Amazon aspires for Alexa to be an integral part of the consumer’s household. During its product launch on Wednesday (Sept 20), Amazon unveiled enhancements to its Alexa voice assistant, introducing intuitive decision-making capabilities derived from natural conversation. This is in response to the rising consumer...
Consumers’ move towards living more digitally connected lives continues to grow, with participation in the ConnectedEconomy™ experiencing an 8% year-over-year rise as of April. This surge in engagement has overtaken any stagnancy in the last months of 2022, as illustrated in the below chart created for...
The founder and CEO of Amazon’s Ring says he’s stepping down. Jamie Siminoff announced his departure in an entry on the video doorbell company’s blog Wednesday (March 1), saying he’ll take on the role of “chief inventor” March 22. “Invention is my true passion,” he...
In a bid to capture the voice commerce users of tomorrow, Amazon has rolled out a suite of new features in its Alexa ecosystem, including devices that look and talk like owls and dragons. The latest move comes as Amazon looks to connect with young...
March 01, 2024
The connected economy now has a mirror. A “smart” mirror of course, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). After winning the “smart home” category for eight years running at the Consumer Electronics Show, including the 2024 edition in early January, Baracoda is on the cusp of bringing the connected home into the bathroom. It’s betting it […]
August 23, 2023
Consumers’ move towards living more digitally connected lives continues to grow, with participation in the ConnectedEconomy™ experiencing an 8% year-over-year rise as of April. This surge in engagement has overtaken any...
October 07, 2022
Digital engagement is on the upswing — provided you’re gainfully employed. And among the most “wired” conduits of daily life, well, that would be home sweet home. In the latest...
May 15, 2020
Robots have a long track record of generating buzz, but not quite so much in the way of results. Interest in robots as a novelty remains high; there is no...
March 01, 2023
The founder and CEO of Amazon’s Ring says he’s stepping down. Jamie Siminoff announced his departure in an entry on the video doorbell company’s blog Wednesday (March 1), saying he’ll take on the role of “chief inventor” March 22. “Invention is my true passion,” he wrote. “I am constantly looking at how we can adapt […]
November 09, 2022
In a bid to capture the voice commerce users of tomorrow, Amazon has rolled out a suite of new features in its Alexa ecosystem, including devices that look and talk...
August 31, 2022
Amazon released a series of instruction manuals Wednesday (Aug. 31) designed to help users set up their Alexa Echo devices and turn their homes into smart homes. This comes at...
June 28, 2021
The home security company ADT is banking on a partnership with Google’s smart-home services to help boost its revenue. A story in The Wall Street Journal on Monday (June 28)...
