The document provides an overview of Amazon's Alexa, detailing its functions such as voice interaction, music playback, messaging, and smart home control. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Alexa, highlighting its capabilities and limitations, including the need for internet connectivity. Furthermore, it touches on the concept of disruptive innovation in relation to Alexa's impact on the market.

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