Amazon unveiled new Echo devices, Fire TV technology and eero Wi-Fi system. Among the upgrades added to some of the devices introduced Wednesday (Sept. 20) are features powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI). One of the new Echo devices is the Echo Show 8, a next-generation...
Do you own an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot speaker? It might know whether you’re in the room. As The Tech Portal reported Monday (Nov. 15), newer versions of the Echo and Echo Dot, starting this week, will be able to detect people within a...
The only thing rising faster than digitally connected banking is the increasing consumer expectations that surround those services. In the latest Digital-First Banking Tracker, Ally Financial's Sathish Muthukrishnan discusses how tools such as virtual assistants and wearable devices can help close the gap.
General Motors (GM) and Amazon on Wednesday (Sept. 22) introduced the OnStar Guardian skill for Amazon smart devices, giving users a voice-enabled connection to emergency-certified OnStar Advisors through Alexa-enabled technology at home. The OnStar Guardian skill is part of the OnStar Guardian platform, which is...
October 19, 2021
The only thing rising faster than digitally connected banking is the increasing consumer expectations that surround those services. In the latest Digital-First Banking Tracker, Ally Financial's Sathish Muthukrishnan discusses how tools such as virtual assistants and wearable devices can help close the gap.
October 12, 2020
Among the more unexpected effects of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last half-year or so is the sudden home improvement boom it set off among consumers. Unexpected, but not entirely...
October 16, 2019
The cool weather was slow to show up in some parts of the U.S. this year (although the pumpkin spice-flavored goods showed up right on time). The biggest names in...
March 25, 2019
For an increasingly growing share of connected consumers, contextual commerce is becoming a way of life – even if they aren’t exactly familiar with the term. With the rapid proliferation...
September 20, 2023
Amazon unveiled new Echo devices, Fire TV technology and eero Wi-Fi system. Among the upgrades added to some of the devices introduced Wednesday (Sept. 20) are features powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI). One of the new Echo devices is the Echo Show 8, a next-generation model that delivers faster responses and enables Alexa to act […]
November 15, 2021
Do you own an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot speaker? It might know whether you’re in the room. As The Tech Portal reported Monday (Nov. 15), newer versions of the...
September 22, 2021
General Motors (GM) and Amazon on Wednesday (Sept. 22) introduced the OnStar Guardian skill for Amazon smart devices, giving users a voice-enabled connection to emergency-certified OnStar Advisors through Alexa-enabled technology...
September 21, 2021
Facebook is debuting new aspects of its Portal video-calling software, including a 10-inch portable device, Portal Go, and a more advanced version called Portal+, a company blog says. The blog...
