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Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
Let’s Hear It For (Sizzling) Voice-Activated Speakers
July 07, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Alexa or Siri, Google at Home or via mobile, voice is sizzling, deployed over technology’s various platforms. And for a fizzle, try being a beleaguered...

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Alibaba Is Taking On Alexa, Google Home, DingDong and Little Fish With New Smart Speaker
Alibaba Is Taking On Alexa, Google Home, DingDong and Little Fish With New Smart Speaker
July 05, 2017  |  Retail

In its latest effort to keep up with its American big brother Amazon, China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba has announced the debut of its own smart...

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Soon Say Hello To Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ Speaker
Soon Say Hello To Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ Speaker
July 05, 2017  |  Innovation

To Bixby or not to Bixby, that is the question – and long after Amazon and Google released their voice-activated assistants and synchronized smart speakers,...

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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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Amazon Positions Itself For Online Grocery Dominance With Dash Wand
Amazon Positions Itself For Online Grocery Dominance With Dash Wand
June 28, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s new voice-activated grocery assistant is practically magic, and you don’t even have to go to Diagon Alley to get it. The company has added...

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Chatbot Tracker: Speaking To Cars Via Smartcar
Chatbot Tracker: Speaking To Cars Via Smartcar
June 05, 2017  |  Chatbots

Back in the ‘80s, Knight Rider was a television show that featured not only the great David Hasselhoff but also his trusty sidekick (and car),...

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Andy Rubin Launches The “Essential” Phone and Home
Andy Rubin Launches The “Essential” Phone and Home
May 31, 2017  |  Innovation

The co-creator of Google’s Android mobile phone operating system, Andy Rubin, rolled out a new company dubbed Essential Products that will sell a high end mobile phone and...

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Amazon Tracker: Alexa All Grown Up
Amazon Tracker: Alexa All Grown Up
May 23, 2017  |  Retail

Alexa is growing up. This month, she learned to receive push notifications for four basic skills, including breaking news and food delivery; to video chat,...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Echo Show, The Speaker Who Would Be King
Voice-Activated Tracker: Echo Show, The Speaker Who Would Be King
May 15, 2017  |  Voice Activation

It’s official. Amazon put an end to speculation last week as it announced its next-gen smart speaker — screen and all — called the Echo Show. The...

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