Amazon has launched a new contest, with over $40,000 in prizes, asking developers to create new skills for Alexa that makes life more enjoyable, organized, and/or convenient. Can this work? As we reported recently, see The State Of Voice As UI, Amazon’s Alexa is currently the most talked up technology currently available. The Voice Lab reports […]
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Towards the end of 2016, a series of massive DDoS attacks took out some of the internet’s biggest websites, including PayPal, CNN, Reddit, Github, Netflix, Twitter, and many others. The attack billed as one of the biggest in the history of the internet, was carried out through botnets believed to have originated from IoT devices.
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If you use Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa, you likely command the voice-based platforms to do things like play music, turn on the lights, or set a timer. Now there’s a new player in the market that wants to take those conversations to another level. Voysis, which launches today with $8 million in funding, is
Ford’s experts in Aachen, Germany, are working with engineers from the RWTH University to research new ways of using microphones in automobiles.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Silicon Labs (SLAB) is providing best-in-class zigbee® technology for the award-winning Element connected light bulb from Sengled. Silicon Labs’ wireless SoCs and zigbee stack enable Element bulbs to connect easily to multi-node mesh networks deployed in smart homes. Sengled creates intelligent lighting products that integrate consumer electronics with energy-saving
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The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is a futuristic plug-in hybrid while the Hyundai Ioniq comes in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric variants. Both these lineups are rivaling in the same segment but how do they compare when it comes to tech specs? According to Tech Crunch, the Prius’s instrument cluster is placed in the center
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Photo: Stacey DeBroff Image 1of/15 Caption Close Image 1 of 15 Kenmore’s Elite with Preview was one of many glass-door refrigerators shown at the 2017 Kitchen and Bath Industry Showcase. Kenmore’s Elite with Preview was one of many glass-door refrigerators shown at the 2017 Kitchen and Bath Industry Showcase. Photo: Stacey DeBroff Image 2 of
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Alexa, on Amazon’s Echo, can stream music via Spotify, radio stations via iHeartRadio, audiobooks from Audible, and podcasts from TuneIn. But what you might not know is that it can also read Kindle eBooks to you. Here’s a look at how to identify those books and have Alexa read them to you. Note: This is
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Internet of Things startup Toymail, which sells connected plush toys to parents of younger kids who want them to have a playful alternative to a mobile phone, has now launched an app store. How does a plush toy with no screen run apps, you might wonder? These are exclusively audio apps — in keeping with the original
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a drill. We repeat, this is not a drill. The NES Classic Edition console you’ve been dying to get your hands on ever since before the holidays last year is finally back in stock on Amazon. What’s more, you can order one right now and your unit will arrive
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