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Luxury hi-fi brand Bang & Olufsen has launched its second generation A1 Bluetooth speaker, which is a little slimmer than the 2016 original, is now waterproof, and comes with the Alexa voice-assistant built in. Kind of.Continue ReadingCategory: Home En… Continue reading Bang & Olufsen invites Alexa to join Bluetooth speaker party
Sweden’s Zound Industries, the company that manufactures headphones and speakers under license from Marshall Amps, has announced the release of a new Bluetooth speaker called the Uxbridge Voice, which has Alexa built in and supports AirPlay 2.Continue … Continue reading Marshall’s compact but powerful smart speaker makes Alexa rock
California-based residential design and construction company Plant Prefab has recently revealed its latest tiny house that is jam-packed with smart technology. Dubbed LivingHome 10, the 496 sq-ft (46-sq-m) dwelling is designed as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and features a smart voice command system that can access Wi-Fi, adjust the thermostat, control the lights, help with energy monitoring, and even entertain you with a joke.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Prefabricated, House, Tiny Footprint, Home, Amazon Alexa
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Thank you for supporting and listening to the show this year! Initial data on our download numbers show that we’ve grown our audience by over 40% in 2019! Having said that, if you haven’t listened to our most popular episodes you should def… Continue reading Top 10 Podcast Episodes from 2019
From ransomware ramp up, to voice assistant privacy perils, the Threatpost team breaks down the top news stories from this past year. Continue reading Top Zero Days, Data Breaches and Security Stories of 2019: News Wrap
In a long-overdue move, Amazon, Apple, Google, and others are partnering on a standard for the smart home industry.
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Researchers say that Amazon and Google need to focus on weeding out malicious skills from the getgo, rather than after they are already live. Continue reading Alexa, Google Home Eavesdropping Hack Not Yet Fixed
The Fire TV Blaster is a Fire TV and Echo device add-on that brings Alexa capabilities to existing TVs and other entertainment devices.
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New data from Canalys claims that Google smart speaker sales plummeted 40 percent year-over-year. What’s happening?
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People who were subscribed to updates on the Alexa Connect Kit (ACK) would recently have received an email informing that this kit is now available for sale. Last time we covered the ACK was back in September of 2018, the ‘release’ moniker meant ‘preview’ and there wasn’t any hardware one …read more
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