{"id":4068,"date":"2017-04-29T15:56:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T15:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2017-04-29T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T15:56:31","slug":"amazons-alexa-upgraded-style-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/amazons-alexa-upgraded-style-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon\u2019s Alexa upgraded as \u2018style assistant\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s digital assistant Alexa is being transformed into a fashionista in a new device that was unveiled Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The US online giant began selling its Echo Look gadget, which includes the voice-activated assistant but with a camera, allowing Alexa to offer fashion advice.<\/p>\n<p>According to the product listing the new gadget has \u201ceverything you love about Alexa, and now she can help you look your best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a hands-free depth-sensing camera, the $199 device allows a user to try on clothing and get views from any angle displayed on a handset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet a second opinion on which outfit looks best with Style Check, a new service that combines machine learning algorithms with advice from fashion specialists,\u201d the listing said.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon has drawn attention with its line of Alexa-powered devices, which use artificial intelligence to respond to voice commands. Alexa is also being integrated into third-party devices ranging from cars to smart appliances.<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon devices face competition from gadgets developed by Google and others.\u2014AFP<\/p>\n<p>Image: Amazon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s digital assistant Alexa is being transformed into a fashionista in a new device that was unveiled Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4070,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions\/4070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}