With all the different voice assistants available in today’s market, we’re sure that many were skeptical about Amazon’s ability to create their own voice assistant when they launched the Echo speakers. Turns out that many were pleasantly surprised as Alexa proved to be responsive and very functional.Now if you are still curious as to how useful Alexa is, you will now be able to take the voice assistant for a spin in your browser thanks to a dedicated website launched by Amazon. According to the company, “Echosim.io lives in your browser, so anyone, anywhere can access it and test their Alexa skills. You no longer need an Alexa-enabled device to test your skills. Developers worldwide can use Echosim.io to experience Alexa. Its simplicity makes it easy for anyone to understand what an Echo is and what it does without having to explain Alexa’s unique UX.”
Note that this isn’t meant to be a voice assistant for the web, but rather it is to show users how useful Alexa is, and maybe even convince you to get an Echo speaker, or convince developers about Alexa’s functionality. Amazon’s timing couldn’t be better as according to the rumors, Apple is also planning on finally releasing Siri’s SDK.
We had heard that Apple was planning on creating their own version of the Amazon Echo, except that it will be with the Apple TV. In any case if you’d like to check it out, head on over to the Echosim.io website where you’ll need to sign in with your Amazon credentials.
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