Saturday, May 4, 2024

Voice Assistants

Here we cover everything about Artifical Intelligence (AI) and Voice Assistants from 4 major companies: Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. What smart devices are compatible, how to setup or how to use. If you are interested in smart devices and home automation, you are at the right place.

How to Control Your Roku Device with Amazon Alexa

Josh Hendrickson You can already voice control Roku with the proper remote or with Google Assistant. But if you have an Echo, you were out...

AirKast and Cortana: Streaming quality radio content using the Cortana Skills Kit

With the launch of the new Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, consumers now have access to a home speaker that combines premium Harman Kardon audio...

How to Convert Your Existing Amazon Echo to Kid’s Edition

Josh Hendrickson Amazon offers a $70 Echo Dot Kid’s Edition with integrated parental controls. But you can convert any Amazon Echo into a “Kid’s Edition”...

Samsung’s Galaxy Home quietly gains more features, but it still doesn’t have an official...

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We haven't seen hide nor hair of the Galaxy Home smart speaker since its unveiling alongside the Note 9 in August, but Samsung has...

Apple reportedly close to adding HBO, Showtime, and Starz to upcoming video service

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Apple is expected to reach deals with HBO, Showtime, and Starz in time for its March 25th event, which will mark the...

Apple poaches top Google machine learning expert as it continues to expand AI team

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Apple has poached one of Google’s top artificial intelligence engineers as it continues to build up its AI team. Apple recently hired Google’s Ian...

Google hardware. Designed to work better together.

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This year marks Google’s 20th anniversary—for two decades we’ve been working toward our mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible...

Mesh WiFi startup Eero is now officially part of Amazon

Amazon has officially acquired Eero, the three-year old mesh WiFi startup based in San Francisco. Like other mesh WiFi systems, Eero's routers can be...

Apple Plans to Sell Bundles of Cable TV Channels Through New Streaming Service

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While Apple's new TV streaming service will include its own original content, Apple will also be offering customers access to video streaming subscriptions from...

Eero is now officially part of Amazon, pledges to keep network data private

Amazon’s deal to acquire mesh Wi-Fi router company Eero has officially closed, expanding the retail giant’s stable of consumer hardware offerings. Amazon...

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Google Assistant on Android TV learns four new languages, can now speak 8 in...

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Android TV is arguably one of the best streaming platforms, but in all honesty, doesn’t have quite enough hardware out there. And the inbuilt...

Caavo’s Control Center unifies your remotes and streaming services. Today it’s cheaper than ever

Having a bunch of separate remotes for your entertainment system can get confusing and frustrating. Uniting them under one remote—and one entertainment hub—can make...

Original USB plug wasn’t reversible because being cheap was more important

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The Universal Serial Bus standard came into being more than 20 years ago, ushering in the USB era, which has been defined...