Using the Alexa Sound Detection function, you can program an Alexa Routine that will automatically send your phone a notification in the event that the dog starts barking. If this is an everyday phenomenon (your dog barking when you leave for work), it might be a good idea to create a w...
The Apple TV app on the Fire TV Cube, meanwhile, opens up the possibility of far-field voice control of Apple shows ("Hey Alexa, I want to watch The Morning Show"). Then there's Roku, the most popular streaming platform in the US. Its $60 Streaming Stick Plus, our current Editors...
Amazon may not have an official date for Map View's public release yet, but this major update to the Alexa app is already proving to be an important upgrade that will change and improve the way we manage and interact with our smart home devices, even in it...
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There’s also the question of platform. Amazon has millions and millions of impressions on its website and its apps, and it’s got the full force of Alexa behind it. But what it doesn’t have is its own dedicated pipeline into your pocket via a phone like Google does in Android, or...
The problem with this always-on recording is that it is capturing people who may not have been given to opportunity to opt-in. "The biggest concern is the fact that it 'records everything around you.' This means that in addition to the risk of it listening to your private conversations ...
A new overlay scrollbar design within the Microsoft Edge browser will hide the scrollbars from view when you don’t need them.
Amazon says Alexa for US English-language users will infer goals implicit in requests, like asking to set a timer after being asked “How long to steep tea?” More: Amazon Science, Android Headlines, MakeUseOf, The Verge, MobileSyrup, Ubergizmo, Neowin, Voicebot.ai, Engadget, Forbes, and ...
Compact 2.5" smart display with Alexa ready to help Alexa is always happy to help - Manage your day. Get instant information. Check weather and traffic on your way out. Voice control your music - Ask Alexa to play music and see lyrics with Amazon Music. Also, stream music from Apple Mus...
Sonos will launch its Sonos Voice Control assistant to all voice-enabled Sonos smart speakers via software update on June 1 in the US — Sonos Voice Control is all about the music and isn't a direct competitor to Alexa or Google Assistant — Sonos will roll out its very own voice control...