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LG earlier this year started licensing their proprietary TV platform WebOS to different brands. And now, they have announced a welcome feature for WebOS, which is Amazon Alexa. Different brands that use WebOS to power their TVs will soon have intelligent voice recognition powered by Amazon Alexa. “The addition of Amazon Alexa to the long list of webOS features will enhance the user experience and boost the value of our growing smart TV ecosystem,” said Jung Sung-hyun, head of content services at LG Home Entertainment Company. “Bringing together the capabilities of Alexa with the convenience of webOS to third-party TVs is a win-win-win for TV brands, customers, and developers.” This near feature will be released in North America in the third quarter followed by other regions. Voice Assistant and WebOS, right at the fridge LG's newest Signature refrigerators also do voice commands right out of the box. Unlike last year's Signature Refrigerator where we saw an iteration of Microsoft's Windows 10 embedded in the glass panel, LG opted to implement its home-baked WebOS this time on its 29-inch touch LCD display to power its smart refrigerator screen. The HP TouchPad, which runs on webOS 3.0, may have failed to gain market traction, but LG don't seem worried about it one bit as they still proceeded with the acquisition of the promising platform with plans of making it the bread and butter of their upcoming Smart TVs. Read more in our articles including "LG adds Amazon Alexa to WebOS" and "5 Winning Features of LG's new 'Instaview' Refrigerator".