HoverPin for Alexa

Inspiration

Imagine having your own concierge service right at home. Never miss an event again. Find something to do for you and your family or with your friends without spending hours scouring the Internet.

What it does

It allows you to find any type of events around you including concerts, hackatons, business conferences, sports events, group activities, family activities, classes and so much more.

How I built it

Java-based microservices back-end and Alexa skill using AWS Lambda

Challenges I ran into

Optimizing requests from multiple 3rd-party APIs

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

We've created the first skill that aggregates content from hundred of different sources

What I learned

Voice-activated skills require a new way of thinking around user interactions. PMs & Developers must really focus on the user experience to be able to create something useful.

What's next for HoverPin for Alexa

We want to go beyond events to show users interesting places (restaurants, tourist attractions) and people around them by leveraging HoverPin vast geo-repository. A web demo of our content is available at https://hoverpin.com/live

Built With

• ai
• java
• microservices
• rest