by Jean-Louis Gassée Propelled by what we can legitimately call The Alexa Movement, voice is now perceived as the future of the User Interface. But we need numbers: How many of us continue to use Alexa (or Siri, or Google assistant) after the novelty has worn off? What do we […]
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Whether you have an Amazon Echo at home or not. Picture by James Duncan Davidson ( Creative Commons 2.0 Licence) I have a voice-activated keychain. Love its utility- until one weekend when I was coughing and it wouldn’t stop. I pressed it deep between the mattress and the box spring. Much to […]
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And how listening to Subcast seamlessly between your apps and Alexa is easy, and kinda magical. Do you remember trying to explain to a flip phone user why they should get a smart phone? I distinctly remember trying to tell my brother how having Google maps on your phone means that […]
For the blind, Amazon’s Echo and Alexa is more than just neat technology; it’s a lifeline. By Jon Kalish Bill Boules, blind since birth, has three Amazon Echos at his home in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and says they’ve been “life-changing.” Boules, 42, bought the smart speaker as soon as […]
Violet is built in Node.js to make it easier to build intuitive Alexa Skills Voice-enabled devices are quickly transforming the way we interact with technology — empowering us to be more productive in our daily lives. For instance, managing your to-do list, setting timers, or even discovering restaurants in your neighborhood can now […]
Amazon Alexa is one of the most popular voice assistants available on the market today. Building Alexa skills is fun and it can be beneficial to your product as a cool feature or another marketing channel. This article is a tutorial on how to design and build an Alexa skill […]
Apple will release their smart speaker by February 9th, but the specifications are not clear about some of its features This week Apple finally announced that from February 9th they would be selling their HomePod, a new smart speaker to compete with Amazon’s Echo or Google Home (or maybe with Sonos). […]
Hello, HomePod. Image courtesy of Apple If it were only a question of quality, Apple’s HomePod, which, after a months-long delay finally ships on February 9, should be an unqualified success. Its audio quality is excellent, especially considering its size. Seven months ago, I sat is a small room and heard Apple’s […]
The Era of Conversational Interface in Automotive Industry is Arriving — at a Slow Pace Photo by Piotr Cichosz on Unsplash Amazon’s Alexa will now be integrated in cars; not just regular cars, but the mighty SEAT. Alexa’s capabilities keep evolving, which will be very beneficial to drivers using this popular voice service. SEAT drivers […]