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Dive Brief: Amazon completed FCC filings requesting permission to test experimental wireless technology in rural Washington and Seattle, according to Business Insider. While the purpose behind the tests is unknown, the filing said the project would involve prototypes to support “innovative communications capabilities and functionalities.” Reporting by the International Business Times further speculated that Amazon might be […]

Teach Alexa to be a better listener One of the near-universally praised aspects of the Amazon Echo smart speaker is how well it hears and understands users’ voice commands. This is partially due to the array of microphones on top of the device, as well as the backend software that interprets the sounds and gives

Shutterstock From artificial intelligence (AI) that can recognize faces, choose music for you based on your mood, and even drive your car, the technology has come a long way in recent years. Although the concept of intelligent machines has been around since ancient history as part of Greek mythology, only in recent decades has the

BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —  iRobot Corp. (IRBT), a leader in consumer home robotics products, today announced the addition of Elisha Finney, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Varian Medical Systems (VAR), to its board of directors. Ms. Finney brings more than 25 years of financial and technology-related expertise to iRobot

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — From helping the kids with homework to prepping for a presentation at the office, being busy has become a way of life for most of us. Combine completing chores at home with the needs of work and family, and finding time to tackle all our “to-do’s” can

A combination of consumer demand and industry interest could create a wave of smart home technology and IoT disruption for home insurers in the near future. According to an NTT Data report, 59% of surveyed home carriers say they’re making “strong progress” adding smart home technology to their coverage while 77% of those carriers are

Give the correct instructions and you will be able to make Google Home and Amazon Alexa talk to each other.  ( Search Engine Land / YouTube screenshot ) Google Home and Amazon Echo are voice assistants that can help you in a lot of ways. You can ask them questions, tell them to play your

Nest has been around for some time now. It has quickly become a leader in the connected home especially after Google’s acquisition of the brand back in year 2014. The company has continued to work on and release quality home products such as the Nest Thermostat, Nest Cam, and Nest Protect. The technology is even