“There’s no place like home” are the famous words spoken by Judy Garland, playing the character of Dorothy, at the end of the iconic movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” All it took were three clicks of her ruby-red slippers and those five words to transport...
When it comes to the household, Amazon’s Alexa rules the roost as America’s favored artificial intelligence (AI)- based voice assistant. It controls between 60 percent and 70 percent of the smart speaker market and has more integrations with third-party smart home devices than either Google...
Samsung is introducing a marketplace for Bixby, the company’s voice assistant, despite its relatively unknown name when stacked against the likes of Alexa, Siri and Cortana. The Bixby marketplace will be available in the United States and South Korea, and customers can download several different services...
After announcing its Galaxy Home smart speaker in 2018, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh has reportedly indicated that the device would be rolled out by April. The product is seen as a rival to the HomePod, according to reports. The Galaxy Home speaker is said...
Here’s one way to imagine the dramatic developments in the growing connected-vehicle ecosystem, and how much is likely to change in a short time: One’s children and grandchildren might not ever know what a “backseat driver” means. If they do, that term stands a good...
With the Super Bowl on the horizon, voice assistants are offering their own predictions as to who will win football’s big game. Alexa, Siri, Cortana and Google Assistant all have guesses — if asked for their opinions, CNBC reported. The responses range from simple analytic...
The floor of CES was once again flooded with smart devices, created to make everything from personal grooming to household management to the daily commute a smoother and more seamless experience for consumers through the power of connection. The customer, after all, is always right...
WEX, the global provider of corporate payments solutions, announced Thursday (Jan. 10) a partnership with AI.io, the voice technology company, to launch Halo Travel, a travel chatbot powered by Priceline Partner Network. In a press release, WEX said Halo Travel will be the first app...
Tencent, the China Internet company, is gearing up to roll out a voice-activated digital assistant for WeChat, its messaging app. Bloomberg, citing comments WeChat executive Zhou Jie made during a company conference, reported the digital assistant will be able to conduct tasks including playing music and...
