Amazon’s Alexa has put on some nice new skills thanks to a new found partnership with Genesis, the luxury auto division of Hyundai. As such, owners of the Genesis G90 or G80 will be able to control several features of the car remotely via Alexa simply by speaking to the Amazon smart speaker. Advertisement Genesis …
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Under Genesis’ agreement with Amazon, the owner of a G80, left, or G90 will be able to use an Alexa device such as the Echo, right, to, for example, start the car and set the temperature. Alec Baldwin can now sit in his living room and yell at his car to unlock it and turn …
SAN FRANCISCO – Whether Intel can remain the world’s largest semiconductor company in the wake of the PC tsunami is anyone’s guess. But there’s no doubt the company is trying to move fast on multiple fronts to participate in a richly diverse set of opportunities ahead. This year’s Intel Develop Forum showed the company racing …
Hyundai’s new upscale Genesis sub-brand has become the first automaker to develop a “skill” for Amazon’s Alexa service, which will allow owners to speak certain commands to, say, an Amazon Echo that will then be pushed to their vehicles. The system is part of the new Genesis Connected Services suite and it works on devices …
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We’ve written plenty on Amazon Echo and how updates to Alexa have greatly improved the experience. You can even add skills by saying, “Alexa enable blank skill.” Amazon has also continued to open up its API allowing more companies to partner up meaning you get to use more smart home devices with Alexa. How to …
Ecobee, a maker of smart thermostats for the home, just snagged $35 million in funding from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Thomvest Ventures, and Relay Ventures. This is the largest single investment yet from the Alexa Fund, which Amazon amzn set up to speed up the creation of software and hardware that works with its Alexa virtual …
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Shutterstock photo Analog Devices, Inc. ADI has reportedly acquired the Cyber Security Solutions (CSS) business of Sypris Electronics LLC in an all cash deal worth $42 million. What’s in Store for Analog Devices? This acquisition is expected to boost Analog Devices’ capabilities in the field of secure radio communications that has its application in the …
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CompuCom is doubling down on the lucrative Internet of Things market, announcing on Friday it will acquire the IoT division of managed IT service provider Extensys. Will Winn, senior vice president of IoT solution sales at CompuCom, said the acquisition would equip CompuCom with Extensys’ “breadth and expertise at the field maintenance and monitoring level.” …
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Following a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, smartwatch maker Pebble is getting ready to ship the Pebble 2 smartwatch. The company is taking pre-orders at its website and plans to begin shipping watches to new customers and those that backed the crowdfunding campaign next month. Ahead of that launch date, the Pebble 2 passed …
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2016 Business Communications: Changing the Way We Work 5G is a massive effort that requires players to cooperate on a number of levels. This week, AT&T said that it is talking with powerful companies about working together on the technology. Computerworld says that Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Qualcomm, Intel, Samsung and LG are among the possible …