alexa skills – Tech Raman https://techraman.com Simplified Tech Talk Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:06:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://techraman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TR_logo-150x120.png alexa skills – Tech Raman https://techraman.com 32 32 5 Alexa Kids Skills to try out in India https://techraman.com/5-alexa-kids-skills-to-try-out-in-india/ https://techraman.com/5-alexa-kids-skills-to-try-out-in-india/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:06:19 +0000 http://techraman.com/?p=14311 ]]> new kids skill additions ,ranging from nursery rhymes to brain teasers and immersive adventure and game skills. If you haven’t checked it, I would suggest you to check it out HERE. While there are many skills sets, here we list five new skills that would help children explore, innovate and create. Experience an interactive adventure with Chhota Bheem Skills to try: Chhota Bheem Adventures Engage your kid with the best interactive experience featuring India’s most popular hero, Chhota Bheem.  The Chhota Bheem Adventures skill for Alexa is a game which lets children immerse themselves in the world of Dholakpur. The experience is not just limited to original voices of Chhota Bheem and friends but also has enough sound effects and visuals to directly teleport the audience to Dholakpur. Just Say, “Alexa, Open Chhota Bheem Adventures” and set off on a mission to explore the caves which have recently been unearthed in Dholakpur with Chhota Bheem.   Adventure Ride with Mike Skills to try: forest fortune Indulge your kids in an interactive and adventurous ride of King George’s hidden treasure. This adventure encompasses a Royal Treasure map, exploring through the Wild Forest, interacting with friendly animals and humans, overcoming obstacles and learn fun facts from Mike throughout the adventure. Just Say, “Alexa, Open Forest Fortune” and take your kid through a royal adventure to hunt for King George’s hidden treasure.   Life Lessons with Panda Rescue Skills to try: panda rescue Introduce your kid into the fun and interactive world of Panda Wilderness School. In the game, Kids get to be the assigned care taker of an orphan baby panda and teach important life lessons by making the right choices as they move through the game. Just say, “Alexa, open Panda Rescue”.   Gamify learning with Playablo Skills to try: Playablo Make learning fun with Playablo, a gamified learning app. featuring thousands of short 7-question quizzes, Playablo helps your child identify his or her strengths and improvement areas and the robust feedback system will help you keep track of your child’s progress. It also features several gameplay elements like points, leaderboards and peer-to-peer competition that will help your child retain what he or she learns in school. Just say, “Alexa, open Playablo” and help your child rediscover the joy of learning.   Chronicles of Appu’s Adventure land Skills to try: Appu’s adventures Based on themes and rhymes from Appu’s world, this interactive skill is designed to help develop and improvise listening, comprehending and problem-solving abilities in children.  Just say, “Alexa, open Appu’s Adventures” and let your kid experience the interactive world of Appu’s adventures.  ]]>

]]> https://techraman.com/5-alexa-kids-skills-to-try-out-in-india/feed/ 0 New Amazon Alexa Kids Skills in India brings in more contents | Details https://techraman.com/new-amazon-alexa-kids-skills-for-children-in-india-brings-in-more-contents-details/ https://techraman.com/new-amazon-alexa-kids-skills-for-children-in-india-brings-in-more-contents-details/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 05:15:58 +0000 http://techraman.com/?p=13747 ]]> Kids embrace technology faster and it comes natural to them. At my home, Alexa Echo is the only music player my kid uses and he is at ease with the voice interaction. Apart from music, he also converses with Alexa for certain questions like how far is moon from earth, what is the capital city of a particular country and so on. With Alexa Echo range getting popular in India, Amazon has launched a new category of Alexa kids skills tailor made for children under 13 years of age in India. Some of the popular characters and titles I grew up reading when I was kid myself finds place in Alexa now such as Amar Chitra Katha, Tinkle, ChuChu TV, PAC-MAN, Hungama, Appu Series, Videogyan, HooplaKidz, Playablo, Moshi Twilight, and Bob the Train. These skills can be accessed on all Amazon Echo devices as well as the free Alexa app for smartphones. Amazon has been constantly adding new skills to their skills store in India which has over 15,000 skills spread across various genres like  music, news, food, games, smart home and more. Adding to it is the new 350 Alexa kids skills, which can challenge the children with brain teasers and quizzes, listen to nursery rhymes and stories and have fun learning about various topics from wildlife to English, using simple voice commands with Alexa.  There are also various nursery rhymes, songs & rhyme-game skills.

