voice assistant

Snips Debuts Voice-Activated In-Vehicle SDK
Snips Debuts Voice-Activated In-Vehicle SDK
February 23, 2018  |  Intelligence of Things

Snips, the French startup with a voice assistant software developer kit (SDK), is showing off its technology through a voice-activated assistant embedded in a vehicle....

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Some Fazoli’s Customers Can Order Via Alexa
Some Fazoli’s Customers Can Order Via Alexa
February 23, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fazoli’s, the casual pizza restaurant chain, is testing the ability for customers to use Amazon’s Alexa to order meals. In an interview with FastCasual, CEO...

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)
February 14, 2018  |  Chatbots

Alexa, how much is in the till? Increasingly talking dollars and cents (or should that be sense?) is less a conversation held person to person...

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Amazon Makes Fashion Advice ‘In Vogue’ For Echo
Amazon Makes Fashion Advice ‘In Vogue’ For Echo
February 08, 2018  |  Amazon

In Amazon’s Echo Look’s first partnership with a publication, Condé Nast’s Vogue and GQ magazines have teamed up with Amazon to provide fashion recommendations in...

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Apple HomePod Debuts With Mixed Reviews
Apple HomePod Debuts With Mixed Reviews
February 06, 2018  |  Apple

The long-awaited, Siri-powered Apple HomePod smart speaker is finally available for purchase, but users’ reviews are coming back mixed, according to news from CNBC. The...

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‘Alexa – Send A Text’
‘Alexa – Send A Text’
January 31, 2018  |  Amazon

Android smartphone users in the United States are in luck: They can now send text messages using Alexa. Before, users had to have the Alexa...

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Google Home Said To Be Gaining Ground On Alexa
Google Home Said To Be Gaining Ground On Alexa
January 29, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Google Home is making some inroads against Amazon’s Echo devices, powered by its voice-activated personal assistant, Alexa. According to Search Engine Land, Consumer Intelligence Research...

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HomePod Hits Store Shelves Feb. 9; Online Orders Open Friday
HomePod Hits Store Shelves Feb. 9; Online Orders Open Friday
January 24, 2018  |  Apple

Apple announced news on Tuesday (Jan. 23) that HomePod, its voice-activated speaker, will hit store shelves on Feb. 9. In a press release, the iPhone...

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Voice Shopping Is Taking Over The World, Literally
Voice Shopping Is Taking Over The World, Literally
January 23, 2018  |  Retail

It appears consumers worldwide are migrating to voice, according to the latest edition of the Capgemini Consulting Digital Transformation Institute Conversational Commerce survey. Based on the results...

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