When Google announced its "end-to-end, all-neural, on-device speech recognizer" for the Gboard phone keyboard two weeks ago, I was initially excited. That's because speech recognition can now run locally on Gboard, even without a network … [Read more...]
Google Assistant needs more “action” if it wants to challenge Amazon’s Alexa Skills
It’s 2019 and after several years of growing smart speaker sales, the top two contenders — Google and Amazon — are now fighting back and forth for the top sales spot each quarter, even though Amazon's first-mover status provides it more lifetime … [Read more...]
How to get really bright lights for your smart home (Hint: Opt for smart switches)
This week on the 200th episode of the IoT Podcast, we received a voicemail from John who asked an interesting question we hadn't thought about before. John is looking for A19 smart bulbs that are 100W to 150W replacements so they have a higher lumen … [Read more...]
Check out CES and a smart KB Home (podcast)
This week Stacey and Keven are at CES ready to embrace the future of consumer technology. But so far, they haven’t found much that is new. On this week's show, they discuss the domination by Google at the show, a bunch of news about Amazon’s Alexa … [Read more...]
CES 2019: Google Assistant improves, expands and becomes easier for hardware makers to use
My first order of business at the Consumer Electronics Show today was a press-only chat and demonstration given by Google. We were promised news, information, and a ride! Google delivered. Let's get some of the stats and data out of the way … [Read more...]
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