Amazon’s Alexa going to more new places this year

Amazon's Alexa will definitely not be limited to the Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers anymore as more companies want it to be in gadgets and appliances frequently used by the modern human being. This is one of the hottest news in the recently-concluded Consumers Electronics Show (CES).  

It was previously reported that Amazon Echo, one of the member so of the Alexa family, reportedly sold 2 million units in the first nine months of last year and even more since it was made available in the market in 2015. With its positive reviews, the voice recognition robot continued to invade the market previously claiming control over your web browser, smartphone apps, smartwatches.

This year, the invasion will extend to unexpected places as Alexa may be found in your car, TV, appliances, phones, headphones, baby monitors and robots among others, CNET reported.

The technology has made its way to cars with Ford and Toyota proposing that Alexa will be incoporated in their in-car navy systems. Ford and Volkswagen, on the other hand, wants to use the voice recognition system in locking and unlocking functions, honking and other standard functions that Alexa can do.

Microphones will also be built in this year's new TV models with Alexa-powered Hopper DVR boxies expected to come out early 2017.

Some appliances may tap the capability of IFFTA Applets in turning on or off the oven, brew coffee or the dishwasher while LG wants to put the technology in its refrigerator.

In line with Alexa's growing influence comes the news that Amazon will hire more employees who will focused on the Alexa project, Wall Street Journal said. The publication reported that Amazon announced 550 openings for the job at the same time Apple has 120 openings to develop its Siri virtual assistant.

Amazon's increase of hiring is said to indicate that plans to incorporate Alexa in a lot of gadgets and appliances this year will become a reality.