Description of Alexa device presented by business English students from UCSG for tutorial group work grade

1. MEMBERS:
CABRERA SHAKYRA
PESANTES ANDRES
SAENZ DIANA
LECTURER
ING. MAX GALARZA
Tutory grade : 9,5
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD ESPECIALIDADES EMPRESARIALES
BUSINESS ENGLISH I

3. INTRODUCTION
• Alexa was inspired by the computer voice and
conversational system on board the Starship Enterprise
in science fiction TV series and movies “Star Trek”.
• It was named after the ancient library of Alexandria.
• It is an intelligent personal assistant developed
by Amazon, made popular by the Amazon Echo and the
Amazon Echo Dot devices developed by Amazon
Lab126.
• Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself
as a home automation system.

4. Functions
• It offers weather reports provided by AccuWeather and news provided
by TuneIn from a variety of sources including local radio stations.
• Alexa-supported devices stream music from the owner's Amazon Music
accounts and have built-in support for Pandora and Spotify accounts.
• It can play music from streaming services such as Apple Music and Google
Play Music from a phone or tablet.
• It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting
alarms, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, and other real
time information, such as news.

5. Messaging and Email
• Messages can be sent through multiple ways from Alexa's application.
• Alexa is able to deliver messages to a recipient's Alexa application, as well as
to all of their Echo devices that are both supported and associated with their
Amazon account.
• Alexa is able to send typed messages only from Alexa's app.

6. Music
• Alexa supports a multitude of subscription-based and free streaming
services on Amazon devices. These include: Prime Music, Amazon Music,
iHeart Radio, Pandora, and Spotify
• Alexa is able to stream media and music directly, linking the Alexa's device
to the Amazon account.
• Amazon Prime members have an additional ability to access stations,
playlists, and over two million songs free of charge.

7. Ordering
• Take-out food can be ordered using Alexa; as of May 2017 food ordering
using Alexa is supported by Domino's Pizza, Grubhub, Pizza Hut, Seamless,
and Wingstop.
• Also, users of Alexa in the UK can order meals via Just Eat.
• In early 2017, Starbucks announced a private beta for placing.

8. Sports
• Alexa allows you to hear updates on your supported sports teams. A way to
do this is by adding your sports team to the list created under Alexa's Sports
Update app section.
• You are able to hear updates on up to 15 supported teams, such as: Major
League Soccer, English Premier League NBA - UEFA Champions League -
Union of European Football Association FA Cup and so on.

9. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
• Seven microphone array, to hear the
commands around the house.
• Major Smart home platform, for
controlling lights, thermostat, door
locks.
• It gives the user customized daily
briefing.
• You can purchase things or services
outside of Amazon.
• You have to remember the right way to
ask for a service or skill, each skill can
have its own syntax and keywords.
• The device use the internet to transmit
and get information. So it would have to
be connected to the internet to work.
• It does not have any internal memory,
the information it is stored on a server.
• It facilitates some activities in the home
but also makes the user more lazy.

10. Conclusions
• Disruptive innovation is a term in the field of business administration which
refers to an innovation that creates a new market and value network and
disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established
market leading firms, products and alliances.
• Thus, we can say that a disruptive technology is an advance that changes
life, then we are talking about Alexa.

11. Referencies
• http://m.thewirecutter.com/reviews/what-is-Alexa-what-is-the-amazon-
echo-and-should-you-get-one/
• https://www.cnet.com/pictures/what-can-amazon-echo-and-alexa-do-
pictures/
• https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/what-is-alexa-what-is-the-amazon-echo-
and-should-you-get-one/
• https://www.iphonelife.com/content/hey-alexa-pros-and-cons-my-amazon-
echo-experience