Not exact matches
Because the Teams app was wired to Microsoft's voice - activated digital assistant
Cortana, Jones could command it, via Microsoft's yet - to - be-released Invoke web - connected
speaker, to check for upcoming meetings in her calendar and set
out - of - office reminders.
If you are looking to try
out Cortana on a smart
speaker, today might be your best bet.
If you're like me, you use
Cortana to regularly add reminders, so you don't miss anything at work or Which is why I've asked
Cortana to remind me to check
out the new voice - activated
speaker our partners at Harman Kardon... Read more
The Invoke is a pretty good
speaker, but it's too early to bet that
Cortana will come
out on top against the digital assistants Amazon and Google are offering.
Which is why I've asked
Cortana to remind me to check
out the new voice - activated
speaker our partners at Harman Kardon are releasing on Sunday, October 22 — the Harman Kardon Invoke with
Cortana.
Microsoft today announced that Harman Kardon will come
out with a smart
speaker that draws on Microsoft's
Cortana virtual assistant in 2017.
The Harman Kardon Invoke smart
speaker with Microsoft's
Cortana inside (price still unknown) is due
out this fall ahead of the holiday season, the biggest time of year for the relatively new hardware category.
If you are looking to try
out Cortana on a smart
speaker, today might be your best bet.
As we saw with Harman Kardon's Invoke, the smart
speaker powered by Microsoft's
Cortana which launched in October, it now takes more than a few home automation skills and single - user interactions to stand
out in this segment.
Voicebot has reported previously that the Harman Kardon smart
speaker is due
out this quarter and will include both
Cortana and Skype integration.
Today, Microsoft is rolling
out Cortana to Windows Insiders in Japan, as well as Englush speaking Insiders in Canada, Australia, and an early version for English
speakers in India.
As I've pointed
out many times throughout this review,
Cortana is immature right now for a smart
speaker.
Another advantage to
Cortana over Alexa is that a reminder set on the Invoke will trigger on your phone if you're
out and about, rather than only on your
speaker at home.
Not one to be left
out of the party, there's now a smart wireless
speaker that uses Microsoft's
Cortana assistant.