digital assistant

Bose Launches Smart Speakers With Alexa Built In
Bose Launches Smart Speakers With Alexa Built In
August 28, 2018  |  Innovation

Bose, the home audio company, announced news on Tuesday (August 28) of the launch of its Bose® Home Speaker 500 for music and the Bose...

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A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon
A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon
August 13, 2018  |  Alexa

Defcon, the annual hackers conference, has turned up a new security concern in smart speakers like the Amazon Echo. Two presenters at the conference, Tencent’s...

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Uniqlo Launches Chatbot That Acts As Digital Concierge
Uniqlo Launches Chatbot That Acts As Digital Concierge
August 02, 2018  |  Retail

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo rolled out shopping chatbot Uniqlo IQ on Thursday (August 2), which acts as a digital concierge service. According to a report...

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Is AI’s Next Evolution To Digital Humans?
Is AI’s Next Evolution To Digital Humans?
February 27, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

What would you do if you met a digital human? It is not an idle question, nor are we asking how you would handle yourself...

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Amazon Expands Alexa’s Ability To Make Custom Lists
Amazon Expands Alexa’s Ability To Make Custom Lists
October 18, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon is expanding the number of Alexa custom lists users can create, a move to enhance one of its voice-activated digital assistant’s most frequently used...

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Amazon’s TenMarks Helps Students Improve Writing Skills
Amazon’s TenMarks Helps Students Improve Writing Skills
August 24, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon, which has been making a push into the education market, is expanding its efforts on that front. On Wednesday, (Aug. 23) it launched a...

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360i Pits Amazon Alexa Against Google Home
360i Pits Amazon Alexa Against Google Home
June 30, 2017  |  Retail

360i asked Amazon Alexa and Google Home 3,000 questions and found out that the Home is (sometimes) smarter than Alexa — it all depends what...

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Facebook Messenger 2.0: Lotsa Bots
Facebook Messenger 2.0: Lotsa Bots
April 19, 2017  |  Facebook

Innovator, entrepreneur and architect of “the greatest show on Earth” P.T. Barnum famously said, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” This week, going...

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New Android Phones Get Google’s Digital Assistant
New Android Phones Get Google’s Digital Assistant
February 27, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Google, owned by Alphabet, said over the weekend that its digital assistant will debut on smartphones that run the newest versions of the operating system,...

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