[ad_1] Apple stressed in a statement that it has multiple privacy protections. The recordings aren’t tied to Apple IDs, and they’re studied in “secure facilities” by people who are bound to “strict confidentiality requirements.” It won’t know whose device made a request or otherwise make connections. That still leaves some concerns, though, and not just […]
Category: voice assistant
Windows 10 preview could bring Alexa to your PC’s lock screen
[ad_1] There aren’t other major updates, although artists might like lower latency for inking when a stylus or similar device has appropriate hardware support. It’s going to take a while before this feature reaches finished Windows 10 updates, and possibly a while after that before Amazon and others hop aboard. Microsoft also warns that it’s […]
VW inadvertently offers a peek at the interior of its ID.3 EV
[ad_1] Much like Mercedes’ newer cars, the ID.3 will apparently have natural-language voice commands to handle common tasks. You can say “hello ID,” mention that you’re feeling cold and expect your car to turn up the heat. There isn’t an extensive demo of the functionality, but it’s promising if you hate reaching over to tweak […]
The successor to Bose’s QC35 noise-cancelling headphones arrives June 30th
[ad_1] The listening experience itself should be improved, including circuitry to remove the characteristic hiss of active noise cancellation. You can finally adjust the level of noise cancelling on Bose headphones, too. Like some headsets, the 700 can pipe in outside sounds so that you can have a conversation or pay attention to traffic without […]
Alexa’s intercom-like broadcasts come to more non-Echo devices
[ad_1] The feature requires device makers to implement it, and not every product will necessarily qualify. They’ll have to support converting MP3 files 45 seconds or longer to an Alexa-ready format. There may still be gaps in Announcements support even if your home is full of Alexa devices. Still, this could make the broadcasting tool […]
This week in tech history: Google Assistant is born
[ad_1] The Assistant has also been one of Google’s best-supported products from both a hardware and software perspective. There are now multiple smart speakers and smart displays that can run the Assistant (that’s from both Google and third-party hardware makers) and it also runs on basically any Android or iOS device. Google has added its […]
Spotify’s first hardware is a voice-controlled device for your car
[ad_1] In a blog post, Spotify says it doesn’t have plans for a specific in-car device, but the company is hoping to learn more about how people listen to music and podcasts. It promises that creating hardware is not its focus, but that we shouldn’t be surprised to see similar “Voice Thing” and “Home Thing” […]
Alexa takes hands-free voice commands on Windows 10 PCs
[ad_1] Simultaneously, the app has also introduced voice control for Pandora’s online radio. You could see this coming. Microsoft has become increasingly comfortable with Alexa on Windows as Cortana becomes less of a direct competitor. Amazon’s addition of hands-free voice to its Alexa app is really just a logical extension of that warming relationship between […]
Google Assistant’s bedtime stories come to iOS and Android
[ad_1] All you or your little ones have to do to get started is say “Hey Google, tell me a story” to hear tales such as Let’s Be Firefighters! (Blaze and the Monster Machines) and Robot Rampage (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Ask Assistant to tell a bedtime story to help send the kids to the […]
Amazon Alexa auditors could reportedly access user locations
[ad_1] There’s no indication any workers have tried to look up a customer’s home (say, on Google Street View) using the data from these tools. However, the fact they were able to access more information than they perhaps need to might be cause for concern, particularly as smart speakers become more prevalent. In fact, analysts […]