From a playing field that was nearly empty five years, the world of voice-activated personal assistants has filled up and rounded out rapidly on a global scale in the last half-decade. Apple, Google, Amazon, Alibaba, Xiaomi and Samsung make up a short list of the...
While there were many attention-grabbing announcements coming out of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), among the more eye-opening was the joint announcement by ExxonMobil, Amazon and Fiserv that paying for gas at the pump was as easy as asking Alexa. Head of Global Digital...
ExxonMobil and Fiserv have teamed up to let people pay for gas with Alexa at the pump, according to a release. People with cars that are Alexa-enabled, or who use Echo Auto or other Alexa-enabled devices, will simply be able to say “Alexa, pay for...
With a specialized model of its TrulyNatural vocabulary speech-recognition and natural-language-understanding platform, Silicon Valley firm Sensory unveiled the release of its domain-specific assistant for smart appliances. The technology will help manufacturers make a new wave of smart kitchen appliances that don’t send voice requests to...
Embedded voice, vision and biometrics artificial intelligence (AI) company Sensory has announced that its wake word engine, TrulyHandsfree, has new capabilities that will allow for multiple wake words from any combination of supported devices, without affecting performance. According to a release, the new technology supports...
7-Eleven has launched voice ordering with 7Voice, which allows customers to place orders through Google Home and Amazon Echo systems, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 20). The voice activation works in conjunction with the company’s 7NOW app, delivering purchased items...
As smart speakers surge in popularity, Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, SlashGear reported on Friday (Nov. 15), citing research from analyst firm Canalys. The report shows that worldwide smart speaker sales during the third quarter (Q3) of...
On their shared home territory of the U.S. market, Amazon and Google have spent the last two years avidly racing for control of the emerging world of digital voice controls, and striving to develop the voice-responsive AI that consumers interact with on a daily basis. It...
Consumers have experienced the convenience of shopping with their voices, and they cannot get enough. The share of consumers who own voice-activated devices has doubled since 2017, with more of them using those devices to make purchases, listen to music or simply check the weather...
