VIZIO launches Amazon Alexa integration
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Michelle Clancy
| 21 February 2018

TV manufacturer VIZIO has introduced the SmartCast skill for Amazon Alexa, enabling voice control of 2017 and 2016 SmartCast P-, M- and E-Series 4K display collections.

Users with the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, Echo Show and other Alexa-enabled devices can ask Alexa to control their VIZIO SmartCast displays, with the option to control volume, channel and input settings, as well as turn the VIZIO display on and off, using only voice.

“VIZIO SmartCast is an industry leader with voice control and mobile device integration, in addition to a traditional remote and SmartCast TV interface,” said Bill Baxter, CTO at VIZIO. “With the introduction of the VIZIO SmartCast skill for Alexa, we’re excited to expand voice controls, giving users with Alexa-enabled products a convenient way to control key features on their VIZIO SmartCast TVs and displays.”

In addition to controlling their VIZIO SmartCast displays with Amazon Alexa, consumers with VIZIO SmartCast TV-enabled displays can also browse and launch content directly from their displays with their remote.