Voice Assistant

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Video starts recording if one tells their iPhone “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over,” so if police misbehaves, it would be caught on camera. (Photo | Flickr - Mark Guim)

‘Hey Siri’ tech trick lets people pulled over by cops in US record video on command

“Siri police shortcut” was getting traction on social media after software developer Robert Peterson tweeted a link to its latest version.

19 Jun 2020 10:06 PM

Flipkart believes its Voice Assistant will elevate the user's grocery shopping to a more personal and natural experience, the ecommerce company said.

Poha Chivda milega? Your wish is Flipkart's voice command, in Hindi and English

Flipkart's Android mobile app now has a voice assistant, and the feature will gradually be made available on iOS and the website.

09 Jun 2020 9:04 PM

The Duplex option will be available when you are looking for showtimes.

Google starts testing Assistant in Chrome for ticket booking

The company appears to be rolling out the voice-based reservation system for movie ticket booking in Chrome.

02 Oct 2019 7:53 AM

Haptik conducted experiments using bots with three distinct personality types.

67 per cent users like artificial assistants that have a ‘friendly’ personality

Research study by the conversational AI Company Haptik reveals.

28 Aug 2019 7:11 PM

The researchers believe that if they repeated the study with kids, they would find different results. (Photo: AFP)

Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa could be making us impolite

Parental concerns have already prompted both Google and Amazon to make adjustments to their digital assistants.

19 Aug 2019 7:40 AM

And a good pair of headphones certainly have the power to take you in a world built by your own imagination, where you stay inspired, taking personal productivity to a whole new level.

XECH A8 review: Mediocre but versatile!

The main USP of the Xech A8 is its voice assistant capabilities and in this, it delivers as promised.

02 Jul 2019 12:41 PM

So instead of starting an instruction every time with 'Alexa, play some music', it could allow you to simply say, 'Play some music, Alexa.'

Amazon wants you to have a human-like conversation with Alexa

The system would allow capturing and processing portions of a spoken utterance, before a wake word.

25 May 2019 10:50 AM

Google is introducing a preview of Assistant Connect, a platform for device manufacturers to bring the Google Assistant into their products in an affordable and easy-to-implement way.

CES 2019: Why is Google showing off with Assistant?

Google is at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase what’s in store for the Google Assistant in 2019.

09 Jan 2019 12:09 PM

Google Assistant usage has tripled in India since last year.

Google to bring more access to technology, product experiences

Google announced plans to bring more access to technology, more relevant product experiences in more languages to users in India.

28 Aug 2018 7:13 PM

The lamp also comes with three stages of adjustable brightness levels.

SYSKA unveils Smart Table Lamp in India for Rs 3,699

The lamp lets you choose between three different colour temperatures – Warm White, Day Light, and Cool White.

09 Aug 2018 3:46 PM

Voice assistants like Alexa has created a great opportunity for the brands to embrace it first and welcome customers whenever they are ready.

Four voice assistants’ trends changing the retail sector

Customers are unforgiving and retail sector whether online or physical faces upward challenges keeping up with changing customer behaviour.

20 Jul 2018 1:50 PM

The app utilises a webcam assembled within a computer.

Amazon Echo to go beyond voice, will interpret sign language

A new app has been developed for smart speakers with the help of AI through a machine learning engine named as Tensorflow

19 Jul 2018 11:02 AM

The addition of a display to Alexa provides with a galore of opportunities that will appeal to the curious consumer looking to sort most of the life activities.

Amazon Echo Spot review: It's time to sack that old alarm clock

The Amazon Echo Spot brings the convenience of smart voice assistant in a familiar alarm clock form factor.

18 May 2018 6:00 PM

India has a large population, and with people speaking multiple languages, dialect, accent and vocabulary, the voice assistant could end up confused or ineffective in most cases. (in pic: Alexa-based Amazon Echo)

Is India ready to embrace voice assistants?

Cracking a strategy for a diverse country such as India is like nailing jelly on a wall.

27 Apr 2018 12:14 PM

At launch, Indian users could enjoy close to 11,000 skills offered by global and Indian developers. These include Ted Talks, Saavn, ESPNcricinfo, Ola, Tarla Dalal, Zomato, Freshmenu, Goibibo, and Housejoy among others.

Amazon Echo users in India can now choose from over 12,000 skills

Amazon also introduced the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK), a collection of self-service APIs, tools, documentation and code samples.

17 Jan 2018 9:21 AM

The QC35 II noise-cancelling headphones borrow all the performance and features from the original QC35 and claims to offer up to 20 hours of battery life.

Bose adds Google Assistant to its QC 35 II headphones

Bose and Google worked together on the exclusive experience in the QC35 II, making it the first integration of Google Assistant.

02 Nov 2017 4:22 PM

The company has maintained its leadership position in the burgeoning and dynamic Indian smartphone market, commanding 24 per cent share at the end of June 2017 quarter.

Samsung to introduce Bixby 2.0 next year to take on rivals

This will help Samsung further strengthen its position against companies like Google, Apple and Amazon that also have virtual assistants

26 Oct 2017 9:07 PM

Not a lot of information about the new version is available currently, although Samsung is said to allow support for third party applications and services like the smart TVs and speakers.

Samsung might soon roll out the Bixby 2.0 update

Bixby is up against the likes of Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant which have been around for quite sometime now.

14 Oct 2017 1:18 PM

With ASK, designers, developers, and brands can build skills and reach customers in the US, UK, Germany, and now India.

Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa voice service expand to India

The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) is a collection of free, self-service APIs and for developers to create skills, or capabilities, for Alexa.

11 Oct 2017 1:09 PM

Bixby only supports two languages – US English and South Korean for now. (representational image)

Samsung’s Bixby now available in over 200 countries

Introduced as the most significant feature of Galaxy S8 early this year, Bixby had been delayed twice since its decided launch month.

23 Aug 2017 11:33 AM

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