Sep 27
A week after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, millions of residents are still in need of aid.
Sep 27
Amazon has unveiled the next-generation version of its Echo device, a smaller cylindrical tower with a classier design and $99 price tag. Unlike the original Echo, this second-generation update features a cloth design not unlike what we find on Google Daydream devices. The new model boasts better sound quality versus the original smart speaker, and it is joined by a … Continue reading
Sep 27
Much like the Pixel has its own Pixel XL, so too is it tipped that the Google Home will have a slightly larger partner soon. Word on the street is that the device will come with stereo speakers and that it’s code-name is Google Home Max. This device will likely appear – or perhaps just be mentioned – at the … Continue reading
Sep 27
It isn’t all that often we hear about landlines these days, but one of the newest additions to the Amazon Echo family is bringing them back into the spotlight. At its Echo-themed event today, Amazon unveiled the new Echo Connect. This new device essentially turns your landline into a speakerphone capable of hands-free dialing. Even though the landline seems to … Continue reading
Sep 27
The Amazon Echo Spot was introduced today as a smart alarm clock with Alexa inside. This device works as an alarm clock first and foremost, but also rolls with the feature every single Amazon hardware product seems to have here in 2017: Alexa. The smart assistant will live within the device, the device also acting as a screen for multiple … Continue reading
Sep 27
Today’s the big day at Amazon headquarters in Seattle. The company promised a day of big announcements, kicking things off with the announcement of a high-end Echo, a long-awaited replacement for the first generation device. The product is a higher end version of the original home assistant, designed to compete with Apple’s HomePod, but at the much more stomachable price of $99.… Read More
Sep 27
Amazon’s virtual voice assistant Alexa can go virtually anywhere thanks to Amazon’s Gadgets API, but her next destination is still kind of surprising: It’ll (sort of) end up in Big Mouth Billy Bass, the animatronic talking fish that you may have seen adorning the walls of the homes of people you don’t like. At a special event today at Amazon’s Seattle HQ, the… Read More
Sep 27
MIT’s Computers Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has created a new robot that’s designed to be as adaptable as possible, with the ability to use different “outfits” that each provide different “powers” to the robot. These could include optimizing its ability to walk, for instance, as well as navigating water and even taking to the skies.… Read More
Sep 27
If you thought Amazon would sit back and let Apple reap the rewards of a smart speaker with decent sound, you’re wrong. The shopping juggernaut just unveiled the new Echo. In addition to an all-cloth covering (with options for wood veneer) sports “al…
Sep 27
Now here’s something you weren’t expecting from Amazon’s Alexa-themed event: a device dedicated to those still using landlines. The just-unveiled Echo Connect turns an Echo into a speakerphone that lets you make land-based phone calls using only your…
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