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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
Google brought John Legend’s voice to the Assistant back in 2019, but it’s now taking away his voice later this month.
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I knew we’d make smart home mistakes and that we would go down certain roads only to backtrack after things didn’t work out.
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Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device. Continue reading Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack
That smart home speaker isn’t listening to everything you say, according to new research – but it is listening a lot more than it should. Continue reading Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day
Careful, the walls have ears. Or more specifically, the smart speaker on the table has ears, as does the phone in your pocket, the fitness band on your wrist, possibly the TV, the fridge, the toaster, and maybe even the toilet. Oh, and your car is listening to you too. …read more
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For the first time ever, Google’s next-generation Assistant on the Pixel 4 now supports a different language than English — and users in Japan can now experience the new Assistant.
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Google’s Super Bowl ad featured an elderly man’s voice as he asked Google Assistant to help him remember details about his late wife. Continue reading Google’s Super Bowl ad will make you cry. Or wince.
The issue came to light after a Reddit user claimed being able to see strangers on his Xiaomi Mijia smart camera. Continue reading Google Boots Security Camera Maker From Nest Hub After Private Images Go Public
In a long-overdue move, Amazon, Apple, Google, and others are partnering on a standard for the smart home industry.
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