Alexa gets DVR skills for select streaming services

Amazon Echo which is very popular has Alexa voice assistant
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The latest update to Amazon Alexa's Video Skill API is adding awesome new capabilities to the smart voice assistant. According to Amazon, the new software will now enable users to record to a DVR via voice commands.

Owners of the popular device can now navigate to frequently used options in their compatible DVRs or streaming services via voice commands. This includes launching an app, playback/pause commands, and much more.

The new features are fetched from Amazon's Fire TV streaming platform. According to Amazon, multiple service providers are already upgrading to get the new feature on their boxes.

As for the time being, the feature is restricted to the US with no word being said about it getting worldwide.