In my last post I discussed implementing Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service on a Raspberry Pi but you can also do the same on other platforms; witness AVS driving a hacked Big Mouth Billy Bass: Created by Brian Kane, a a teacher at Rhode Island School of Design, this is a wonderful rethink of a 20-year …
Alexa Voice Service, a singing fish, and the FABRIQ speaker Read More »
Every geek worth his nerdiness has wanted to be able to converse with their computer since we saw Star Trek’s Data Captain Kirk talk to the Enterprise’s computer back in the 1960s [my mistake regarding the correct character was pointed about with amazing swiftness by reader Mark Wing]. For most of the time since then, having …
After rolling out a series of beta versions since June 13 right after this year’s WWDC in San Francisco, Apple has released the final public version three months later on September 13. The system update is offered for free to owners of iPhone 5 and later, the iPad 4, iPad Air and iPad Pro variants, …
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On this week’s Gadget Lab Podcast, we discuss voice assistants. We’re spending a lot of time talking to our devices. They’re talking back, too—products like Google Home and Amazon Echo can answer questions, give us helpful information, and tell stupid jokes. But what’s the end result of all this gabbing? Smarter AI assistants, sure. But …
As homeowners learn more about “connected homes,” HVAC contractors are realizing they need to be able to present themselves as connected home experts; as much, if not more so than the salesman in the big box store. And it helps when manufacturers lend a hand with product positioning. With that in mind, Honeywell has introduced …
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When it comes to adoption of new products and technologies, there is often a chronological lag between perceived mass-market readiness and reality. Cloud, mobile apps and big data all fell into this category before indeed becoming an integral part of our lives, and it is a storyline currently playing out with the internet of things-connected …
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Tweet The cyberattack that took down Netflix, Twitter, PayPal and dozens of other major websites two weeks ago was a vanguard, not a fluke. Attacks carried out by “botnets,” an army of unwitting devices that have been hacked and utilized as pawns to take down a high-value target, are one of the most common forms …
Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRL) Q3 2016 Results Earnings Conference Call November 03, 2016, 05:00 PM ET Executives Martin Plaehn – Chairman and CEO Mark Novakovich – CFO Analysts Saliq Khan – Imperial Capital Mike Kobin – Raymond James Operator Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Control4 Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Call. Today’s conference …
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Google’s bid to take over your connected home has finally arrived. Google Home, a $129 smart speaker that serves as a competitor to the Amazon Echo, can play you music, control your Chromecast and even toggle your home lights via Google Assistant. But according to early reviews, the Home, while impressive, is missing a few …
Google Home Review Roundup: Does it Beat Amazon Echo? Read More »