Jan 14, 2019, 5:04 PM Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant, Round 2: Digital assistants duke it out in the desert LAS VEGAS — Sin City has served as the backdrop to some of the most famous bouts and rematches in… Read More
Jan 11, 2019, 8:58 AM Microsoft spotlights efforts to help retailers modernize and compete with Amazon LAS VEGAS — Microsoft isn’t as visible as Google or Amazon at CES this year, choosing to mostly lay low… Read More
Jan 10, 2019, 10:00 AM This phone case charges devices wirelessly and will go on sale in 2020 LAS VEGAS — Starting next year, Seattle-area startup Ossia’s wireless charging technology will be available in a consumer product for… Read More
Jan 10, 2019, 9:30 AM As Fire TV passes 30M users, Amazon execs eye more voice integrations and global expansion Whether it’s through a dongle, a cube, or even baked inside your giant TV, Amazon wants to control the streaming… Read More
Jan 9, 2019, 5:27 PM The world’s first e-bike with Amazon’s Alexa built in LAS VEGAS — The first ever electric bicycle with Amazon’s digital assistant built in made its public debut at CES… Read More
Jan 9, 2019, 1:23 PM Seattle-area startup FenSens wants to put a smart wireless backup camera on every vehicle LAS VEGAS — Backup cameras have become standard in newer cars, but drivers of older vehicles are missing out. A… Read More
Jan 9, 2019, 9:00 AM Seattle startup Lubn wins CES Innovation Award for smart key box LAS VEGAS — From a laundry-folding robot to Alexa-enabled mirrors, smart home technology is all the rage at the 2019… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 5:26 PM There’s always money in the (Amazon) banana stand, even at CES LAS VEGAS — Amazon is all over the place at CES — with major announcements from subsidiary Ring, new offerings… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 12:11 PM Google aims to get digital brain in simple, inexpensive devices with new Assistant Connect platform LAS VEGAS — The Google Assistant now lives in more than 1 billion devices, but the company wants to put… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:45 AM Video: Inside Google’s wacky, Tunnel of Love-esque rollercoaster ride at CES LAS VEGAS — What the heck just happened? I just got off the “Google Assistant Ride” a 4-minute rollercoaster tour… Read More
Jan 8, 2019, 11:00 AM Google Assistant’s new ‘Interpreter Mode’ serves as real-time translator for hotel guests LAS VEGAS — A guest shows up at a hotel but doesn’t speak English. What ensues is a long and… Read More
Jan 7, 2019, 9:20 PM ‘No, that’s not true,’ Amazon’s Alexa tells Qualcomm executive during CES demo Alexa is center stage at the big CES tech show in Las Vegas this week, and Monday she went way… Read More
Jan 7, 2019, 5:39 PM Bill Gates-backed Impossible Foods unveils ‘Impossible Burger 2.0,’ coming to grocery stores later this year LAS VEGAS — CES is known for marking the debut of high tech devices and trends, but in a rare… Read More
Jan 7, 2019, 10:47 AM Ring introduces peephole front door security camera, new line of smart lighting offerings LAS VEGAS — Amazon-owned Ring today unveiled a slate of new products, including a front door camera, smart lighting options… Read More
Jan 7, 2019, 9:35 AM Self-driving suitcases and beer-tracking fridges among the wacky products at CES media expo Self-driving suitcases; bread-making robots; pore-sensing mirrors; beer-tracking refrigerators; and smart airbags for cyclists. Bread-making robot built in Washington grabs the… Read More
Jan 7, 2019, 9:07 AM This bread-baking robot can make 10 fresh loaves an hour from scratch — no human required LAS VEGAS — As the big Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Sunday, it was a Pacific Northwest company that… Read More
