AFTVNews reports the device is going to ship with Alexa and it'll benefit
from voice assistant features.
Not exact matches
Aside
from the tidal wave of leaks, reports
from Blass, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, and others have pointed to two phones with curved OLED displays, the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipsets (in the US), a new
voice assistant named Bixby, and 3.5 mm headphone jacks, among other
features.
Apart
from the preloaded apps, the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL will also pack
features such as Cortana, Microsoft's digital
voice assistant, and Microsoft Edge, the new default browser for Windows 10.
Other than the above, the Nest Thermostat E will have all the same
features as the 3rd - gen Nest Thermostat, including being able to control it remotely
from your phone, as well as control it with your
voice using Alexa or Google
Assistant.
Google is giving the
Assistant a new
feature that'll save you
from wearing out your
voice.
The
voice - controlled light switch is not the first product
from the company to
feature Amazon's
voice assistant.
Windows 10 is mostly intuitive, especially if you're upgrading
from Windows 7 or 8.1, but everyone will probably need some help understanding one of the operating system's flagship
features: the Cortana
voice assistant.
The defect compromises the phone's core functionality, preventing consumers
from communicating by
voice call and
from using
features like Google
Assistant (a counterpart to Apple's «Siri» for the iPhone).
Apple HomeKit and Google
Assistant integration mean you can also use your
voice to close your door (and open it with HomeKit)-- a neat
feature when you're in your house, but not a giant step up
from the visor - button when you're driving.
Customers can link their Walmart and Google accounts, allowing for integrated
features like a shortcut to reorder items frequently bought
from Walmart through the Google
Assistant voice software.
New 4K Smart TV Line
from Westinghouse
features access to streaming content, Google Cast and Utilization of Google
Assistant with
voice control capabilities
Google's helper is still able to link up with more outside services and smart home devices than Siri, but its seemingly mediocre download numbers suggest most iPhone users either don't need those kind of advanced
features from a
voice assistant just yet, or don't want to bother with opening a separate app to use them.
On the software front, Samsung is already known to be planning a new
voice assistant, which the company promises will be «significantly differentiated»
from others on the market and will
feature some AI enhancements.
Ford has announced it is teaming up with Amazon to integrate Alexa virtual
assistant into its cars, allowing vehicle owners to access shop, search, and control smart home
features on the road.The partnership means owners of Ford cars equipped with the SYNC 3 AppLink system will be able to access Amazon's Alexa
voice - activated virtual
assistant from the driver's seat, enabling them to check the weather, add items to shopping lists, play audiobooks, and control Alexa - compatible smart home devices, like lights and thermostats.
Google Fit gets a major overhaul with various upgraded activity tracking
features, there's now an on - watch Google Play Store to download apps directly
from, and Google
Assistant voice support in English and German.
There appear to be five models
from their previous lineup that are slated to receive an update to enable the
voice assistant feature.
Samsung claims that Bixby is «fundamentally different»
from other
voice agents or
assistants in the market based on three of its key
features:
The
feature signals a shift
from Alexa as a passive
voice assistant to something a little more active.
If we all start using a preferred
voice assistant and it has a native messaging
feature, then based on convenience we may slowly shift out usage away
from our current messaging app.
While the Echo is always listening, the Tap requires you to press a mic button before using Alexa — a
feature that could keep the
voice assistant from picking up background chatter when you're, say, on the beach.
Through Google
Assistant, the device offers the standard
feature set of
voice assistance, the ability to play music
from streaming services like Google Play, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube Music, smart home control — including compatibility with iHome's own SmartPlug devices — and support for Google Cast technology.
This has been one of the biggest missing
feature in Alexa's presence in smartphones, unlike Siri and Google
Assistant, which could be triggered by
voice even
from a locked screen.
This new
feature allows Google
Assistant to distinguish your
voice from your partner or roommate, giving users access to their own personal playlist, schedule or commute time, as well as a variety of other information.
On the exterior of each bud are touchpad controls for everything
from summoning
voice assistants (compatible with Samsung
Voice, Google
Assistant, and Siri), to fielding phone calls, accessing fitness
features, and, of course, playing music.
The ecobee4 comes with Amazon's Alexa
voice assistant built in, thanks to embedded microphones that
feature far - field
voice recognition (the same technology that makes the Amazon Echo hear you
from across the room) and a speaker that makes Alexa sound loud and clear, despite coming
from a thermostat fastened to your wall.
Despite reviews that stressed fantastic sound
from such a small speaker, the HomePod failed to sell out, likely hurt by a poor
voice assistant and a lack of standard
features like multi-room pairing.
The AI improves multiple other
features,
from face - unlock and single camera Bokeh effects to smarter
voice assistants.
For those unfamiliar, Windows 10 for mobile brings many of the
features across
from the desktop operating system, including Cortana
voice assistant, which is like Microsoft's competitor for Apple's Siri and Google Now.
Although HTC has resisted
from calling it the flagship device, the HTC U Ultra has
features such as the Sense Companion
voice assistant.
Other Google Bisto
features listed include possible support for
voice calling for regular phone calls and
from apps, and the ability for
Assistant to read out the current battery level of the headphones.
These
features include Cortana, the clever new
voice - controlled personal digital
assistant; Windows Hello for easy and secure biometric login; Windows Ink for intuitive drawing, sketching and annotating with a stylus; and Modern Standby for near - instant resume
from sleep mode.
This gesture invokes the Google
Assistant, which is basically the
voice features we're all familiar with
from Google Now with a far more intelligent and personal helper built on top.
This kind of functionality could set the iPhone 8 apart
from its main rival — the Samsung Galaxy S8, which is expected to have many similar
features such as an edge - to - edge OLED display, an artificially intelligent
voice assistant and an IP68 standard waterproof body, among others.
Amazon really wants people to use the Amazon Echo and its Alexa
voice assistant, so it has consistently added
features since the Echo's launch,
from reordering groceries to controlling your thermostat.
Based on information
from previous reports, we suggest the new version of the operating system is likely to include a notification center, Cortana — a personal
voice assistant, app list sorting and other new
features.
But Google
Assistant isn't the only trick the WK9 has up its sleeve - it also works as a Chromecast - capable device and, according to the demo we saw, will support
voice and video calling, a
feature that has been sorely missing
from third - party Google
Assistant speakers up until now.
All platforms have some sort of version of virtual
assistant, such as Google Now's
voice recognition
feature, and of course Siri and Cortana
from Apple and Microsoft respectively.