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The Voice Beat No. 9

Welcome to the ninth edition of The Voice Beat newsletter. Once a month, we curate a selection of the latest developments in the voice ecosystem to share with our voice-first community. This month, we've focused the voice technology community's efforts to combat COVID-19.

MariadelMar Gonzalez

Apr 2, 2020

4 min read

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: The Voice-First Future is Now

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner film is set in the future: November 2019. This means that the future of Blade Runner is now, and I wonder: how much of the tech did it get right?

MariadelMar Gonzalez

Nov 4, 2019

4 min read

Pottermore and Google Partner Up to Help you Find Your Way Back to Hogwarts

"Hey Google, Tell me a Harry Potter story." Pottermore Publishing partners with Google to allow readers to access a chapter from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with a simple spoken command on Google Assistant enabled devices.

MariadelMar Gonzalez

Aug 27, 2019

2 min read

Voice-First News Roundup 8.26.19

Voice-First Roundup for August 18-25. Loup Ventures publishes its Annual Digital Assistant IQ Test report; IKEA makes major bet on smart home technology; Google Assistant Assignables; State Farm skill checks in on aging relatives.

MariadelMar Gonzalez

Aug 26, 2019

2 min read

Voice-First News Roundup 8.12.19

Voice-First News Roundup: August 6-11. Alexa speech speed controls; Smart speaker market growth dominated by sub-$50 models; Donate school supplies via Alexa; How Alexa can help patients with dementia; Google makes podcasts easier to find

MariadelMar Gonzalez

Aug 12, 2019

3 min read