Alexa finally escapes Echo speakers with a web version

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00:00Alexa finally escapes Echo Speakers with a web version.

00:04For years, Amazon's Alexa has lived a mostly stationary life, stuck inside Echo Speakers,

00:09occasionally yelling reminders from the kitchen counter.

00:12Now, Alexa is discovering the wider internet.

00:15Amazon has begun rolling out a web-based version of its next-generation assistant, Alexa Plus,

00:21giving users a brand new way to chat with it that doesn't involve shouting across the

00:25room.

00:26For some users, typing Alexa.com into a browser now opens a full chatbot-style interface.

00:32Alexa Plus now features a text box, suggested prompts, and copy buttons, giving it a Chat

00:39GPT or Google Gemini-like interface.

00:42Intentionally familiar to users?

00:44The web version lets users type instead of talk, upload files for Alexa Plus to analyze,

00:49and manage everyday things like shopping lists and calendars on a proper screen.

00:54There's also a sidebar that pulls in your chat history from Echo devices, basic smart

00:58home controls, and access to uploaded documents.

01:01In theory, you can start a conversation in your living room and finish it at your desk without

01:06explaining everything again.

01:08Amazon is pitching this as a productivity upgrade, and honestly, it makes sense.

01:13While tasks like document editing or file review are cumbersome with voice commands, using

01:17a keyboard and mouse makes them easy.

01:20Alexa Plus can plan trips, write letters, create study guides, analyze files, shop and

01:26book restaurants, but it still feels a bit unpolished.

01:30The web interface is noticeably more barebones than its rivals, lacking advanced features like

01:35custom bots, creative canvases, or deep file handling.

01:38It works, but it doesn't yet feel like a power user's playground.

01:43For now, Alexa Plus is free while Amazon tests things out.

01:46Eventually it'll be bundled with Amazon Prime, while non-Prime users will face a $20 monthly

01:51fee.

01:52Still, putting Alexa Plus on the web is Amazon's clearest signal yet that it wants Alexa to compete

01:57with modern AI chatbots, not just turn off your lights.

02:01The question now isn't whether Alexa can chat, it's whether people will finally start typing

02:05to her on purpose.

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