Intel weighs into smart home segment with AWS tie-up

Intel and AWS have announced plans to work alongside each other in a number of smart home initiatives including an Intel-based smart speaker which includes that includes the Alexa virtual assistant.
The first project will see Alexa Skills remotely control and coordinate device actions with an Intel-based Smart Home Hub, but the second will be a broader Intel-based smart speaker reference design with Amazon Alexa. The team has said it hopes to help hardware manufacturers accelerate development of