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Google announced that it will bring its Google Assistant to Android TV, Android Wear 2.0 and more in the coming months.
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Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: AI breaks out of the cellphone; autonomous cars ‘nowhere near’; Apple pulls NYT app in China
“Okay Google, help me set up Google Home.” The post How to Set Up Your New Google Home appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading How to Set Up Your New Google Home
A fireplace can add a cozy, relaxed atmosphere — and a touch of style — to any home. Redditor [hovee] saw the opportunity to add some flair to his gas fireplace by making it voice activated. Check out the video of it in action below.
Google Home and Google Assistant provides the voice recognition component. A Raspberry Pi 3 with Home Assistant does the legwork. An iTach TCP/IP-to-Contact-Closure relay toggles the fireplace, and an IFTTT account connected to Google Assistant brings it all together.
[hovee] then ran some thick 16/2 wire from the relay network port to the fireplace’s remote …read more
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A fireplace can add a cozy, relaxed atmosphere — and a touch of style — to any home. Redditor [hovee] saw the opportunity to add some flair to his gas fireplace by making it voice activated. Check out the video of it in action below.
Google Home and Google Assistant provides the voice recognition component. A Raspberry Pi 3 with Home Assistant does the legwork. An iTach TCP/IP-to-Contact-Closure relay toggles the fireplace, and an IFTTT account connected to Google Assistant brings it all together.
[hovee] then ran some thick 16/2 wire from the relay network port to the fireplace’s remote …read more
Continue reading Voice Activated Fireplace Is As Cool As It Gets
Google Home and Amazon Echo’s Alexa are both great, but which one’s better if you need to know what a whale sounds like? Or if you want to buy canned peas? The post OK, Alexa: A Google Home Versus Amazon Echo IQ Test appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading OK, Alexa: A Google Home Versus Amazon Echo IQ Test
The Google Home I ordered is heading my way. But in looking at the first reviews of the device, I can see that this it has one fatal flaw. And it’s a big one.
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This week, new stuff from Google: Android phones, a VR headset, devices for the home, and a human voice to tie it all together. The post Google’s Voice-Activated Future appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Google’s Voice-Activated Future
In a 100-minute event on Tuesday, the company unveiled an entire line of products made not by hardware partners, but by Google’s own in-house product teams. The post Here’s Everything Google Announced Today appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Here’s Everything Google Announced Today
The $130 voice-controlled speaker goes on sale today. The post Google Home Is Finally Ready to Rumble With Amazon Echo appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Google Home Is Finally Ready to Rumble With Amazon Echo