VOICE-USER INTERFACE
What are they?
Voice-user interfaces are virtual assistants that allow us to interact vocally with technology without having to use visual interfaces. This keeps our hands and eyes free; we can ask our assistant to provide information, play a song or complete tasks while we do something else.
Some examples of voice-user interfaces are Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Google's Google Assistant, Telefónica's Aura or Microsoft's Cortana. These assistants are already included with some devices like mobile phones, tablets, cars or smart speakers (like Amazon Echo, Google Home, Movistar Home or Apple's HomePod).
Voice apps
3CatInfo's newscasts and their presenters also accompany you from any device with Alexa.
Accessing it now is even easier. Have a device with or without a screen, just say:
"Alexa, Telenotícies 3CatInfo"
You can also activate the skill by saying:
“Alexa, inicia Telenotícies 3CatInfo”
“Alexa, pide a Telenotícies 3CatInfo todo el telenotícies”
Listen to the live stream of Catalunya Ràdio with your Alexa.
To start and listen to the live stream you just have to say:
“Alexa, inicia Catalunya Ràdio”
The skill for Alexa also allows you to listen to the on demand podcasts of the shows and sections of Catalunya Ràdio.
You just have to say:
“Alexa, Catalunya Ràdio podcast”
“Alexa, pide a Catalunya Ràdio un pódcast”
You will be able to hear the 24-hour live news from the 3CatInfo station of Catalunya Ràdio for Alexa.
To start and listen to the live show you have to say:
“Alexa, inicia 3CatInfo”
"Alexa, abre 3CatInfo y pon el directo”
S3 is a skill available for Alexa Amazon that allows you to discover 30 children's stories in Catalan, which are part of the "Una mà de contes" show. The stories are for children aged between 3 and 7 years old and combine music and storytelling.
To choose a story you just have to say:
“Alexa, obre l'S3”
To rotate the S3 and choose a random story you can say:
“Alexa, gira l'S3”
To order a story for the title (e.g. "El Patufet", "Hansel i Gretel" or "La Caputxeta Vermella") you can say:
“Alexa, vull un conte”
The restless radio, also in Alexa.
To start and feel the live show you have to say:
“Alexa, inicia iCat”
If you want to know which song or artist is playing you can say:
“Alexa, pregunta a iCat qué suena”
Are you a passionately classic fan?
To start and listen to the live show you have to say:
“Alexa, inicia Catalunya Música”
If you want to know which work or author is playing you can say:
“Alexa, pregunta a Catalunya Música qué suena”
Amazon Alexa
Our content is available through so-called “skills”.
Custom skills activation:
- Visit the Amazon webpage and look for the skill, or click on the button on our website. From there, you can activate whatever skill you want.
- You can also activate it directly from your device by saying:
- Alexa, start "skill name" (for example: "Alexa, start Catalunya Ràdio")..