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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Walmart Acquires Botmock Tech Assets to Advance Voice, Chat Tools
Walmart Acquires Botmock Tech Assets to Advance Voice, Chat Tools
November 02, 2021  |  Walmart

Walmart is acquiring technology assets from conversation design startup Botmock to advance its own conversational platform and offer non-technical teams like customer service access to...

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Healthcare’s Use of Voice Tech Seen as ‘Game Changer’ for Diagnostics, Patient Experience
Healthcare’s Use of Voice Tech Seen as ‘Game Changer’ for Diagnostics, Patient Experience
November 01, 2021  |  Healthcare

While telemedicine maintains its growth trajectory, technology and treatment are merging into solutions based around connected voice and artificial intelligence (AI), creating a new generation of voice-powered diagnostics tools and virtual patient...

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Connected Living Stars in Apple, Google and Samsung Virtual Events for Fall 2021
Connected Living Stars in Apple, Google and Samsung Virtual Events for Fall 2021
October 18, 2021  |  Connected Economy

Apple, Google and Samsung are showing their connected economy cards as the tech giants unveil new devices and services embracing voice, connected homes and possibly...

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Amazon Ramping up Alexa Voice Shopping With ‘What Are My Deals?’ Campaign
Amazon Ramping up Alexa Voice Shopping With ‘What Are My Deals?’ Campaign
October 03, 2021  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is encouraging its customers to ask Alexa, “What are my deals?” In an announcement posted Friday (Oct. 1), Amazon staff noted that buyers can...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: New Devices and Healthcare Collaborations Deepen Consumer Connections
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: New Devices and Healthcare Collaborations Deepen Consumer Connections
October 01, 2021  |  Retail

The Amazon ecosystem got a little larger this week with a host of new products and services, most of which are tied together by a...

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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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