voice activation

A voice-user interface makes spoken human interaction with computers possible, using speech recognition to understand spoken commands and answer questions, and typically text to speech to play a reply. A voice command device is a device controlled with a voice user interface.

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Amazon Leans on Alexa to Connect With ‘All Aspects of Consumers’ Lives’
Amazon Leans on Alexa to Connect With ‘All Aspects of Consumers’ Lives’
September 29, 2021  |  Amazon

Once content to simply sit on a desk or bookshelf, the newest Alexa-powered devices want to patrol the whole house, so they can be there to attend to spontaneous thoughts and...

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Amazon to Debut TVs Using Alexa Voice Controls
Amazon to Debut TVs Using Alexa Voice Controls
September 10, 2021  |  Amazon Entertainment

Amazon’s next product will be a Fire TV that is fully integrated with Alexa, as the company makes a bid to be more present in...

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Growing Stable of Voice-Activated Hardware Keeps Consumers Calling Alexa — and Amazon
Growing Stable of Voice-Activated Hardware Keeps Consumers Calling Alexa — and Amazon
September 07, 2021  |  Alexa

In a classic Amazonian fashion, the stable of Alexa-linked services, commands and devices just keeps growing, supported by a burgeoning stable of purpose-built hardware. From Echo speakers, to displays, earbuds, eyeglass frames, the Ring video...

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Home Depot Wants To Be the Control Hub for All Your Smart Devices  
Home Depot Wants To Be the Control Hub for All Your Smart Devices  
September 02, 2021  |  Voice Activation

The Home Depot has introduced an app that makes it easier for consumers to control compatible smart home products by saying, “Hey Google” or “Alexa.”  ...

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Apple Lawsuit Regarding Siri to Proceed in Court
Apple Lawsuit Regarding Siri to Proceed in Court
September 02, 2021  |  Apple

A lawsuit against Apple, claiming that its Siri voice assistant violates users’ privacy, will be allowed to proceed, although a federal judge has nixed part...

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Report: Verizon Building Smart Display With Alexa Tech
Report: Verizon Building Smart Display With Alexa Tech
June 27, 2021  |  Voice Activation

Verizon is likely to roll out a new smart display based on Amazon’s Alexa, The Verge reported, citing a filing with the Federal Communications Commission...

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Souped-Up Siri Still Follows The AI Assistant Market
Souped-Up Siri Still Follows The AI Assistant Market
June 09, 2021  |  Apple

Coming out of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) there were all kinds of news tidbits to pick through — upgrades to the OS to better protect...

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Nuance: Competition Is Pulling Healthcare Into The Digital Era
Nuance: Competition Is Pulling Healthcare Into The Digital Era
June 08, 2021  |  Healthcare

The healthcare industry has developed a special reputation for being a difficult environment for innovation, a place where new technology, ironically, goes to die. The...

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Conversational Commerce Report: Alexa For Kids And Ford Drivers
Conversational Commerce Report: Alexa For Kids And Ford Drivers
May 13, 2021  |  Amazon

In week of upgrades and expansions, Amazon’s Alexa is on the road again, expanding its partnership with Ford to ride shotgun with more drivers. And...

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