Here’s some fun things you can ask the Google Assistant in Allo
Google has today announced that Allo is being released, and with that their long awaited Google assistant is also on-board. The Google Assistant is smart, able to tap into the web as well as Google's own machine learning and...
Sony Xperia Ear is a smart assistant that sits in your ear
After announcing the device at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, Sony has shown a lot more of their Xperia Ear 'smart product'.
So what is it? Sony describes the Xperia Ear as their first 'in-ear and hands-free Smart Product...
Google launches Wi-Fi Assistant for Nexus phones to automatically attach to open Wi-Fi networks
Google is starting to roll out a new feature called Wi-Fi Assistant to Nexus users which will allow you to connect to free, open Wi-Fi hotspots. Unfortuantely it's not coming to Australia, at least initially.
The option to connect to...
Google Home — A Smart Home Device with Google Assistant
As expected Google have announced their in-home voice interaction device, the Google Home. Google Home will be a gateway to the Google Assistant allowing you to interact with Google’s new voice assistant.
The Google Home hardware is...
Google Assistant — A Connected, Smart Home Assistant
Google kicked off today’s Google IO Keynote with “Google Assistant”, Google’s new conversational voice assistant. Google Assistant brings two way conversational interaction to Google’s current voice interactions, e.g. OK Google, as well as becoming a platform for voice interactions...
Google is working on a home voice assistant like the Echo, code-named Chirp
Plain and simple, Amazon is owning the home voice assistant market at the moment, at least in the US, with their Echo line of devices. Many have wondered, including us, why Google hasn't responded with their own hardware with,...
The creators of Siri take to the stage to show off their latest AI...
In a world where someone is always looking for the next 'big thing', there is a cluster of trends emerging in the technology arena, Artificial Intelligence (AI), personal voice assistance, bots and X-as-a-platform, ie messaging as a platform for...
Report: Google working on an Amazon Echo style home assistant
Many tech savvy Aussies would be well aware of Amazon's home assistant, the Echo, which can respond to a host of voice commands, and while Amazon hasn't yet shown any inclination to launch it abroad, Google may be working...
Facebook is building their own virtual assistant right into Messenger called ‘M’
Facebook has joined the ranks of Google, Microsoft and Apple, announcing they too are getting into the virtual assistant game, building the functions right into the Facebook Messenger app.
Rather than a search replacement like Cortana or Google Now, Facebook's...
Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana beta leaks early
Microsoft's personal assistant app Cortana, which is due to make an appearance on Android and iOS devices later this year when Windows 10 launches has leaked for Android.
The APK has been made freely available for users to download...
Microsoft announces their virtual assistant Cortana is coming to Android
If you're not quite happy with the functionality of Google Now, you'll soon have another option - Microsoft's Cortana. Microsoft has today announced that their virtual assistant will be moving to iOS and Android shortly.
In their blog post, Microsoft...
Google is looking into a research project that is building an open-sourced virtual assistant
Siri, Cortana, and to a lesser extent due to its availability on iOS, Google Now - are all virtual assistants to an extent, but limited by availability. Google is apparently backing an open sourced approach to virtual assistants built...
Meet Keepal – a personal assistant for your car
It's a busy time of year, with many families travelling on the roads and a large portion of accidents attributed to driver distraction, Australian developers Mike Shaw and Mike Wilkinson wanted to introduce a new App which will read...
Google starts testing its upcoming augmented-reality assistant: Project Glass
Deep within the secret labs of Google a team of Googlers has been working on an augmented-reality assistant that comes in the form of a futuristic looking set of glasses, except it's not. But it is being called Project...