With 2019 underway, I think it's safe to say that 2018 was a big year for digital assistants and smart speakers in the home. And the coming years will likely continue that trend based on usage forecasts: eMarketer suggests a 15 percent increase in … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Dec. 21, 2018
A timeline of Amazon's health efforts: With the partnership with Omron, a blood pressure maker, the media is talking again about Amazon's plans for home health. The two firms plan a skill that lets a user ask their blood pressure. A day after that … [Read more...]
Why I’m getting ready for a mobile robot with a built-in digital assistant
Please forgive me if you’ve already seen the “Iron Man” movies already. If you haven’t, you’re missing out on not just a good superhero flick but also a possible glimpse of the future for digital assistants. In the Marvel movie series, Jarvis — … [Read more...]
IoT news for the week of July 20, 2018
Don’t count Low-Power Wide-Area Networks out just yet: ABI Research suggests that EU telecoms will face increased competition pressures from unlicensed spectrum providers for machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity. That’s good news for LoRA Alliance … [Read more...]
Amazon’s “Alexa Everywhere” strategy is brilliant, helping maintain its digital assistance leadership
Looking back at the last two Consumer Electronics Shows, you can see a tremendous focus on voice assistants. However, there was a key difference between the 2017 and 2018 shows: Amazon Alexa was all over the place in 2017 and it took until the next … [Read more...]
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