That smart speaker in your home could serve as the base for another smart — and adorable — idea if you buy into what Eric Grudzien and Karen McIlquham have… Read More
Oh, the poor, poor robots and smart devices. One minute we’re supposed to be scared that they’re coming for our jobs and the next minute we have to feel sorry… Read More
It’s the Echo Spot vs. Lenovo Smart Clock. Google today at CES unveiled a new nightstand alarm clock built in partnership with Lenovo. Powered by Google Assistant, the voice-controlled device… Read More
Amazon says more than 100 million Alexa-powered devices have been sold, a figure that shows the company’s early lead in virtual assistant technology is paying off. Dave Limp, Amazon senior… Read More
Amazon and Sonos are more friends than enemies, according to a top executive with the smart speaker company. Sonos has integrated Alexa into two of its products so far, leveraging… Read More
You might not need another smart speaker in your house, but a smart-aleck commercial about not-so-smart speakers is worth your time. The folks at Sonos are touting the new Sonos… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Harnessing the power of data generated by a population of 1.38 billion people — 1.1 billion of whom are on smart phones — Chinese technology giant Baidu… Read More
Another day, another tech titan developing a smart speaker. A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Samsung is working on its own voice-controlled home speaker to compete with… Read More
Alibaba, the China-based e-commerce giant determined to go toe-to-toe with Amazon, is coming out with its answer to the Echo smart speaker. The device will be powered by voice, an… Read More
The keynote speech at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference was 2-and-a-half hours long, but they packed a world’s worth of news into that time. A new smart speaker, updates to… Read More
When it comes to marketing ploys, this one’s a whopper. Burger King has launched an ad campaign that uses Google’s “wake words” to trigger devices into describing the fast food… Read More
Amazon is still reaping the benefits of its early lead in home voice technology, thanks to its Echo smart speaker and Alexa virtual assistant. But that doesn’t mean the race… Read More
Amazon doesn’t even have its own CES booth, but the Seattle-based tech giant promises to be one of the biggest stories at the tech-a-palooza in Las Vegas next week — thanks to two of… Read More
Amazon’s Echo device has reached a sales milestone, with a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimating that the retail giant has sold 5.1 million of the smart speakers… Read More
Google is poised to launch its Amazon Echo challenger at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, according to reports from The New York Times, Mashable, and others. Google Home, a… Read More