Facebook may be trailing Amazon, Google and the others today in some aspects
of voice assistant technology, but acquisitions like Ozlo can help it catch up quickly.
Panasonic announced a series of new efforts to expand its connected car technology, including working with Alexa to
provide voice assistant technology for its Panasonic Skip Generation Platform in connected cars.
Still, each company will need to work on its
respective voice assistant technologies to make sure which system is best suited for specific type of queries, said Paul Teich, principal analyst at Tirias Research.
All told, the move is a wise one from Amazon, especially in a time where formidable tech companies such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft are intent on developing their
proprietary voice assistant technology and push it out to as many people as possible.
Amazon recently unveiled Echosim.io, a site that emulates the functionality of an Amazon Echo speaker, bringing the
Alexa voice assistant technology to desktops.
With AI functionality embedded in 2018 LG TVs, LG's customers can speak directly into the remote control to enjoy all the convenient features of today's
advanced voice assistant technology.
Many analysts are recognizing
that voice assistant technologies are uniquely popular as 2017 sales numbers continue to outpace even optimistic predictions.
Now, it has an unspecified investment from the Alexa Fund, Amazon's venture capital arm for companies making use of
its voice assistant technologies.
Samsung is now joining the fray as it is prepping up the launch of
its voice assistant technology just in time for the unveiling of its flagship phone this March or April.
The company hopes that
the voice assistant technology will help gain some of the momentum it lost after the recall of its flagship phone, the Galaxy Note 7, late last year.
The embedded AI will allow viewers to interact directly to the remote control by voice and access ultra-convenient features of
the voice assistant technology.
As Australian customers are increasingly expecting convenience from brands,
voice assistant technology will grow in popularity.
Many analysts are recognizing
that voice assistant technologies are uniquely popular as 2017 sales numbers continue to outpace even optimistic predictions.
A team of more than 100 engineers is apparently in the early stages of
the voice assistant technology in Huawei's home country, China, as per a report by Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Jaguar Land Rover made a strategic investment of $ 110,000 in Mycroft during early 2017, and the companies have worked to integrate
the voice assistant technology into Jaguar F - Type sports cars.
It also provides evidence of Amazon's desire to continuously improve
their voice assistant technology as this comes hot on the heels of the ability to string commands together.
A product team at Google is working on a hardware device that would integrate Google's search and
voice assistant technology, akin to the Amazon Echo, Recode has learned.
While Schiller's comments are vague, AppleInsider reports that they could be providing insight as to what Apple is planning for
its voice assistant technology long - term.
The two aforementioned companies have similarly licensed
their voice assistant technology to other manufacturers.
The Pebble Core just became much more interesting, as the company announced that it will integrate Amazon's Alexa
voice assistant technology.
With the upcoming launch of Samsung's newest flagship Galaxy S8, the company is also busy developing
its voice assistant technology.
Sonos says it's open to working with
any voice assistant technology that wants to integrate, and that users would like to see.