Way back in 2013 Google purchased Waze for about US$1.3BN which was huge. Not just the dollars but the functionality Waze offers has always been excellent, so having that merged to Google Maps was very enticing. The progress has been quite slow, but interestingly users (US only at this time) …
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Back at MWC we had an early look at the integration of Google Assistant into Messages but as is often the way we were not given a timeline on delivery for users. It seems that has now been answered with a number of sites reporting that there are code snippets …
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In the days following Google I/O 2019, Google snuck an update to the Smart Home Device Types through on the Google Developers site. Google has added 17 new device types to the first party support list meaning easier integration with Google Assistant and Smart Displays for Home Automation Control. With …
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For those who use the Assistant ecosystem as their ‘Smart Home’ platform, routines are an essential part of the overall command and control of your house. In the latest update to Google Smart Displays, you can now access you routines in the Home View tab. Swiping down on an Assistant …
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It’s here, the day long promised to Sonos users by Google and Sonos alike, official support for the Google Assistant. Users with a Sonos One or Sonos Beam will have direct access to the Google Assistant and all other Sonos products can be controlled from a Google Assistant-enabled device, such …
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With the Google’s IO 2019 firmly focusing on AI – and more specifically the Google Assistant – it’s not surprising to see Qualcomm’s and Google announced that Google Assistant support has come to Qualcomm’s Smart Headset Platform. What does this mean? It will be easier for OEMs to make Bluetooth …
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With Voice Assistants becoming more prevalent in both numbers and interfaces that they support, we’re filing this under the ‘oh I can’t believe it wasn’t already a thing’ category. According to some code commits found in Chromium there will soon be a standards-based approach to hardware assistant keys on USB …
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One of the most annoying quirks of Google Home devices is their incessant need to repeat what the instructions they’ve just been given. Amazon’s Alexa doesn’t do this – thank goodness – but Google’s Assistant still does, and it drives us nuts. Fortunately, it seems change is in the air. …
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Google is continuing to roll out more and more voice control features to its ecosystem via Google Assistant. The latest to be added to the list is voice control of your device’s volume/ Do Not Disturb settings. I have to admit I’ve had poor luck in getting this to work …
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For those of you with a G Suite account, you’d be well versed in the idiosyncrasy of Google’s paid offering. Up front, you’d think oh, Google has a paid productivity service it must be better right? Well if what you’re after is full access to all of Google’s features the …
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Google Assistant has slowly but surely been changing to a more visual experience, especially with the advent of smart displays over the last year. Once the realm of card-based responses that had few visual elements, Assistant can now return images, on-screen controls and much more. From today, Google is now …
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Google is busy updating Google Assistant to give new and improved responses to questions, but there’s a new feature coming that isn’t exactly what most users would call an improvement. What is this new feature? That would be the inclusion of ads in Google Assistant responses. Fortunately, we don’t seem …
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Yesterday Samsung started to roll out an update to Bixby that would allow you to remap either the single or double tap of the Bixby button to a new function or app. However, in that update, Samsung blocked the ability to open other digital assistants list Google’s Assistant, Microsoft’s Cortana …
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Residents of NSW have been watching the western sky for the last few days to see if an orange dust cloud like the famous one in 2009 was approaching. These few days in 2009 resulted in some amazing photos but also caused a lot of breathing difficulties for people. Knowing the current …
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At CES this year, audio accessory maker Jabra announced a few new consumer products. Amongst them was the Jabra Elite 65t, a premium successor to the Elite Sport earbuds, the earbuds that converted me to fully wireless audio listening. With the Elite 65t, Jabra haven’t simply dropped their old headphones …
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