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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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Healthy Pursuits, a Product Reboot and a Pair of Lawsuits
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Healthy Pursuits, a Product Reboot and a Pair of Lawsuits
March 25, 2022  |  Retail

The contest between Walmart and Amazon for supremacy in the vast health and personal care category is narrowing and heating up. As PYMNTS exclusive market share...

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Amazon Touts Alexa, Echo as Whole House Communication Tools Handling More Tasks
Amazon Touts Alexa, Echo as Whole House Communication Tools Handling More Tasks
March 22, 2022  |  Retail

It’s been decades since the “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” ads of the 1980s first hit the airwaves, offering seniors and others living...

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Restaurants Invest in Voice Ordering Technology Despite Slow Adoption
Restaurants Invest in Voice Ordering Technology Despite Slow Adoption
March 14, 2022  |  Voice Activation

Restaurants on the leading edge of voice commerce may have to expect consumer hesitancy. Research from PYMNTS’ The 2022 Global Digital Shopping Index: The Digital...

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Voice and Messaging Solutions Sing Out as Conversational AI Platforms Gain Momentum
Voice and Messaging Solutions Sing Out as Conversational AI Platforms Gain Momentum
March 11, 2022  |  Voice Activation

If you find yourself getting impatient with Alexa, Siri or any number of voice-prompt customer service lines, listen up: Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) has a...

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How Meta Views the Metaverse
How Meta Views the Metaverse
February 23, 2022  |  Metaverse

The metaverse’s development and embrace may hinge on the voice. We could be headed toward an environment where augmented reality (AR) bumps up against nonfungible...

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Voice Takes its Place as Digital Front Door to Better Patient Experience
Voice Takes its Place as Digital Front Door to Better Patient Experience
February 09, 2022  |  Earnings

Patient experience is ripe for change, and because bedside manner and precision both matter, voice is at the center of plans to reshape medicine to...

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Voice Tech Speaks Volumes About Connected Economy Breakthroughs in 2022
Voice Tech Speaks Volumes About Connected Economy Breakthroughs in 2022
February 02, 2022  |  Voice Activation

Voice was at the heart of commerce long before the Sumerians invented cuneiform, and 5,000 years later, that fact is coming full-circle as consumers of...

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Gupshup Acquires Knowlarity for Boost to Cloud, AI Voice Solutions
Gupshup Acquires Knowlarity for Boost to Cloud, AI Voice Solutions
February 02, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Gupshup, which works in conversational engagement, has acquired cloud communications company Knowlarity, a press release says. Knowlarity provides cloud telephony, AI-powered voice assistance and a...

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Spotify to Integrate Voice With In-Car Streaming Service
Spotify to Integrate Voice With In-Car Streaming Service
November 30, 2021  |  Voice Activation

In a move highlighting the importance of voice control in cars, Spotify has pulled Car View, a feature that included a simplified interface for in-car use, and will soon...

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