Amazon's Alexa powered speakers may be coming to India soon

Amazon has built an impressive presence in India since its launch but the one that stuck out like a sore thumb is the absence of the company's Alexa powered speakers in the country. Per new report by Economic times, we may not have to wait for too long. The report mentions that Amazon maybe gearing up to launch its Alexa powered speakers soon in the country. They will come with English command support out of the box, with regional Indian languages like Marathi, Tamil and Hindi coming later.

Economic Times also spoke with a senior executive at Amazon who said that the new speakers will carry an attractive price tag but stopped short of sharing any specific details. Amazon's Alexa speakers allow users to interact with it using natural language and can assist users in up to 1200 skills like booking an Uber or shopping online.

India has largely been absent in the AI home assistant war so far with none of the big three Google, Apple or Amazon bringing their AI products to the country. Amazon may look at this as an opportunity to get a head start and form a sizable user base. In the US, Amazon was largely credited for carrying the torch of the AI revolution by being the first ones out of the gate with the Echo and may have a similar plan in place for India.