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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Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
October 28, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Consumers have experienced the convenience of shopping with their voices, and they cannot get enough. The share of consumers who own voice-activated devices has doubled...

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Samsung Teases April Debut Of Galaxy Home Smart Speaker
Samsung Teases April Debut Of Galaxy Home Smart Speaker
February 21, 2019  |  Voice Activation

After announcing its Galaxy Home smart speaker in 2018, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh has reportedly indicated that the device would be rolled out by...

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Amazon Dominates Smart Speaker Q4 Shipments
Amazon Dominates Smart Speaker Q4 Shipments
February 20, 2019  |  Amazon

A new report shows that smart speaker sales are on the rise, with Amazon taking the top spot in shipments. Strategy Analytics reported that in...

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Google Assistant Skills Trail Alexa By 52K
Google Assistant Skills Trail Alexa By 52K
February 19, 2019  |  Google

When it comes to the competition for developer mindshare in voice apps, Amazon is well ahead of Google. Amazon recently announced that the number of available...

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Alexa Can Now Read Emails, Prompt Location-Based Services
Alexa Can Now Read Emails, Prompt Location-Based Services
December 11, 2018  |  Alexa

Just in time for the holiday season, Amazon is adding a bunch of new features to its voice-activated digital assistant Alexa, including the ability to...

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Who’s Going In The Connected Car Driver’s Seat?
Who’s Going In The Connected Car Driver’s Seat?
September 24, 2018  |  Innovation

Before there was Alexa, Bixby, Siri and Google Assistant, there was Emma Nutt. Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was...

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Will Prime Day Be A Big Power Boost For Alexa?
Will Prime Day Be A Big Power Boost For Alexa?
July 12, 2018  |  Alexa

When a consumer talks to a voice assistant, odds are very good that Alexa‘s is the digital voice they will hear. According to eMarketer data,...

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Free Alexa: Disentangling Voice Commerce From The Power Cable
Free Alexa: Disentangling Voice Commerce From The Power Cable
June 28, 2018  |  Alexa

Alexa may be on the move. A California-based chipmaker, DSP Group, is working on a small, standardized chip that device manufacturers can use to embed...

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Yandex Eats Up Russian Market Share With Plus Membership, Smart Speaker
Yandex Eats Up Russian Market Share With Plus Membership, Smart Speaker
May 30, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Amazon, Google and Apple are all gunning to become the biggest name in the global smart speaker market, but Russia is one country that has...

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