliances. Anyone who uses the voice assistant will make sure to stay in the Alexa device universe.

• Digital assistant: Alexa’s most important and difficult task. As a digital assistant, she wants to get to know the habits and preferences of her users and, in the best case, even be able to predict.

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This triumvirate of entertainment, personalized use and device control interlocks and weaves a cocoon around the house occupant, which will form the future smart health home and will change user behavior in relation to device control in the long term.

Regardless of the area in which a device or a function is called by the user, operation is via voice. There are two options:

• Hands-free voice control: With hands-free voice control, Alexa is integrated in the household appliance via a chip and there are microphones that the user uses to connect to the AI.

• Alexa-compatible voice control: Here, the household appliance can be controlled with Alexa via voice, but an Alexa-compatible speaker is also required. Alexa-compatible devices usually do not have microphones and Amazon's voice assistant is not a fixed hardware component.

Alexa use in household appliances – from the stereo to the Alexa speaker

Adapting to new technologies often works best when it is coupled with fun and entertainment. A good example can be found in the use of ehealth and music. ehealth streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime ehealth put linear television at the bottom. The viewer becomes the program director and no longer has to comply with the broadcasting times of the broadcasters. The same applies to music. For less than ten euros a month, users can stream millions of songs from the Internet.

Alexa not only controls smart health home devices, but also assumes alarm functions and reminds you of tasks

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How Alexa is already changing the way we deal with household electronics in the entertainment sector:

This is where Alexa comes in: the voice assistant itself becomes an entertainment device with an Amazon Echo speaker and supports the major music streaming services. The user simply calls up their favorite songs or playlists by voice.

The same thing happens in the ehealth area. Here, Alexa is accessed either via a Fire TV streaming stick or via the television itself. Most recently, TV manufacturer Grundig has introduced its own TV series with integrated Alexa.

Why Alexa is revolutionizing the operation of household appliances: More and more users are getting used to the voice control of their entertainment offerings. Manufacturers will therefore increasingly switch to making their devices Alexa-compatible or to fully integrate the voice assistant.

Smart health home control of household appliances via Alexa voice commands

Dealing with household appliances has changed increasingly in recent years. More and more devices are in use and make household management easier. But with a washing machine, vacuum cleaner and fridge-freezer combination it is no longer enough. The requirements have also changed over time. Several circumstances are fueling the use of smart health home devices: rising energy prices, an aging society and increased employment. The latter means that more and more people are appreciating the convenience of an automated smart health home.

With the WLAN socket TP-Link HS110, users can also make older devices controllable via Alexa voice command

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How Alexa is already changing the way we use devices in the health home:

A lot has changed since the first Amazon Echo with voice control was available in the USA in 2014. A typical entry-level product for Alexa-compatible household appliances is the WLAN socket. It is inexpensive and at the same time helps to reduce energy costs, because household appliances that still draw power in standby mode after switching off can be switched on and off conveniently by voice using an adapter plug. The user does not have to move to the device to switch it off completely. Intelligent door locks and lighting systems or vacuum robots that can be operated with Alexa also make it easier for older people and those with restricted mobility to manage the household. In addition, funding can be requested from KfW for age-appropriate conversions.

Why Alexa is revolutionizing the operation of household appliances: Manufacturers of household appliances have long recognized the Alexa compatibility of their devices as a selling point. For this reason, new devices are usually delivered Alexa-compatible from the factory. Users have the security of integrating these devices into their Alexa-compatible smart health home and controlling them with the familiar Alexa voice commands.

Alexa – best friend who knows what her users want and need

Is the laundry done already? Who comes to visit at the weekend and what should I cook? Most consumers still have to plan their daily lives in advance, make appointments, and worry about their leisure activities. Working people in particular know how quickly they forget things or simply don't have time to do them.

How Alexa is already changing the way we use devices in the health home:

Alexa is already taking on a number of tasks: for example, she creates a reminder list or sets the alarm clock for the right time to get up. The more intensively users use the intelligent voice assistant Alexa, the more precisely it adjusts to their personal habits. And the more devices smart health connected to Alexa, the more opportunities there are for AI to simplify everyday life in the household. The difference is the pattern recognition of artificial intelligence. Alexa knows over time when we usually get up, what music we prefer and what we order from the Amazon online marketplace.

Why Alexa is revolutionizing health home appliance operation:

Alexa is still rather passive and only responds to voice commands. In the future, she will probably – with the permission of the user – proactively help around the house and ask if she should reduce the temperature if we forget that. Or she can order the milk again when the refrigerator determines that only one milk carton is left in stock. The better Alexa knows about our schedule and appointments, the more proactive the household appliances will react to us. Alexa then takes over control for us without our intervention.

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