Amazon is currently pushing the Echo and Echo Dot hard, making a push to dominate the connected home market before too many players – like Google – can catch up. The Amazon Echo got off to a flying start, establishing itself as one of the hottest smart home devices, assisted by the smaller Echo Dot, […]
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09.12.16 Legrand has introduced its ‘Eliot’ development programme dedicated to facilitating greater communication between its devices in the UK, following its US launch. In response to the growing presence of IoT in homes, the manufacturer’s Eliot scheme will work to improve how its line of AV equipment, door entry systems and lighting controls communicate with
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To facilitate greater dialogue between Legrand’s portfolio of connected devices the company has unveiled its new development programme: Eliot. Connected devices are fast becoming an integral part of our everyday lives, leading to the growth of smart solutions and smart buildings. To facilitate the greater dialogue between Legrand’s portfolio of connected devices – including A/V
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Bluetooth 5, the latest standard of the most widely used wireless connectivity medium, has been released to manufacturers and developers. With this, we now expect the upcoming crop of wireless-enabled gadgets and devices (read: nearly everything) to come with the new standard, beginning early 2017. Announced in June 2016, Bluetooth 5 reportedly brings a major
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Google Cast was rebranded back in October, and now it’s getting a new set of contributors, too. A couple months after being renamed Google Home, the company’s digital assistant (the firm’s answer to, say, Amazon’s Alexa), is opening its doors to developers. That’s right — on Thursday, Google debuted its Actions on Google website for developers.
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The Google Assistant is already pretty great at a certain number of tasks, including Google Searches, playing media, setting reminders and more. But, the real power of any AI assistant right now is in the third-party integration, which is where Amazon’s Alexa has had a lot of movement. Google is looking to catch up with
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Letting developers onto the Google Assistant platform will help it compete with Amazon Alexa. Google gave third-party developers their first portal into the Google Home virtual assistant on Thursday: the ability to make their artificial intelligence carry on conversations with Google Home users. In a jab at Amazon, whose competing Alexa virtual assistant offers third-party
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What’s hot and what’s not in holiday tech? Depends who you ask. Hitwise, a division of Connexity that tracks online searches, said Fitbit was the most sought-after tech product last week, and No. 2 among all holiday items behind Hatchimals. Tech in fact dominates Hitwise’s Top 10 chart for the seven days ended Dec. 3,
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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Rise Bar, a challenger brand in the multi-billion dollar nutrition bar industry, lays down a new challenge by being the first in the category to launch an Amazon Alexa skill. “Rise Above” provides healthy lifestyle tips to eat simply and rise above in sport, business and life. Rise Bar
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