Arrow, NXP Deliver Development Kit for Adding Alexa Control to Connected Devices

Arrow Electronics and NXP Semiconductors announced a development kit ($375) that enables device makers to integrate Alexa Voice Service into a working prototype that can be taken into design and production. The Synaptics-branded development kit, based on an NXP SoC, adds intelligent voice control to connected products with a mic and speaker, enabling developers and engineers “to rapidly create Alexa-enabled proof of concepts and prototypes,” said Murdoch Fitzgerald, Arrow vice president-semiconductor marketing.