(c) 2016, The Washington Post. Google has said that the promise of Google Home – its smart voice-activated speaker – is that I won’t have to break my stride to find a light switch, change the channel, search for music or type something into a search bar again. But the $129 Google Home, which the […]
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PHOENIX — IT is changing faster than many people can comprehend, and everything from refrigerators to medical devices are being connected — the so-called Internet of Things — without full thought given to potentially tragic consequences. It is in this environment that CIOs find themselves today, and they must learn to lead organizations through it,
In a previous blog post, The Industrial Internet of Partnerships, I wrote about the increasing number of unconventional partnerships being created to deliver Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) products and services. And by unconventional, I mean direct competitors working together. Another unusual IIoT business connection I encountered at the Industrial Internet Consortium’s IoT Solutions World
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Google didn’t change much when it ripped off Amazon’s idea of making a compact home speaker with a voice-activated assistant inside. Just like Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, released today, has microphones tuned to hear from across the room. Both devices can be asked to cue up music on Spotify and other services, set alarms and
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In August, we heard some big news from Sonos — starting in 2017, it’ll be possible to control your home’s Sonos speakers using Amazon Alexa and the Spotify app. But, for the impatient, they also mentioned that both of those features would be available as a public beta before the end of the year. We’re
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(Photo : Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Smart speaker’s battle of wits – is the neophyte Google Home smarter than Alexa? Google’s Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Microsoft’s Cortana – virtual assistants that are battling each other. As Google is releasing its Google Home, a rival of Amazon Echo speakers, users are quick to compare the
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UPDATE: Google Home is starting to ship out to those that pre-ordered a unit. Android Police confirmed there’s was on the way and scheduled to arrive on November 5. Of course – if you’re in the UK you will have to wait a bit longer, as Google has not yet announced when Google Home will
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OKLAHOMA CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jasco Products, GE licensee and leader in Z-Wave wireless technologies, today announces the availability of three new products joining the largest line of Z-Wave connected lighting controls. Featuring the new Z-Wave Plus® Smart Door Sensor, Portable Smart Motion Sensor and 40 Amp Outdoor Direct Wire Smart Switch, the new GE branded Z-Wave products
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The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) offers payments companies an opportunity to expand beyond mobile phones, cards, and point-of-sale devices, to a broad and diverse ecosystem of internet-connected devices. We forecast that there will be 24 billion connected devices installed globally by 2020, up from nearly 7 billion today. And over 5
Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRL) Q3 2016 Results Earnings Conference Call November 03, 2016, 05:00 PM ET Executives Martin Plaehn – Chairman and CEO Mark Novakovich – CFO Analysts Saliq Khan – Imperial Capital Mike Kobin – Raymond James Operator Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Control4 Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Call. Today’s conference
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