Samsung killing Bixby AR plug-in this month
Samsung personal assistant, Bixby, which launched back 4 years ago with the Samsung Galaxy S8, also launched with a plug in to take advantage of AR technology to assist with finding products for shopping, but it now seems that...
Ring Announces Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 with 3D Motion Detection & Bird’s Eye...
The device name may be a mouthful but what you're getting is the latest and greatest of DIY home video security. The additional features are called 3D Motion Detection and Bird’s Eye View technologies. They're specifically designed...
Google temporarily suspends transcription of Assistant recordings, amid EU investigation
Like most AIs, Google's Assistant isn't actually Skynet, and doesn't actually learn by itself. Just as with Siri and Alexa, Assistant is improved - at least in part - by humans transcribing interactions and helping Assistant to better understand...
The Echo Show 10 (3rd Generation) launches in Australia today
Today we have confirmation that the Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) has landed in Australia. The announcement confirms the immediate availability of the device, along with the Australian pricing of $399.00. The interest in the new device...
Google Assistant and Home get more features announced at Google I/O
Google Assistant has had a fairly busy first year since it was introduced on stage at Google IO 2016, and then finally got shipped to users following the first Made by Google event a few months later. Since then,...
Samsung has finally launched their assistant Bixby…in Korea
Samsungs Voice Assistant Bixby is a notably missing feature from the Galaxy S8/S8+ launch, but it's finally rolling out to users, at least if you're in Korea.
The update to enable Bixby, and finally give some utility to the hardware...
Google Home introduces multi-user support for up to six users
After teasing users with multi-user support last week, Google has today announced the feature is live and will support up to six users.
After connecting your account through the Google Home app, multi-user support will now respond based on the...
JBL is bringing Google Assistant to any car: meet the JBL Link Drive
We anticipated that - like last year - CES 2019 would feature a lot of voice assistant news. So far, what we've seen has been minimal, and most of it has been iterative.
Today's announcement from JBL is somewhat exciting...
Aussie review: Vantrue E1 Mini 2.5K Wi-Fi dashcam with voice control, GPS, app
The E1 is the smallest and most affordable dashcam made by Vantrue but that doesn't mean it has a low image and video quality thanks to the 2.5K (5 megapixel resolution) sensor which can record at up to 2592X1944P@30fps.
Interestingly...
Latest Fitbit OS update let’s you hear audible responses from Google Assistant
The latest FitbitOS release is rolling out to Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 devices.
Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 users can now hear audible responses from Google Assistant, track SpO2 levels from the Today dashboard on-wrist, plus get access to...
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...
Hey Google, why are you pulling Assistant’s shopping list out of Keep?
Google has started advising that from April 10th, they will no longer save shopping lists created from Assistant to Keep.
Ahhh Google, how you love to fracture, replicate and confuse your product offerings. It seems someone from the Google Assistant...
Major TicTocTrack Watch Security Flaws Discovered
Australian security researcher Troy Hunt has just reported major security flaws in the popular TicTocTrack Watch used by Australian parents to track their children.
Hunt and Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners discovered that the TicTocTrack Watch was simply a...
Google Assistant now supports a number of new smart home devices from Emberlight, iHome...
While Android Home never eventuated, Google is slowly taking over home automation with Assistant, slowly integrating more and more services and today there's even more with iHome, Leviton, Emberlight, and Artik Cloud joining the family.
These aren't the most widely...
Amazon’s new devices go big on entertainment
Overnight Amazon released a number of devices aimed at improving your entertainment experience. An all-new Echo Studio, Fire Cube TV, Voice Remote and large screen Kindle headline the announcements and show the intent of the new devices.
Echo Studio
One of...