If Google is able to offer a big breakthrough in the comprehension abilities
of voice tech ahead of its competitors, that may give it a bigger edge than any of the other specs of its growing speaker line.
Between Amazon's Alexa and Google Home, 30 - 40 % of American homes will have a far field voice device, making the adoption
of voice tech in the home one of the fastest technologies adopted by the mainstream.
If Google's goal is to make the Assistant ubiquitous, it looks like it still has a ways to go to make its brand
of voice tech something people are willing to go out of their way for.
Not exact matches
To drive greater adoption
of voice assistants,
tech companies will likely need to provide more visibility for third - party
voice apps from businesses.
«NBCUniversal's valuable family
of properties align especially well with Vox Media's authoritative,
voice - driven brands which span sports,
tech, news, fashion, food, and more.
«Meet People Who Don't Work in
Tech,» reads the ad on Facebook by San Francisco - based startup UpOut, seeming to
voice a collective desire
of city residents.
For now, James says she is excited that the efforts are finally getting a
voice — even if it is at CES (normally a launchpad for high - end refrigerators and new smartwatches, not for initiatives that hope to improve the lack
of diversity in
tech).
Plank likes his chances, in part because the wide appeal
of Under Armour's locker - room aesthetic and barking brand
voice could transfer to any number
of connected products (think: Future Girl), but also because he now has more fitness data about users than even the leading
tech companies.
The likes
of ex-RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie have suggested the
tech sector needs to lobby governments more actively, and 29 - year - old Litt believes there's a place for his fresh - faced cohort
of entrepreneurs to make their
voices heard.
«Eventually, the
tech industry will likely need to embrace some sort
of standards if
voice is going to become ubiquitous, just as we had to settle on standards for the Web,» Tom Mainelli, an analyst at IDC, says.
Along the way, they've helped thousands
of female technologists find a
voice in a male - dominated industry and opened the conversation about inequities, large and small, woven into the fabric
of the
tech industry.
Is recreating the type
of platform war that led to Android and iOS dominating mobile devices the best thing for
voice tech?
«It's basically high -
tech storytime,» notes Wired, «and has the same kind
of wacky charm as Morgan Freeman suddenly being the
voice of Waze.»
Term Sheet will continue to skew toward venture, startup, and
tech deals, but it will have my
voice, my opinions, and more than a few
of my sarcastic comments weaved throughout.
«Members
of the
tech and business communities made their
voices heard on the necessity
of the IER, and we are dismayed that the Administration has chosen to ignore the advice
of so many job creators,» Todd Schulte, FWD.us's president, said in a statement.
Joining several other prominent
voices at Davos, George Soros struck out at
tech giants Facebook and Google, warning
of their dangers.
Chakravorti is joining a growing chorus
of voices asking
tech companies to do more to keep people safe on the platforms they've created.
Ad
tech streams into audio Streaming audio providers are increasingly turning to new marketing methods for audio advertising technology that take advantage
of smart speakers and
voice search, and with digital audio ad revenue topping $ 1.1 billion in 2016 and growing 42 percent during the first half
of 2017, creative targeting is abundant.
Thirty miles south
of Uber's headquarters, for example, Facebook employees have
voiced frustration that Peter Thiel, the billionaire
tech investor and adviser to Mr. Trump, still has a seat on the social network's board.
We talked about those
tech areas, some newer arenas Aspect is eyeing such as artificial intelligence,
voice, and blockchain — as well as issues such as international competition, diversity, potential effects
of trade sanctions on startups, and the changing nature
of entrepreneurs themselves.
Not only is Alibaba a
tech company, it's one
of the world's premier
tech companies, Zhang said, one that has integrated into its businesses advanced image - recognition and
voice - recognition technology, artificial intelligence and «the world's fastest cloud processing, or streaming processing, platform.»
Benioff is the latest to
voice criticism
of Facebook and other
tech companies for deploying tactics to hijack people's time and attention to the detriment
of their well - being.
We hear from more than forty influential
voices, including technologists and theologians, entrepreneurs and pastors... from a progressive Episcopalian techno - monk to a leading Mennonite professor... from a
tech - savvy mobile missionary to a corporate anthropologist whom Worth Magazine calls «one
of Wall Street's 25 Smartest Players.»
The next great wave
of tech won't be about amplifying
voices, but about filtering them.
The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (Saratoga Partnership), the county's designated economic development agency, and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), a leading
voice for the worldwide semiconductor industry, today announced the establishment
of a strategic partnership to drive high -
tech business attraction and growth in Saratoga County while establishing a hub for semiconductor outreach, advocacy and education in the Northeast.
MALTA — On Thursday, the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), a leading
voice for the worldwide semiconductor industry, announced the establishment
of a strategic partnership to drive high -
tech business attraction and growth in Saratoga County while creating a hub for semiconductor outreach, advocacy and education in the Northeast.
At the Community Board 3 hearing on the matter, a slight majority
of those who testified
voiced support for the
tech hub.
Its combination
of design and functionality — combining
voice calls, messaging, internet access plus a camera to record the world around us — put Big
Tech into our pockets as a constant, must - have companion.
