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.…
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?…
"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.…
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.…
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…
Every week we bring you a selection of the previous week's most buzzworthy headlines on voice-first and related topics. July 28 - August 5.…
Prime Day huge success for Alexa-enabled devices; St. Noir by X2 Games; Journey to the Moon commemorates Apollo 11 moon landing; Alexa in Hindi; VOICE Summit 2019…
Amazon & Google Release Free Ad-supported Music Streaming; Facebook Working on Voice Assistant; Microsoft Joins Hearables Race; Global Smart Speaker Market to top 200M units by end of 2019; Voice Set to Replace Keyboards…
Voice-First News Roundup 3/30-4/4/2019 HIPAA Compliant Alexa Skills; Alexa-enabled Earbuds; Conversational + Knowledge Data Set | Walmart Partners with Google; Google Assistant Features a Legend | Voice Home Assistants Grow in the UK, Global Smart Home Market Expected to Grow into Double-Digits…
Amazon: "Second-Screen Problem" Solved, Meet the Only Woman in the Top 10 of Amazon's Alexa Skills Challenge, the Future is Voice-First, Alexa Might Get a Body, Alexa Skill Earns Emmy Nom, Google Home Assists Interventional Radiologists, Smart Speakers Paced to Replace Radios…