Over the last several years, I’ve noticed my hearing slowly deteriorate. I find it difficult to hear conversations in noisy rooms, which makes each successive trade show more challenging. And my family is always turning the TV down because it’s too … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 11, 2020
Siri and Google Assistant still aren’t speaking to Alexa: Last September, Amazon launched its Voice Interoperability Initiative, which aims to let customers "interact with multiple voice agents on a single device." At the time, 30 companies jumped on … [Read more...]
Without a phone of its own, Amazon’s Alexa on the go isn’t going anywhere
We often talk about the three main voice assistant platforms, Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant. They’re generally all the same to most people, right? I’d counter that there’s a massive difference between Alexa and its digital … [Read more...]
Amazon Echo Frames reviewed: Are they worth the price?
Last year, Amazon introduced its smart glasses product, the Echo Frames. They’re still a bit of a work in progress and you can only get them by requesting an invite, which Amazon has to approve. My invite was recently accepted so after we spent the … [Read more...]
These three technologies will kick off the next smart home age
We've spent five years since the last big breakthrough in the smart home. When Amazon added home control to its Echo speakers in March 2015 it created a new user interface and platform that brought more devices together. Since then Amazon has made … [Read more...]
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