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Let Aiden help you "Keep Pace" with Voice Services

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Voices Services are the modern day interface to technology
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While you may hear people refer to them as "Voice Assistants", the correct terminology is Voice devices.
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Typical products in this space include the Amazon Echo and the Google Home
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Voice services tend to be command driven

Latest Trends
Voice Services are still in their infancy. Key trends to watch:
Which Voice Service is leading, and who is catching up?
Your Alexa may sound different in the days to come
Sounds just like Human Voices
Listen to the progress made by Google in its WaveNet Project
Your Alexa may sound different in the days to come

Aiden Suggests
How to learn more about Voice Services
Suggestion #1: Get at least ONE Voice Service
As there are multiple Voice Services to choose from, you need to purchase at least one. As each Service will have its own strengths and weaknesses, you might want to consider purchase more than one Vendors to get an appreciation of the differences
Suggestion #2: Learn the commands for the Voice Service
Each Voice Service has its own "language", so take some time to learn the nuances of each Service. Recommended links with a full list of commands include:
Google Home Commands
Amazon Echo Commands
Suggestion #3: Experiment with available Skills
There are always new "skills" you can add to your Voice Service. Clink on this link for an article that talks about 52 of them for the Amazon Echo !
52 Best Alexa Skills
Suggestion #4: Build your own Voice Service skill (Medium Difficulty !)
Creating new capabilities for Voice Services is referred to as "Skills" (Amazon Echo) or "Commands" (Google Home).
The best part, you don't need to be a professional programmer to build your own skills !!! Here are some sites that allow you to build some basic ones for use in your home
Amazon Blueprints
Suggestion #5: Design/Build your own Voice Service Application (Advanced Difficulty !)
Developing a Voice Application requires a number of design considerations. Here are links to sites that provide that insight (registration may be required)
Voice Playbook
Principles of Voice Design
https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/57d0bb9c-19a6-4c51-bfa2-fc6753d14b68/4-principles-of-conversational-voice-design
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