The rise of voice control in the internet of things
Profile: Nacho De Marco
The integration of voice into IoT devices creates a new user experience that many consumers enjoy. As of this year, 20% of U.S. adults have smart speakers, which...
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IoT technologies pave the road to the context-aware smart home
Profile: Raoul Wijgergangs
In today's smart home, smart speakers are a Trojan horse, where their proliferation contributes to overall smart home awareness. In many homes, a smart speaker is the inaugural device which inspires homeowners to add additional devices, such as lightbulbs or thermostats, to control using voice...
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CES 2018: The five words I heard most frequently
AI. Overwhelmed. Alexa. Autonomous. Robots. As in the past few of my now 20 years of attending CES, the question I most hoped to avoid was "Did you see anything cool at the show?" I bristle at the query each year as it is an unfair question. The question might have been appropriate...
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IoT experimentation at Amazon: How the other giants will respond
We've been seeing a lot of interesting experimentation at Amazon over the last few months. Voice was a big bet Amazon made launching the first Alexa-powered device in November 2014. Since then it has come out with two additional smaller form factors. With the number of skills exponentially...
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