Just picked up an Amazon Echo device? Then you'll be itching to discover what it can do. Play music? Check. Answer questions? Check. But as the 30 best Alexa skills (skills being similar to apps), ...

Who says you need to be a developer to create skills for Amazon Alexa? Certainly not Amazon. In April, the company launched Alexa Skill Blueprints, heralded as a new and easy way for anyone and ...

Anyone who creates their own skill using Alexa Skill Blueprints can now publish it to the US Alexa Skills Store. Previously, these skills could only be used personally or by family and friends. I'm ...

Amazon launches a new beta feature that developers can implement to help Alexa users more easily discover their skills, without having to invoke them by name. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...

Available now, Alexa Skill Blueprints are free online templates that'll let anybody create custom Alexa responses or personalized skills within minutes. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is ...

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Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Earlier this year, Amazon introduced “Alexa Blueprints” – a way for anyone to create their own customized Alexa skills for personal use, without needing to know how to code. Today, the company will ...

A new Visual Studio Code extension from the Amazon Alexa dev team targets the development and deployment of skills, or capabilities the voice-activated virtual assistant can perform in response to ...

Last year, Amazon introduced Alexa Blueprints, a way for an Alexa device owner to create their own customized voice skills and Alexa responses without needing to know how to code. These skills — like ...