AI
AI upgrade for Alexa
Nobody puts Alexa+ in the corner.
The new AI-infused upgrade to Amazon’s pervasive Alexa voice assistant can do far
Voice Tech
Consumer Tech
Is Apple Intelligence the Superpowered Assistant We Always Wanted?
Apple’s overdue answer to generative AI finally came this week in the form of Apple Intelligence, an elegantly packaged collection of features that will come […]
Consumer Tech
Alexa, Why Don’t My Smart Speakers Get Along?
The number of homes in the US with multiple Amazon Alexa-enabled devices more than doubled last year. Which means more of us are getting the […]
Smart Home
Smart Speaker & Mesh WiFi: Netgear Jumpstarts New Category
Netgear today unveiled Orbi Voice, a first-of-its-kind hybrid product that merges the best of two fast-growing smart home products: whole-home mesh Wi-Fi and high-quality smart […]
Consumer Tech
FT INSIGHTS: 2018 CES Preview
With CES fast approaching, I’m breaking down my predictions for the hot trends and themes for 2018. It’s an exciting time for healthtech, from sleeptech […]
Consumer Tech
Voice Assist for Business is Good Business
The tussle for supremacy between Amazon and Google to create the most useful voice assistant is getting louder. But while this battle is largely taking […]
Consumer Tech
CBS Overnight America: Augmented Reality, Energy Harvesting, Alexa/Voice UI, the Tech Bubble and More
CBS Overnight America’s Jon Grayson and I discuss what CES told us about what to expect in the year ahead. We talked about ODG, Vuforia […]
Consumer Tech
Hearables: Wearables Never Sounded Better
As the wearables market begins to slow, many manufacturers are looking beyond the wrist. They are training their eyes on your ears, which they see […]
Consumer Tech
Time to Give Personal Assistance Apps Another Shot
If you were frustrated by early versions of personal digital assistance apps like Siri or Google Now, it might be time to try again. A […]
Voice Tech
Death Scrum For the Ear Drums
The titans of technology have spent lavishly for your eyeballs. Now they’re opening their checkbooks to scoop up services to get you to lend them […]
Consumer Tech
It’s No iPhone. It’s a buyPhone!
After days of rumor-chasing and breathless anticipation, Amazon unveiled its new smartphone. Called the Amazon Fire Phone, it’s got some pretty cool features. And as […]
Consumer Tech
Enter the aPhone
Watch for Amazon’s long-rumored device to usher in a new era of commerce-optimized smartphones. Call it the industry’s first sell phone. With the Amazon-tailored shopping […]