Tag: voice assistant
“Hey Siri, When Will Voice Assistants Improve?”
“Siri, can you take anything off my to-do list?”
“I’m afraid not.”
It’s a frequent and irritating experience that we’ve all had. Siri's purpose—to support our lives in every way possibl...
Smart Home Interoperability: A Fragmented Landscape
The smart home is broken. OK, maybe not shattered beyond repair, but the fragmented state of the connected home market is certainly creating challenges (and opportunities) for all involved—consumer...
What Is Conversational AI?
True conversational AI chatbots go far beyond the bots to which you've grown accustomed. They help businesses engage deeply with customers—24/7.
6 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting up Your Smart Home
Deciding to transition your abode into a smart home is an exciting choice that can make your life more convenient.
However, everyone can make mistakes when doing things for the first time. Here...
The Possibilities of Ubiquitous Video Streams
The idea of video cameras everywhere is used to conjure up thoughts of Police States or 1984. Today however, each of us walks around with at least two cameras at the ready.
One on their phone a...
4 Pro Tips for First-Time Alexa Skill Developers
Last fall, I worked on three new voice experiences in partnership with Monumental Sports and Entertainment: The Capitals Skill, The Capitals Flash Briefing, and The Wizards Flash Briefing!
You ...
Thinking About Adding Voice Capabilities to Your Product? Consider This
Over the next five years, we're likely to see dozens of devices in our homes embedded with microphones. Today, the Echo, Home, and HomePod are gaining a lot of prominence and third party hardw...
Voice Technology That’s More Human Than Human
The phone rings and you answer. It's your mother. In a very direct way, she tells you she wants a photo book of your last trip together for her birthday, along with a card with kittens on the...
Applying Emotion and Sentiment Analysis in IoT Applications
If you knew your device was making users unhappy while they were using it, would you do something to change how they feel?
The new opportunities in AI come down to affecting user behavior. Already...
Amazon Working on First Wearable Device: Alexa-Powered Smart Glasses
Financial times reported today that Amazon is working on it's first ever wearable device - a pair of smart glasses.
According to the report, the glasses will allow the user to connect to A...
