Of course, Amazon's demonstration of the developer technology for gadgets was fairly memorable at re: Invent — when it showed off one of those Big Mouth Billy Bass talking fish wall hangings that lip - synced to music played by Echo
devices via voice commands.
Lynky is powered by the Google Assistant and is equipped with a 5 - inch touch screen and two far field microphones enabling users to control their smart home gadgets through
the device via voice commands.
Not exact matches
Cars have been able to connect to Android, iPhone and mobile Microsoft
devices for years now — primarily
via voice commands — to access apps aimed at communication and entertainment.
It's an Alexa - enabled
device equipped with a depth - sensing camera and LED lighting that will take pictures of your outfit,
via voice command, and offer fashion advice through style - trained machine learning algorithms.
This new skill seamlessly connects the world of Destiny 2 with enabled Amazon Alexa
devices via real - time
voice commands.
As the first - ever integrated
voice companion for a live video game experience, this new skill seamlessly connects the world of Destiny 2 with Alexa - enabled
devices via real - time
voice commands.
While wearing the head - mounted
device, you'd be able to sign into your Xbox Live account by way of
voice commands, invite people to games by simply waving your hand at them, and access games stored both locally and on the cloud
via a host
device - either a console, a smartphone, a laptop or PC.
I've written on this blog about Tali, a productivity assistant that allows lawyers and other professionals to track time using
voice commands through the Amazon Echo or other Alexa - enabled
device, and also about Workspace Assistant, a tool from Thomson Reuters Elite that similarly allows lawyers to perform time management functions
via Alexa - enabled
devices.
In an effort to make Android
devices more accessible to people who suffer from visual, hearing and motor impairments, Google has launched a new
Voice Access App that allows users to control their handset completely
via voice commands.
You can connect to a friend's Echo
via the Drop In feature, order an Uber, buy stuff on Amazon, find the latest news, and control most modern smart
devices with the right
voice commands.
I often opted to raise / lower the
device's volume
via voice commands because I found them more responsive.
Apple's HomePod can be used as a hub to control HomeKit
devices via Siri
voice commands.
As more and more internet - connected
devices reach the market, searching the web and performing
commands via voice rather than text or touch, is becoming increasingly important.
At present, Google Home integrates seamlessly with connected Chromecast
devices, which are capable of performing a number of minor tasks
via voice commands, but if Google Home is poised to push out Amazon Echo's smart speaker reign, then it needs a bigger ecosystem than what it currently boasts.
The Aloha model, to be marketed under the official name Portal, will use
voice commands but will also feature facial recognition to identify users for accessing Facebook
via a wide - angle lens on the front of the
device.
HomeKit, still in its early stages will allow you to control the home from your iOS
device and the HomePod itself
via voice commands when it launches in December of this year.
A new update to the Fanband Windows 10 app now allows owners of the Microsoft Band fitness wearable
devices to change their themes with just their
voice via Cortana
commands.
Amazon has plans to bring Alexa into more homes
via one or more
devices that function as in - home intercoms and as
devices for making phone calls
via voice commands.
Attention, SiriusXM fans who also happen to own an Amazon Echo
device: Your smart speaker may now play your favorite radio shows
via voice commands.
(For example, you can use it with Google's Chromecast streaming
device to call up Netflix videos
via voice commands.)
Microsoft has announced it is making its Cortana
voice assistant AI available to third - party
device makers, with third - party developers also set to get access to the platform for integrating into their services on Cortana - powered devices.The company's approach is based on two software kits currently available for preview: A Skills Kit that allows developers to build apps that can be called up and controlled
via Cortana using
voice commands, and a Cortana Devices SDK, which enables third - party hardware manufacturers to bake in the
voice - activated AI to new devices.Premium audio company Harman Kardon is set to become one of the first
device makers to make use of the SDK in a new wireless speaker, set to debut early next year.
«The Aloha model, to be marketed under the official name Portal, will use
voice commands but will also feature facial recognition to identify users for accessing Facebook
via a wide - angle lens on the front of the
device,» a Digitimes report said.
Users can issue
voice commands to the
device via Alexa, matching a feature of Apple's (aapl) Siri - enabled Apple TV remote.
With Moto
Voice, you can also request certain actions
via voice commands through the
device.
And Amazon cut the price of the
device, which responds to
voice commands via the company's Alexa digital assistant, to $ 100 from $ 180.
You probably won't use the Player screen too much, since Alexa
devices are meant to be controlled
via voice commands.
Google says the
devices will be capable of displaying, for example, the latest posts and updates from social and messaging apps, answers
via «OK Google»
voice commands and Google Now - like functionality, as well as a number of fitness and health related data points.
Note that Alexa controls smart TV or video service
via Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Plus and Echo Show
devices; hence, you can use your
voice commands to enjoy the viewing experience on your TV.
Presumably, this speaker will connect with Samsung's SmartThings network to control all your smart home
devices via voice assistant
commands through the Bixby platform.
As a smart home
device, the Ecobee3 is an internet - connected thermostat that, when connected to Apple's HomeKit platform, will allow users to control it with their iPhones
via apps and even
voice commands to Siri.
The $ 40
device plugs into the HDMI port on the back of your TV and accepts
voice commands via Alexa.
The
device's support for Google's artificial intelligence (AI) companion was rolled out
via a firmware update earlier this week and allows Blossom's customers to keep using their smart watering controller like they have been so far, in addition to issuing it
voice commands via the Google Assistant.
The
device will take a picture of your outfit
via voice command and use machine learning algorithms to offer fashion advice.
Music streaming service Deezer has announced it is now compatible with Amazon Alexa, meaning it can respond to
voice commands via any Alexa - enabled
device.