From complex solutions used by well - known people — such as the late Christopher Reeve's use
of a high -
tech wheelchair — to simpler ones like screen magnifiers on our computers and speech recognition «
voice commands» on our smartphones, technology makes some tasks easier.
When I consulted with top
tech firms, I always found that the surefire way to get a CEO's attention was to drop your
voice and whisper about the possibility
of «unlimited liability.»
There would be no more glorious spectacle — trust me — than that
of Jason and / or Grant and / or the tattooed, phlegmatic
tech manager Steve Gonsalves in white tie addressing an auditorium
of Swedes on the best techniques for gathering «electronic
voice phenomen...» and then discreetly swallowing the last syllable.
The
Tech Transfer Ombuds Program provides private sector R&D partners and others in the broader commercial marketplace with a neutral and confidential point
of contact to whom they can
voice their «concerns».
Austin, TX About Blog Austin Startups is the
voice of Austin
tech startups and entrepreneurs.
TECH CRUNCH — June 29 — There has been no shortage
of talk about the apparent demise
of Userplane, the text,
voice and video chat software provider that was acquired by AOL in August 2006 for around $ 40m.
TECH VIBES - June 20 - Vancouver has been on the forefront
of the dating industry for years thanks to successes like Markus Frind's industry disrupting POF dating site and Teligence's domination
of voice personals.
Cristela Alonzo («The Angry Birds Movie»)
voices tech - savvy trainer Cruz Ramirez, who tries to help # 95 return to greatness, and Armie Hammer («The Birth
of a Nation») lends his
voice to next - gen racer Jackson Storm, whose high -
tech speed leaves Lightning McQueen behind.
A trio
of elite private investigators (Diaz, Barrymore, Liu) armed with the latest in high -
tech tools track down a kidnapped computer ace and keep his top - secret
voice - identification software out
of lethal hands.
Their responses are mixed, at least until the mounting threat arrives in the form
of Steppenwolf (a visually mediocre CGI villain
voiced with gravitas by Ciaran Hinds), an ancient playing - killing conqueror seeking to recover and unite the Mother Boxes, three hyper -
tech artifacts that will destroy mankind when united and activated.
Hiro and Baymax join forces with adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago (
voice of Jamie Chung), neat freak Wasabi (
voice of Damon Wayans Jr.), chemistry whiz Honey Lemon (
voice of Genesis Rodriguez) and fanboy Fred (
voice of T.J. Miller), as they use their
tech - savvy abilities to transform themselves into Big Hero 6.
Hiro transforms Baymax and his other friends Go Go Tomago (
voiced by Sucker Punch's Jamie Chung), Wasabi (
voiced by New Girl's Damon Wayans Jr.), Honey Lemon (
voiced by Identity Thief's Genesis Rodriguez) and Fred (
voiced by Silicon Valley's T.J. Miller) into a band
of high -
tech guardians called Big Hero 6.
Evelyn won't give up on her husband, using the new
tech to begin the upload process
of Will before he expires, and lo and behold, the computer begins to speak to them with the
voice and face, as well as memories,
of Will himself.
D.L. Hughley is the
voice of Gadget's high -
tech car, and has a few good lines («Buckle up - this is a Disney movie!»)
The US - based P -
tech program is the brainchild
of computing technology corporation IBM, and the process
of transplanting the initiative in Australian soil has already drawn criticism from pundits, including The Register's Richard Chirgwin, who has
voiced concerns that it's being expanded upon before initial evaluation has taken place.
Tech Tales, run by Streetside Stories, a nonprofit arts - education organization devoted to cultivating the
voices of young students, catches the momentum
of the growing digital - storytelling movement and puts it to work in education.
The arts include a wide variety
of creative opportunities including dance, theater,
voice, film, set design, and stage
tech.
Opposite page at top, students from Lyford CISD's «
Tech Squad» demonstrate green - screen technology during a media interview; opposite page at bottom, students from various school districts show school board members ways to integrate technology into learning; above, members
of the Student
Voices panel smile for the camera before panel discussion gets under way; at left, Ketu - ra Dobo, a student at Alvin ISD's Manvel High School, shares her views during a session; below, Student
Voices panel moderator Andrew Brennan addresses the General Session audience.
He was the recipient
of the Blended Schools Network Leadership Award, named one
of the top 16 «forward thinking EdTech leaders in the country,» named one
of the «Top 100 influential
voices in education,» and has been featured in
Tech & Learning Magazine's Leadership Profile.
Available black leather upholstery with white stitching adds a dose
of style as well as comfort, while new parent - friendly
tech like Toyota's Driver Easy Speak amplifies the driver's
voice through the speakers so moms and dads can save their
voices for yelling at third - row passengers.
One high -
tech item that's much better than average, however, is the
voice control system, because at each stage a list
of available commands is displayed in the gauge cluster, so you're never left guessing what magic phrase will get the outcome you want.
the engine is refined and quiet 5) in the short time I have owned it, with a combo
of around town and interstate driving, I am averaging right at 27 miles per gallon 6) Lots
of nice features, great stereo, pano roof, lots
of tech stuff,
voice activated
tech, heated and cooled seats 7) decent utility for a small SUV Some things you may not like: 1) this is an overall fairly small SUV?