Amazon has added two new celebrity personalities, Melissa McCarthy and Shaquille O’Neal voice to its Alexa.
With these new options, Alexa users will get responses from the personal assistant in the voice of either celebrity, the latest additions in its line of novelty voice options.
Just say “Hey Melissa” or “Hey Shaq” to get the latest weather report in their voice, hear a joke, or hear a personal story. You can ask Shaq to show off his musical skills by saying, “Hey Shaq, rap for me,” or ask Melissa to tell you a funny story by saying, “Hey Melissa, tell me a story” to brighten up your day. To get started, just say, “Alexa, introduce me to Shaq,” or “Alexa, introduce me to Melissa” to let the fun begin.
For a preview of the experience, you can listen to some of the sound clips below.
“Customers have had a lot of fun with the Samuel L. Jackson experience on Alexa, and when customers love something, we look for ways to give them more of it,” Toni Reid, vice president of Alexa Experience & Echo Devices said in a blog post. “We’re thrilled to add two new celebrity personalities to Alexa and had a great time working with Shaquille O’Neal and Melissa McCarthy on this project. We can’t wait to see what customers think.”
In addition to two new celebrity personalities, customers can also choose between Alexa’s original voice and a new voice option. They can also try a new wake word, Ziggy, with either voice option, giving them even more ways to customize their Alexa experience. Just say, “Alexa, change your voice” to choose between the sound of Alexa’s original voice or a new voice option, or “Alexa, change your wake word” to select Ziggy or one of the other existing available wake words, including Alexa, Computer, Echo, or Amazon.
These new options have been started rolling out to customers in the U.S. starting July 15. The new celebrity personalities are available for purchase for $4.99 each.
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