In an interesting twist, Amazon says that one way to forcibly put Alexa back to sleep is to use the words «thank you» or «stop» to conclude a string of commands, which may perhaps make our conversations with
digital voice assistants more congenial in nature.
Not exact matches
Roughly 55 % of the Chinese survey respondents said that they currently use
voice - operated
digital assistants compared to 46 % of U.S. survey respondents, which indicates that this type of software is
more popular in China.
With the rise of
voice - controlled
digital assistants like Siri, having an easy to pronounce name is
more important than ever.
The delayed introduction will also give Samsung
more time to perfect the software on the new phone, particularly a new
voice - controlled
digital assistant feature dubbed Bixby.
Advancements in a bevy of industries are helping intelligent
digital voice assistants like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa become
more sophisticated and useful pieces of technology.
With
voice - activated
digital assistants becoming
more...
Built - in 3 - axis gyroscope coupled with an accelerometer for advanced motion sensing Built - in Wi - Fi for Internet connectivity anywhere there is a hotspot HD video player which supports up to 1080p HD videos Use the HDMI connection to watch videos on a HDTV Front facing camera Built - in
voice record to take notes, lectures or reminders Preloaded with «EDAN» - Ematic's
Digital Assistant & Navigator with
voice - to - text technology to search for movie times, nearby restaurants, and
more
In some cases, the laughter came after
voice commands that did not ask the
digital assistant to laugh, and in other,
more disturbing cases, Alexa laughed without anything going on around the Amazon Echo.
In fact, the biggest functional difference is that Cortana is far
more useful than plain search thanks to the
digital assistant's handy
voice commands, reminders, the ability to send text messages, and so on.
The
digital assistant now has a new,
more natural - sounding
voice and once iOS 11 lands later this fall, Siri will be able to translate text and speech into different languages.
Elsewhere, the 4 - incher features the always - on «Hey Siri»
digital personal
assistant, Bluetooth 4.2, LTE up to 150 Mbps,
voice over LTE, Wi - Fi calling, Touch ID and NFC (which enables Apple Pay), 802.11 ac Wi - Fi and
more.
This week there's been
more than one «leak» of the
digital natural -
voice assistant Cortana for Windows Phone 8.
The
voice remote option allows
more convenient search and easy access to the Alexa
digital assistant.
In terms of a direct comparison, Roku's plans for a
more capable
voice - activated
assistant seem to fall in line with Samsung's Bixby — a
digital assistant that is primarily capable of navigating between different apps.
From today, Windows 10's
digital voice assistant can be used in four
more countries as an optional download.
With Windows 10, this device provides a secure and familiar computing experience, including your
digital personal
assistant Cortana's
voice recognition capability for
more efficient and productive computing.
Amazon's
voice - controlled
digital assistant, Alexa may be gaining
more ground, thanks to some new innovations from Capital One Financial Corp., JP Morgan, and New York Life that bridge the gap between novelty and productivity.
Apple has made some strides with improving its Siri
digital voice assistant, giving it a better understanding of context and letting it field
more questions that won't end with a frustrating «Here's what I found online» response.
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.