Amazon Alexa and the Matter of Cat Facts
On June 1st, 2020 I visited the Alexa Skills store and did a search for "cat facts". The result of that search yielded an astonishing 15 pages of Alexa Skills.…
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Sonic Branding, That Sounds Familiar
The three note chimes of NBC, the static “ahhhh” of HBO, Sonic Branding is not a new concept, but with the rise of Voice First technologies, it can be argued…
An Oddly Uncanny Children’s Skill
As I get deeper into Voice First development I am looking for ideas of projects that lend themselves to voice interaction. I decided to try and put together a fun…
My BQ Making Progress
My Second Alexa Skill, My BQ has passed certification and is now available. My BQ was developed as way for athletes to easily discover the finish-time required to qualify for…