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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: jwlv on July 15, 2021, 04:07:08 pm

Title: Did Amazon just sneak a new wake word?
Post by: jwlv on July 15, 2021, 04:07:08 pm

I just noticed this in my Alexa app.

When did they add "Ziggy" as a wake word???

BTW this is only on my Echo Flex. None of my other devices have Ziggy as a choice for the wake word.

Title: Re: Did Amazon just sneak a new wake word?
Post by: scottrods on July 15, 2021, 07:57:20 pm

I show it available on several of my devices. Not all of them. Mostly Dots... Even on older ones (second gen dot)

Title: Re: Did Amazon just sneak a new wake word?
Post by: renegade600 on July 15, 2021, 10:35:14 pm

do not have it on any of my devices yet. 

Title: Re: Did Amazon just sneak a new wake word?
Post by: renegade600 on July 16, 2021, 03:15:40 am

found the following.  Look like there will be some new voices too

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/alexa-introduce-me-to-melissa-and-shaq

Title: Re: Did Amazon just sneak a new wake word?
Post by: jwlv on July 16, 2021, 10:32:11 am

Thanks Renegade. I just read that article. I guess Amazon was staying rather quiet about it since none of the major tech news publishers have mentioned it. But they want to charge $4.99 for the celebrity voices? I don't care for celebrity voices. But I do want other voices, not necessarily from a celebrity.

Title: Re: Did Amazon just sneak a new wake word?
Post by: renegade600 on July 16, 2021, 10:42:58 am

Quote from: jwlv on July 16, 2021, 10:32:11 am

Thanks Renegade. I just read that article. I guess Amazon was staying rather quiet about it since none of the major tech news publishers have mentioned it. But they want to charge $4.99 for the celebrity voices? I don't care for celebrity voices. But I do want other voices, not necessarily from a celebrity.

you were the first to report it ;-)