Amazon’s Alexa Guard feature is currently rolling out in the US. Initially, this offering was available to end users as an invite-only preview. Amazon gauged user feedback and presumably implemented it and now the free update has been released. What is Alexa Guard? Alexa Guard allows you to add home...
Samsung wearables are definitely a popular choice with us and many of our readers. We probably were the first blog to follow every step of Tizen in smartwatches. Initially, the devices came with Samsung S-Voice, but now Samsung is Introducing Bixby to their wearables. But what if you wanted Amazon...
Amazon has just announced nearly a dozen new products, ranging from next-generation versions of its smart speakers to Echo Auto for cars. But alongside the new hardware Amazon also unveiled a whole lot of new Alexa features, making the voice assistant even more useful. The new feature set is for both...
Amazon is never afraid of making a splash with new gadgets, and the company has seldom failed (the Amazon Fire Phone didn't work). But the Alexa-enabled Echo line of products and the Fire TV range of products are doing wonders for Amazon. The company has now merged the two of...
Amazon is set to make Alexa's response delay-free by building a new AI chip. A new report suggests that Amazon plans to create AI chips that will process data locally. It will give Alexa a more human time response instead of consulting huge amount of cloud data before responding to...
Xiaomi has joined the line of major tech companies who are interested in AI speakers. The Chinese smartphone maker introduces their home speaker, the Xiaomi Yeelight Voice Assistant. This gadget is powered by Amazon's Alexa. The Yeelight speaker has a design similar to the Echo Dot with a blue LED...
Upon visiting Berlin's IFA2107 -- Germany's answer to CES -- recently, there was one word I kept hearing: Alexa. In the consumer hardware space, it's a great time to be Amazon, if the sheer number of hardware companies jumping on the Alexa bandwagon are anything to go by. Only today it...
Amazon wants developers to be fully locked into its ecosystem, which is why on Wednesday it announced a new program to give additional promotional credits to developers that build Alexa skills and use Amazon Web Services (AWS). Alexa developers are already provided with AWS Free Tier, which gives one million...
Japanese messaging service Line announced on Thursday a personal assistant, called Clova, in the mold of Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri. The app will communicate to Asian users through hundreds of different screens, including an Echo-like speaker. Line will bundle its messaging service, which integrates payment, ridesharing, and shopping, and...
Amazon’s voice recognition platform, Alexa, has reached 3,000 skills. The platform has been available for a little over a year in the U.S., providing developers with a way to integrate their services and smart home devices into the Echo, Dot, Tap, and Fire TV. The Food Network, GE Appliances, Twitter...
Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has received a large update, making it much easier to find and activate skills from third-party services. The Alexa mobile app that shows all the available skills—totalling 1,400 as of Tuesday—has been revamped to show skills in an organized fashion, and the app now features search....
Alexa, the chatty personality that makes the Amazon Echo smart speaker so fun and handy, wants to join more devices. The company announced Friday the launch of its free Alexa Voice Service (AVS) developer preview.AVS was born out of the company’s work on the Echo, which may be Amazon’s best hardware...
The rapid adoption of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices globally and across every sector is changing how we search and share information. IoT devices go beyond just personal technology like smartphones and computers. They include smart speakers, inventory trackers, and even refrigerators equipped with modern software, sensors, and processing capabilities that connect...
Gaming has been big business for a long time -- but Netflix just kicked the whole industry up about ten notches in one swipe during Netflix’s latest earnings call. Now, all of us have the great opportunity to Binge-Game as well as Binge-Watch. Personally, I wish this essential entertainment step...
There is no doubt that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving the decisive and strategic elements of multiple industries today. AI-powered algorithms are residing at the core of every business model. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that very soon the rise of AI will usher disruptive changes in businesses and...
Developments in AI are advancing at a rampant pace, with innovations improving the quality of life in different ways across disciplines. For instance, Forbes estimates that 10 million self-driving cars will hit the road in 2020, and another study reported by Business Wire projects that automotive artificial intelligence will bring in revenues of...
Artificial intelligence is the latest trend in technology, and its application cutting across all fields. It’s all about technology mimicking biological intelligence. Here are three ways tech startups are using AI to revolutionize customer experience. Customer experience is becoming the hallmark of business growth. Tesla’s self-driven cars, Apple’s Siri and...
The eCommerce industry is booming like never before with the introduction of new technologies. The eCommerce industry is witnessing a redefined form that takes customers to a new level of experience and gratification. But how is AI helping the eCommerce industry? Traditionally, retail businesses were satisfied by just making an...
As if the holidays weren’t already stressful enough, add in the pressure of trying to find a gift for those hard-to-shop people on your life. A list just popped into your head with the thought of it: the people who have everything, the people who are devout minimalists, the people...
When you picture a personal assistant, you probably envision a celebrity — or at least someone very wealthy — walking around with a “shadow” who takes her messages, makes her travel plans, helps her pick out the perfect outfit, and eliminates other daily tasks from her lengthy to-do list. If...
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