Amazon launches Custom Interfaces for Alexa skills to deepen connections with games and gadgets

Amazon has maintained a steady focus on connecting home devices with its Echo smart speakers, from forging ties with more than 60,000 smart home devices to efforts to make Alexa a resource for gamers using consoles like the Xbox.

The tech giant took another step in that direction today with the introduction of Custom Interfaces, which offers developers and device manufacturers a way to connect gadgets with Alexa and Echo smart speakers.