Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant is now finding its
way into PCs. Not long after HP announced the first all-in-one PC to come with
Alexa built-in, Acer has now launched a new lineup of laptops which it says are
the first to ship with Alexa. Acer’s new Spin 3 and Spin 5 laptops are
available for purchase and both have Alexa at launch. The Nitro 5 Spin
convertible will also come with Alexa which will be released next month.
Alexa on PCs works the same way as it does on any
other Alexa-enabled device. You will be able to use your voice commands to ask
Alexa about the weather, manage smart home devices, make entries in your
calendar, create lists, and more.
All of Acer’s compatible products are enabled by
Intel Smart Sound Technology which is an integrated audio digital signal
processor that will handle audio, voice, and speech interactions. The Acer Spin
5 features Acer Purified Voice with four digital microphones that have support
for far-field voice recognition. Other models have dual microphones and
near-field voice recognition.
So get ready for Alexa on your laptop. The company has
also revealed that it’s going to rollout Alexa on certain Aspire, Switch, and
Swift notebooks as well as select all-in-one PCs over the next few weeks. Those
who already have a compatible model will get the Alexa update through the Acer
Care Center in a few days.
