Screencap: Google/YouTube Just hours after launching, Burger King’s new smart home ad campaign is already crashing like the goddamn Hindenburg. On Wednesday, the company released a weirdly intrusive 15-second spot designed to intentionally trigger viewers’ Google Home devices. In theory, the devices would then read back a list of the Whopper’s ingredients from Wikipedia. Anonymous …
By Patrick Kulp2017-04-12 18:12:45 UTC [embedded content] Okay, Google, this could get annoying. A new ad from Burger King sets out to trigger Google Home and Android devices with the company’s signature prompt. “Okay Google, what is the Whopper burger?” a fast food employee asks in the 15-second spot. For anyone with certain Google-powered gadgets …
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The streets that students walk to their classes on are becoming smarter. The car that gives them a lift to campus is ever more likely to be linked to the internet. The tech in their pocket, tucked in their bag, or strapped to their wrist makes them more connected than ever before. But as soon …
The streets that students walk to their classes on are becoming smarter. The car that gives them a lift to campus is ever more likely to be linked to the internet. The tech in their pocket, tucked in their bag, or strapped to their wrist makes them more connected than ever before. But as soon …
Earlier this year, GENBAND’s Kandy cPaaS (communications Platform as a Service) announced its focus on bringing together its expertise in Real Time Communications (RTC) capabilities with innovation in the increasingly hyperconnected world of things. GENBAND’s equipment and software processes the largest number of VoIP sessions in the world, based on its pervasive footprint in service provider networks. It is one …
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Earlier this year, GENBAND’s Kandy cPaaS (communications Platform as a Service) announced its focus on bringing together its expertise in Real Time Communications (RTC) capabilities with innovation in the increasingly hyperconnected world of things. GENBAND’s equipment and software processes the largest number of VoIP sessions in the world, based on its pervasive footprint in service provider networks. It is one …
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SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —e.Digital Corporation (EDIG), an intellectual property licensing and product development company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Company U.S. Patent 9,622,055. “This newly granted patent furthers the significance of our Nunchi® patent portfolio and we expect it to strengthen our position …
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —e.Digital Corporation (EDIG), an intellectual property licensing and product development company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Company U.S. Patent 9,622,055. “This newly granted patent furthers the significance of our Nunchi® patent portfolio and we expect it to strengthen our position …
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —e.Digital Corporation (OTCQB: EDIG), an intellectual property licensing and product development company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Company U.S. Patent 9,622,055. “This newly granted patent furthers the significance of our Nunchi® patent portfolio and we expect it to strengthen our …
By SAPNA MAHESHWARI April 12, 2017 In the latest example of marketers entering the living room, Burger King will release television commercials on Tuesday that are intended to prompt voice-activated smart speakers from Google into describing its burgers — after the 15-second spots end. A video from one of the fast-food chain’s marketing agencies showed the stunt …
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