Voice technology: convenience will come at a cost. Are we prepared to pay it?
Today, Google’s word accuracy is at 95%. Alexa has more than 100,000 skills. Market projections suggest 8bn voice assistants worldwide by 2023. Full Story: Sifted
Alexa Becomes a Chatbot – You Can Now Talk to Alexa by Typing
Alexa is officially a chatbot. Yesterday, Amazon began rolling out a new feature on iOS that enables users to type their requests to Alexa and see responses on the screen. Full Story: Voicebot.ai
Type with Alexa makes you and your assistant texting buddies
Amazon is rolling out a new feature within its smart home app. Type with Alexa allows you to send messages to your digital assistant using a keyboard and text messages, rather than using your voice. Full Story: The Ambient
A PATENT REVEALS THAT GOOGLE ASSISTANT MAY BE PREPPING MORE HUMAN-LIKE INTERACTIONS
A new patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website reveals that Google Assistant may soon act as an “intermediary” between you and “3P” or third-party services on your Assistant-enabled smart speakers, displays, and more. Full Story: Chrome Unboxed
Emo AI desktop pet with personality, voice assistant and more
EMO is a cute desktop pet equipped with artificial intelligence, ideas and plenty of personality thanks to a wealth of sensors and unique technologies. Full Story: Geeky Gadgets
Sonos One v Sonos One SL: what’s the difference?
Last year, Sonos announced a new version of its Sonos One smart speaker, the Sonos One SL. Full Story: The Ambient
Beeb, how do you build the world’s first public service voice assistant?
Behind every voice assistant is a human being. Sometimes a whole lot of them. Full Story: Microsoft
Google and Amazon Roll Out Voice Assistant Upgrades
Nobody really talked to them when they entered the bar a few years ago. Now they’re smarter. Their squads (supported device ecosystems) are larger. Will anyone offer to buy them a drink now? Full Story: Morning Brew
Listening Skills: Voice Technology and the Publishing Industry
Predictions about the growth of smart speaker sales during the lockdown enforced by Covid-19 have not entirely come to fruition, but there is still significant optimism about the potential for the technology. Full Story: Lexology
Alexa Expands Emotion and Speaking Style Options to New Accents and Languages
Amazon has extended Alexa’s emotional range and stylistic speaking ability to new accents and languages a year after first introducing the feature for its default United States English accent. Full Story: Voicebot.ai
