Amazon's Alexa takes fight with Siri to Marriott hotel rooms
Seattle
AMAZON.COM Inc's battle with Apple Inc over digital assistants is moving to a new venue: hotel rooms, where Alexa and Siri are both vying to be the voice-controlled platform of choice for travellers.
Marriott International Inc, the world's biggest lodging company, is testing devices from the two tech giants at its Aloft hotel in Boston's Seaport district to determine which is best to let guests switch on lights, close drapes, control room temperature and change television channels via voice command. In December, Wynn Resorts Ltd became the first hotel company to install Alexa-powered Echo devices, starting with suites at its flagship Wynn Las Vegas property.
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