Sony adds Alexa to its noise-canceling headphones

Sony adds Alexa to its noise-canceling headphones

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/sony-adds-alexa-to-its-noise-canceling-headphones/

Just imagine, a pair of noise-canceling headphones without a smart assistant on-board. What is this, 2017? Thankfully, Sony used its CES press conference today to announce that it’s finally addressing its well-received WH-1000XM3’s lack of Alexa.

The headphones will be getting Amazon’s smart assistant via a firmware update at some point during the first quarter of this year. Tapping a button will trigger Alexa, who can perform a variety of different media playback tasks, like playing music, changing tracks, along with more standard smart assistant fare, including connected home device control.