“Alexa, when will you be in my doctor’s office?” “Silly human — I already am!” Okay, so Alexa’s response might not be that sassy precisely, but you get the picture. Artificial intelligence voice technologies are on the verge of changing the dynamics of how we interface with machines and, consequently, how humans interact with each

Think about all the little things you do with tech each day. Sending emails to tell coworkers a project was updated, turning your smart thermostat up and down before you leave home, or sending a text to tell someone you’re headed out the door. Those little interactions, and ones like them, have become a daily

iRobot Braava jet 240. Source: irobot.com The International Federation of Robotics forecast that the global market for vacuum cleaning robots, lawn-mowing robots and other household cleaning robots will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33% through 2019. Other research reports say the market will reach $2.5 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 15%.

Google Assistant has been reported to arrive in a few smartphones launching this year, but it appears that it has arrived sooner than expected. The new Google app beta version has brought Google Assistant to older android devices like the Nexus 6P and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, which may indicate that the feature may

“We’re taking what’s very complicated and simplifying it for the consumer,” says Vivint Smart Home cofounder and CEO Todd Pedersen. The Provo, Utah–based company solves the most common problems with intelligent appliances—namely that they’re often difficult to set up and don’t play nice with any other internet-connected devices—by approaching smart-home technology as a subscription-based service.