Consumer & Gadgets
Surveys show that consumers are worried that smart speakers are eavesdropping on their conversations and day-to-day lives. Now University of British Columbia researchers have found that people are also concerned about something ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Telecom
The internet of things (IoT) widely spans from the smart speakers and Wi-Fi-connected home appliances to manufacturing machines that use connected sensors to time tasks on an assembly line, warehouses that rely on automation ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Did someone invite a spy into your home over the holidays? Maybe so, if a friend or family member gave you a voice-controlled speaker or some other smart device.
Dec 31, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
OK, Google, so what's it going to be? You or Alexa?
Nov 25, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Bedside clock radios are critical for time displays and alarms to get you going in the morning. These days they are also needed for so much more, and the new AC powered iHome iBTW281 dual alarm clock speaker system does it ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
When Amazon demonstrated the new Echo Studio at a company event in September, I was blown away. This was some of the best audio I had ever heard from a little speaker, filling a room of hundreds of journalists and sounding ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Hey, Google and Alexa—say it ain't so.
Oct 24, 2019
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Engineering
Gone are the days when people use smart speakers—like Amazon Echo or Google Home—only as kitchen timers or dinner party music players. These devices have started helping people track their own health, and can even monitor ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google has a new way for you to move music around the room. Just say "Hey, Google" to start a song on one speaker and finish it on another.
Oct 9, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a cornucopia of new gadgets as it extended the reach of Alexa from automobiles and homes essentially into people's heads.
Sep 26, 2019
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