Audio
The Next HomePod Could Be More Like A Soundbar According To This Apple Patent – And It Hints At Fixing The HomePod 2’s Biggest Issue
An unexpected design and an exciting new addition
Siri
Research
Research: What’s Next For Voice Assistants?
Futuresource predicts that shipments could exceed 3.1 billion units in 2026
Product Spotlight
Use Of Voice Commands Is On The Rise
Edison Research and NPR update us on the use of smart audio
Blogs
Executive Insight: The Key To Smart Appliance Success Begins With Voice
Voice capabilities have only scratched the surface of what is possible
Product Spotlight
Smart Home Tech Upgrades: Some Top Picks
A roundup of some of the most innovative categories and products to make your life better
Another View
What The Top Voice Commands Of 2020 Tell Us About The Growth Of The Smart Home
Commands represent a major opportunity for retailers in their smart home demo area or when consulting with clients
Product Spotlight
Apple HomePod Mini Review: What Hi-Fi?
Apple’s new Siri-powered smart speaker is small but mighty
Product Spotlight
Celebrate Smart Home Day On Sunday Nov. 3 With Siri, Alexa and Hey, Google!
2019 smart home statistics From Safesmartliving.com
Product Spotlight
V-Commerce To Find Its Voice In 2019: CTA
A quarter of consumers will utter a purchase next year.
Appliances
Sonos One Seeks To Be The Speaker For All (Digital) Voices
Sonos continued its commitment to voice control with the launch of a new “platform-agnostic” speaker that will be compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa and...
news
What Apple Hopes To Achieve With OS Refreshes
Apple’s iOS is getting a major upgrade to alleviate major pain points, improve the user experience, and make apps smarter as part of an...
news
Siri, OSs Get Apple’s Attention At WWDC
Apple is refreshing the operating systems of all of its hardware platforms, bringing its Siri voice assistant to Macs, and — following in the...
Home Automation
What The Future Of Smart-Home Voice Control Looks Like
Is voice control the new disruptor? With the popularity and visibility of Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Google Now and Microsoft’s Cortana, and by future...
news
The Near Future Of Voice Control
See also: What The Future Of Voice Control Looks Like In Smart Homes Awareness: Voice control of smartphones is building awareness of the potential...
Car Electronics
Ford Extends Apple’s Siri Eyes Free To 2011-2016 Vehicles
Ford is bringing Apple’s Siri Eyes Free capability to Sync-equipped Ford vehicles dating back to the 2011 model year via a software update. Sync,...
IP Set-Top Boxes
Why New Apple TV Falls Short Of Expectations
When the fourth-generation Apple TV hits the market in late October, many of the complaints about the current product will be answered, but questions...
news
Microsoft Cortana Gets A Voice Through Android
Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-powered digital assistant, is moving from Windows-based phones and PCs to the Android platform as part of Microsoft’s efforts to expand beyond...
Blogs
The Top 10 Technology Moments From “Late Night With David Letterman”
David Letterman is a self-described technophobe, which made the technology business an easy target for his humor over the years. On the occasion of...
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