How to discover the Alexa Kids Skills? 

The kids skills can be accessed via Alexa app or http://www.amazon.in/kidskills , or just by asking “Alexa, what kid skills do you have?”.

Alexa Kids skills from popular brands

Nursery rhymes, songs & rhyme-game skills

  • ChuChu TV: One of the world’s most watched kids edutainment channels, brings hundreds of nursery rhymes, stories, songs on colors and animals for kids to Alexa. Just say “Alexa, open ChuChu TV” or “Alexa, ask ChuChu TV to play animal songs”.
  • Appu’s Adventure: Based on themes and rhymes from Appu’s world, this interactive skill is designed to help develop and improvise listening,  comprehending and problem-solving abilities in children. Just say “Alexa, open Appu’s Adventures “.
  • Hungama Rhymes: Kids can explore audio rhymes on animal kingdom, festivals, educational and fun rhymes from Hungama and Appu Series. Just say “Alexa, open Hungama Rhymes”.
  • HooplaKidz: The skill makes learning with songs and rhymes interactive, fun and refreshing with its karaoke and quiz. Just say “Alexa, open HooplaKidz”.
  • Bob the Train: Bob the Train comes alive to talk, sing, tell stories and interact with kids like a friend. At the end of every song, Alexa will ask a question which kids can answer. Just say “Alexa, open Bob the Train”.

Brain teasers, quizzes, trivia & joke skills

  • Amar Chitra Katha’s India Quiz: India’s favourite storyteller has put together this fantastic quiz that will help kids expand their knowledge of Indian mythology; from gods to kings. Just say, “Alexa, open Amar Chitra Katha Quiz” or “Alexa, open ACK Quiz”.
  • Suppandi’s Crazy Brain Teasers: Tinkle’s favourite simpleton is here to rack your brains with clever riddles that are way too smart for him. Help him out with these wacky questions and exercise your brain muscles as well. Just say, “Alexa, open Suppandi Quiz”.
  • Would You Rather Family: Answer the most ludicrous and silly questions ever created for kids in this Alexa skill. Kids can play alone or with friends and family and burst out in laughter over their answers. Just say, “Alexa, open Would You Rather Family”.
  • Other skills on this theme include Shambu’s Jungle Quiz – popular for helping kids learn all about the animal kingdom, one question at a time, and Beano – popular for ultimate True and False quiz.

Immersive & adventure game skills

  • Forest Fortune: This interactive, pick-a-part story game, will take kids through a royal adventure to hunt for King George’s hidden treasure. Just say “Alexa, open Forest Fortune”.
  • Panda Rescue: Kids get to be the assigned carer of an orphaned baby panda and teach important life lessons by making the right choices as they move through the game. Just say “Alexa, open Panda Rescue”.

Educational skill

  •  Playablo: The skill uses gamification to help kids learn English. Just say “Alexa, open Playablo”.

Fun & interactive story skills

  • PAC-MAN™ Stories: This skill is designed to provide a fun and educational ‘choose your own adventure’ experience where children of all ages can make the right moral choices to complete each adventure set on PAC-MAN Planet. Just say, “Alexa, launch PAC-MAN Stories.”
  •  Amazon Storytime: This skill offers a growing collection of professionally narrated short stories read by Aidy Bryant (known for her roles on Saturday Night Live) and Tom Kenny (known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants). Just say, “Alexa, ask Amazon Storytime to read me a story”.
  • Moshi Twilight: This skill can help settle little listeners at bedtime. It features surreal stories with dreamy melodies and calming narration, guided relaxations and soothing sounds, all with a magical Moshi twist. Just say “Alexa, open Moshi Twilight”.
With all these skills under its hood, Amazon Alexa is shaping up to be an engaging platform for family.]]>

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