The interface is evolving. What has long been dominated by screens of all shapes and sizes is now being encroached upon by the voice. And while many companies are building voice interfaces — Apple with Siri, Google with Assistant, and Microsoft with Cortana — none […]
Month: November 2017
JBL is the first to bring Google Assistant to a big-brand portable speaker in Australia
Voice assistant-enabled devices aren’t new – there were plenty on display at all the major tech shows around the world during 2017. But Australia has been slow to receive them, with Google Home being the first smart speaker to officially make its way Down Under, […]
10 Gifts For Your Photography-Obsessed Friend
This is the camera bag to buy. Since Peak Design introduced this design in 2015, it’s quickly become one of the best, most useful bags a photographer can own. We loved it when we tried it earlier this year. Its smart magnetic quick release and […]
‘Destiny 2’ gets a Ghost Alexa skill and replica speaker
If that doesn’t sound slightly convoluted in itself, you can also pre-order a $90 Ghost replica speaker that syncs with an Amazon Echo device to carry out your bidding. The perks include responses from the Ghost himself, Nolan North (unfortunately, there’s no Peter Dinklage option […]
Meet the man who deactivated Trump’s Twitter account
A s Twitter tries to figure out how to lock down the parts of its platform that enable harassment, as well as the spread of misleading information and illicit content, there have been a number of moments that highlight how the service, and its levers […]
Accordo trovato sulla Brexit bill?
Secondo rumors Londra verserà 45-55 miliardi di euro per uscire dall'UE. Trovata la quadra sulla somma si potrà passare alla fese due del divorzio. 28 novembre 2017 – 19.31. (Teleborsa) – Brusco apprezzamento della sterlina nei confronti delle … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews #orecchioacerbo
US, China and France biggest overseas spenders in Canada this summer
Tourists pumped US$4.4b into the Canadian economy this summer. — Vadim Rodnev/Istock.com pic via AFPOTTAWA, Nov 30 — International tourists to Canada helped pump US$4.4 billion (RM18 billion) into the local economy over the summer months, thanks in large part to American, Chinese and … social […]
Pensioni, la Cgil: “I conti non tornano”
Primo: la questione dell'innalzamento dei requisiti per l'accesso alla pensione , sia di anzianità che di vecchiaia, che la Cgil aveva chiesto di bloccare … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit from
It’s official: Amazon’s Alexa and Echo will finally speak Aussie in early 2018
After months of speculation, Amazon has finally announced that its Amazon Echo smart speaker range, which are powered by the company’s Alexa smart AI assistant, will be arriving in Australia early in 2018. Much like Google’s recently-launched Home and Home Mini devices, the Amazon Echo […]
Amazon adds in-skill purchases to Alexa
There was clearly a lot of ground to cover at tonight’s AWS re:Invent Alexa State of the Union — but lets be real, the most important bit was how the company plans to make a little money for its developers. After all, Amazon appears to […]
