Why are electronic and department stores owning more and more of the home instead of furniture retailers? Another neat feature was being able to listen to podcasts on-command, even if I hadn’t subscribed to them. But, which one is better? I bought a Home because I like the design, and I like the sound quality. …
Advertisement Digital assistants are rapidly gaining ground and Samsung is expected to join the fray with its Galaxy S8, which will reportedly rock an artificial intelligence- powered smart assistant of its own. Microsoft already has Cortana, Google has Google Assistant, Apple has Siri, but Samsung has so far stayed out of the smart assistant race …
When the virtual voice assistants of the world (Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, OK Google, etc.) inevitably band together and reign supreme over human society, I doubt they’ll take this week’s indignity lightly. Shortly before Halloween, a developer named Brian Kane posted a video of Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, speaking from a singing bass fish. It’s not …
Why use Amazon’s Echo when you can make Alexa speak through a mounted, singing fish? That’s what developer Brain Kane wanted to find out when he hacked Alexa to speak through a singing, robotic fish called Big Mouth Billy Bass. He posted a video of the contraption on Facebook, and simply titled it “the future.” …
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For nearly 20 years, the Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic mounted fish has been belting out “Take Me To The River” and “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” It was once a popular novelty gift, but it’s not exactly useful. However, Billy Bass may have finally achieved his ultimate purpose, thanks to a clever hack. Via The …
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The Amazon Echo (or Amazon Dot, for the more space-conscious consumer) is a nifty device, to be sure. It’s always nice, if a little disorienting, to be able to pitch a question or request to an invisible friend in the room—“Alexa, how many grizzly bears are in my immediate area?”—and get back some kind of …
“Reply to the important email from your boss.” “Wear that blue-colored dress today, it matches your new shoes.” “Go to Tahiti on vacation, there is a good price now for tickets for this destination.” All of these pieces of advice and more come from AI assistants. A wide range of these assistants have emerged to …
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5311693 In case playing music, calling a cab and ordering pizza weren’t enough, one guy discovered a new way to use his Amazon Echo. In the video below, you’ll see how artist Brian Kane hacked his Big Mouth Billy Bass to answer his Alexa voice commands. Without a doubt, the Amazon Echo is going to be a popular present …
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Huawei Technologies added a new artificial intelligence feature for its new premium phone last Thursday. This is for the purpose of bridging its gap with Apple and the tech giant, Samsung. Huawei’s Mate 9 is expected to climb up the top spot within its $400 billion goal for its worldwide smartphone market, which is composed …
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Shopping for an Alexa skill on Amazon just got as easy as, well, shopping on Amazon. A recent update to the online marketplace has given the skills marketplace a much-needed makeover, organizing them in a novel (but intuitive) way. For the first time, Echo and Tap owners, and other Alexa-enabled device owners can find, enable, …
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