Amid a sea of product choices from Google, Roku, Amazon and Apple alongside a surge in available OTT content, about 43% of U.S. Internet homes will own at least one streaming media player by the end of 2019, NPD Connected Intelligence predicted in its new Connected home Forecast. By that time, NPD expects there to […]
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The integration of streaming media player operating systems into TVs points to the beginning of a consolidation of operating systems that app developers will need to focus on in order to reach their audience. Port Washington, NY (PRWEB) December 16, 2016 According to the NPD Connected Intelligence Connected Home Forecast, by the end of 2019,
If you’ve been itching to talk to your Google Home about current events, travel, and pizza, you’re in luck. The voice-activated speaker just added nearly three dozen new services that will expand its knowledge of what happening in your house and the world. Earlier this week, Google Home gained the ability to play Netflix shows
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Popular Posts: Recent Posts: Quick: Which tech company would be your pick to pile on the connected home speaker bandwagon? With the surprise success of the Alexa-powered Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Echo, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) joined the fray with Google Home. The spotlight was then on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), but Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) unexpectedly beat Apple
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Telstra has announced that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (NASDAQ:ERIC)’s outgoing chief strategy officer for South East-Asia and Oceania Hakan Eriksson will be joining the telco as its new chief technology officer. Prior to his most recent post as regional CSO, Eriksson was Ericsson’s Australia and New Zealand CEO for four years following a nine-year stint
Ordering a pizza has never been easier. Now all hungry patrons have to do is merely mouth phrases such as “Alexa, open Pizza Hut” or “Alexa, ask Pizza Hut for a pizza” to place an order. A request to “ask Pizza Hut” (or “open,” “tell,” or “use”) will enable the skill — that is, Alexa’s built-in
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Dive Brief: The Interactive Advertising Bureau released a study called “The Internet of Things” that found 65% of respondents who own an IoT device are willing to receive ads on those devices’ screens, as reported in an organization press release. Almost two-thirds (62%) of U.S. consumers now own an IoT device such as a connected
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“The technology is applicable in one-to-one conversations such as a traveller getting information from a concierge, one-to-many interactions such as a tour guide speaking to a throng of tourists, and many-to-many communications such as multiple immigrants sharing experiences in a support group”, explains Microsoft in a blog post. “Premium audio meets your personal assistant” is
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Between Google Home, Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, 2016 has been the year of the voice-activated digital home assistant. They all have their pros and cons, but it’s Alexa that’s gaining the fastest traction at the moment, driven most effectively by the very low price of the Echo Dot, a mini Bluetooth and WiFi speaker that goes for as little as $39.99, and has
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DSR Corporation Orchestrates Internet of Things Products Demo Display Within ZigBee Alliance’s CES 2017 Booth DSR Corporation, a U.S.-based software development company, has been chosen by the ZigBee® Alliance for a second year in a row to showcase the seamless interoperability offered by ZigBee-based devices from CES 2017. Showcasing ZigBee technology interoperability with over 30