Smart Speaker

How Retailers Are Riding The Smart Speaker, Voice Ordering Wave
How Retailers Are Riding The Smart Speaker, Voice Ordering Wave
October 25, 2018  |  Retail

To help consumers order and pay for the items they love, retailers are turning to technology that provides shoppers an alternative to visiting a store...

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Amazon Alexa Now The Office Assistant, Too
Amazon Alexa Now The Office Assistant, Too
October 25, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon has launched a new feature that will allow third-party office equipment manufacturers to embed Alexa directly onto their devices. According to Fortune, the feature is an...

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Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora Boost Smart Speaker Growth
Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora Boost Smart Speaker Growth
October 09, 2018  |  Subscriptions

A new study has found that the smart speaker and music streaming markets are becoming more interdependent. According to CNBC, market research firm AudienceNet conducted...

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Google Backs Away From Chatbots
Google Backs Away From Chatbots
October 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

A not so very long time ago, chatbots were forecast to be the next big thing in digital ecosystems. Starting with Facebook’s big announcement of its...

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Facebook Launches Video Calling
Facebook Launches Video Calling
October 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. In a press release, the social...

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Amazon Echo Speakers Faced Outages In UK, Europe
Amazon Echo Speakers Faced Outages In UK, Europe
September 26, 2018  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon’s Echo smart speakers were facing connectivity issues in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe earlier on Wednesday (Sept. 26), but are now up and...

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Alexa Adds Microwaves To Her Repertoire
Alexa Adds Microwaves To Her Repertoire
September 18, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon will reveal later this month at least eight new voice-controlled hardware devices that the company plans to release by the end of this year....

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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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Apple To Debut New HomePod Features
Apple To Debut New HomePod Features
July 24, 2018  |  Apple

According to Mashable, a French blog reported that Apple updated its “HomePod OS 12” speaker with a variety of new features that are expected to...

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