Besides the start menu returning — though not to its full, former glory — Windows 9 (if we can officially call it that) is supposedly going to have features such as the ability to run Metro apps and
Cortana voice assistant integration, which is Microsoft's response to Apple's Siri.
Not exact matches
Other products that used CES to showcase
voice assistant integration included deadbolts, ceiling fans, speakers, routers, mirrors, washers, dryers, refrigerators and even a Microsoft
Cortana - powered thermostat.
One of the more intriguing demonstrations, by the way, was one involving an
integration between Microsoft's
voice assistant,
Cortana and Amazon's
assistant, Alexa.
This is not related to the August announcement that revealed a forthcoming
integration between Alexa and Microsoft's
Cortana voice assistant.
Last year, Amazon struck a deal with Microsoft that would let Alexa and Microsoft's
Cortana voice assistant «talk to each other» on Windows 10 PCs, but an Amazon representative said these new Alexa
integrations were unrelated.
The speaker, powered by Microsoft's
voice assistant Cortana, is expected to have features such as
integration with Microsoft productivity tools, such as MS - Word and artificial intelligence (AI) more focused on human - machine interactions.
First announced at today's Windows 10 event, the new browser has a number of intriguing new features that include deep social
integration, a reading mode and
Cortana voice assistant.
It offers many cool functionalities some of them never seen in browsers before —
integration with
Cortana voice assistant with
voice commands, smart search, note taking within the browser, reading more, and a synced reading list available on all Windows 10 - powered devices.
One of the main problems with
Cortana, as well as apps like Hound and other
voice assistants, is that they can't really take advantage of the same OS - level
integration that's found with Google's own
voice offerings.
Microsoft has provided
Cortana personal digital
assistant integration into the Band to offer
voice - controlled functionality similar to Google Now presence on Android Wear smartwatches.
Apps will more
voice - driven by incorporating the
integration with Google
Assistant, Alexa,
Cortana, and other digital
assistants, making them much easier to use as certain features will be available to activate by
voice so users don't have to interact with them by touching the smartphone display.
There are new UI elements for
Cortana, and she will soon launch apps and perform app related tasks, thanks to the natural
voice integration between the
assistant and third party apps.
Also notable is
Cortana integration, as Microsoft's digital
voice - based
assistant is built into Project Spartan.