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...]
Why the market for smart speaker apps can’t possibly rival that of smartphones yet
Last month, I wrote about the large disparity of third-party apps and actions between Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, which prompted a great comment from Chris K, who said: It seems like many of these skills are there just because it is easy to … [Read more...]
How to add a remote chime to a Nest Hello doorbell
In our IoT Podcast Hotline voicemail this week, we received a question from someone who recently switched from a Ring doorbell to a Nest Hello. The Ring supports additional chimes so you can hear the doorbell around the home, but the Nest Hello … [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...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 8, 2018
Utilities want their own IIoT network: Several utility companies have banded together to create the Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA) to get some kind of dedicated industrial IoT network designed for grid operations. This proposed network would be … [Read more...]
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