The next generation of the bestselling Fire TV Stick. The most powerful with the fastest Wi-Fi and most accurate voice search of any streaming media stick–now with the Alexa Voice Remote. Enjoy over 7,000 apps, games, and Alexa skills including Netflix, Hulu, HBO NOW, YouTube, Amazon Video, NBC, WatchESPN, Disney, and more. Launch and control …
Voice control is quickly becoming the new standard in smart-home tech. When you tell Alexa, Siri and soon Google to turn on your lights or adjust your thermostat, they actually do it. Like the other platforms, Siri can do a lot of cool (and random) tricks. But Apple’s digital assistant is unique because she can …
By Roger Parloff Illustration by Justin Metz September 28, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT Decades-old discoveries are now electrifying the computing industry and will soon transform corporate America. Over the past four years, readers have doubtlessly noticed quantum leaps in the quality of a wide range of everyday technologies. Most obviously, the speech-recognition functions on our …
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Going Digital is the new buzzword as more and more consumers are resorting to online shopping and digital experience for the convenience and cost effectiveness it offers. The spirit industry is no exception to this prevailing trend. In a bid to offer an innovative digital experience, the leading spirits distiller Diageo plc. (DEO – Analyst …
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For many people, a connected home starts with a smart thermostat. Read the review: Honeywell Lyric Honeywell recently added the Lyric T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat with a new look and a lower price point to its existing lineup of smart thermostats and other Lyric connected home products. Like the other products in the Lyric lineup, which includes water leak detection …
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Have you experienced “nomophobia”: the fear of running out of power for your phone? Do you get anxiety and a sense of dread if your phone alerts you that its battery is low? Even worse, ever find yourself sitting on an airport floor next to a bathroom, because that’s the only outlet you can find …
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© Amazon 28 September 2016 5:00 PM Hey Siri, jog on, yeah? Alexa’s here now and she’s got all the skills to pay the bills – and bring us pizza while she’s at it. So, who’s Alexa? She’s the new voice-activated digital assistant at the heart of the Amazon Echo, the company’s new connected speaker …
Amazon seems to be bingeing new device announcements lately. First we got word of the all-new Fire HD 8, then it was the refresh of the Echo Dot, and then the company announced its Kindle for Kids e-reader. The new device train doesn’t stop there, apparently, as the company has announced what it’s calling the …
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German enterprise software giant SAP has earmarked $2.2 billion for the expansion of its Internet of Things portfolio. As part of that overall effort, SAP also says it is acquiring Italian IoT firm Plat.One and Norwegian analytics software maker Fedem Technology. What’s Hot on ZDNet For starters, SAP’s $2.2 billion is part of a major …
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Blackberry CEO: The smartphone market is saturated It’s the end of an era for BlackBerry. The company, famous for making cellphones with physical keyboards that were once so popular people nicknamed them Crackberries, has decided to stop making its own devices. BlackBerry said on Wednesday that it will rely on partners to manufacture the phones, …
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