The 2019 NCAA tournament is drawing to its always-thrilling conclusion. There are only fifteen games left, as the Sweet Sixteen round starts Thursday and goes into the weekend.
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Save $69 on this JBL speaker with built-in Google Assistant
Amazon and Google may have monopolized the smart assistant speaker market, but you don’t have to settle for their audio quality to reap the benefits of Alexa or Google Assistant.
The JBL Link 10 speaker has stellar audio quality and has Google Assistant built right in, and it’s on sale for $79.95 at Walmart.
In addition to Google Assistant, the JBL Link 10 is also equipped with Chromecast, meaning you can stream your favorite music, radio, and podcasts from your phone to the speaker. Because Chromecast is streamed from the cloud rather than Bluetooth, you get crystal-clear sound without having to worry about a spotty connection — though the speaker does have WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, so you have options when it comes to your listening. Read more…
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View More Save $69 on this JBL speaker with built-in Google AssistantOver a quarter of U.S. adults now own a smart speaker, typically an Amazon Echo
U.S. smart speaker owners grew 40 percent over 2018 to now reach 66.4 million – or 26.2 percent of the U.S. adult population – according to a new report from Voicebot.ai and Voicify released this week, which detailed adoption patterns and device market share. The report also reconfirmed Amazon Echo’s lead, noting the Alexa-powered smart […]
View More Over a quarter of U.S. adults now own a smart speaker, typically an Amazon EchoGoogle Assistant gets expanded language and device support
At MWC Barcelona, Google today made a few announcements around its Assistant. A lot of these center around support for KaiOS, the operating system for low-end feature phones that Google invested in last year, and additional language support. While KaiOS, which was born out of Mozilla’s failed FirefoxOS project, may be for the very low […]
View More Google Assistant gets expanded language and device supportGoogle brings its Assistant to your text messages
Google is once again finding new places on your phone to put its Assistant.
The company is adding Google Assistant to its Android Messages app, in a move that will make Google’s texting app more like the now-defunct messaging app Allo.
The change will let you “inject” Google Assistant suggestions into your conversations — no “Hey Google,” command required. If you you and a friend are chatting about a movie, for example, the assistant could suggest a card with showtimes. The same with weather conditions, location info, and other details you may normally rely on a Google search for. Read more…
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View More Google brings its Assistant to your text messagesGoogle Assistant saves the day in classic movie-themed Oscars ads
Just as mobile phones would’ve saved a lot of trouble in Seinfeld, Google’s Assistant would’ve been a saviour in so many classic films.
That’s the subject of the tech giant’s new ad for its voice-activated assistant, which aired during the 2019 O…
The Google Assistant gets a button
Traditionally, the Google Assistant always lived under the home button on Android phones, but as the company announced at MWC today, LG, Nokia, Xiaomi, TCL and Vivo are about to launch phones with dedicated assistant buttons, similar to what Samsung has long done with its Bixby assistant. The new phones with the button that are […]
View More The Google Assistant gets a buttonTake control of your home with the Google Home Mini and Chromecast bundle for under £50
You might think that things at home are under control. Nothing is on fire, and the place hasn’t flooded. That’s definitely something to be pleased about, but you’re not truly in control of your home until you make it a smart home.
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Google accidentally didn’t tell anyone about the microphone in its Nest Secure device
It’s not every day you get a straight up “our bad” from a tech giant.
Google announced in early February that its Nest Guard device — the hub for managing a Nest Secure home security system— would get an over-the-air update to make it compatible with Google Assistant, essentially giving it the abilities of a smart speaker.
Neat? Handy? Sure. But how this was even possible could be a cause for concern.
It turns out that Google built a microphone into the Nest Guard without disclosing this spec to users. According to a report from Business Insider, the lack of communication about the microphone was, apparently, an oversight. Read more…
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View More Google accidentally didn’t tell anyone about the microphone in its Nest Secure deviceGoogle says Nest’s secret microphone was ‘never intended to be a secret’
Google said there’s absolutely, positively, nothing to worry about the secret microphone in your Nest Secure smart home hub that it didn’t tell you about. Nope, not at all. Just an oversight, said Google. No need to be alarmed. Everything is just fine. When Google announced earlier this month that its Nest Secure would double-up as […]
View More Google says Nest’s secret microphone was ‘never intended to be a secret’Report: Voice assistants in use to triple to 8 billion by 2023
The use of voice assistants is set to triple over the next few years, according to a new forecast from the U.K.-based analysts at Juniper Research. The firm estimates there will be 8 billion digital voice assistants in use by 2023, up from the 2.5 billion assistants in use at the end of 2018. The […]
View More Report: Voice assistants in use to triple to 8 billion by 2023Google Assistant now lets you play HQ Trivia on demand
Google can now help you prepare for your next HQ trivia game.
The search giant is teaming up with the creators of the popular trivia app HQ to create HQ University, a dedicated trivia game made for Google Assistant. The new game is now available in t…