Sonos is offering a special limited deal for its new Sonos One smart speaker, which works with Amazon’s Alexa right now, and is gaining support for Google Assistant in a future update: You can buy two for $349, which is the same price as one of Apple’s HomePod Siri-enabled speakers. This is likely not a coincidence.
Individually, the Sonos One retails for $199, so you get a $50… Read More
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Apple’s HomePod has a serious problem, and it’s not the delayed features
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Apple’s Siri-powered HomePod smart speaker is finally launching on Feb. 9.
There are a dozen reasons why you shouldn’t buy one — it’s kind of big, it’s expensive, it doesn’t support the ballyhooed multi-room audio at launch, Siri (lol) — but my biggest concern hinges on its key selling point: music.
Specifically: HomePod only works with Apple Music and that’s a huge non-starter for me and most people.
Now, I haven’t seen a HomePod in person, nor have I listened to one, so I can’t speak to how loud or clear it sounds. (It supposedly sounds better than a Sonos.) But I do listen to music — a lot of music — and none of it’s streaming through Apple Music. Read more…
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View More Apple’s HomePod has a serious problem, and it’s not the delayed featuresSiri can now read you the news on your iPhone
Siri just gained an important new ability: reading the news.
Apple’s latest iOS update, rolling out now to iPhone and iPads, adds support for Siri’s new news-reading powers.
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At long last, the Apple HomePod has a release date
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Apple’s been hyping the HomePod, its wireless Siri-enabled smart speaker, for month…
Apple’s HomePod is probably going to launch any day now
Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers, the HomePod, is almost ready for launch.
After missing its release last year, the $350 smart speaker has now been approved for sale by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), whic…
Apple’s HomePod is probably going to launch any day now
Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers, the HomePod, is almost ready for launch.
After missing its release last year, the $350 smart speaker has now been approved for sale by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), whic…
Woman instantly regrets asking Siri if her crush will text her back
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Deep down we all knew Siri was a bad person.
A Twitter user’s story about Siri has gone viral, because it turns out Siri is the villain in a ’90s high school dramedy.
I JUST ASKED SIRI IF A CERTAIN BOY WOULD EVER TEXT ME AND SHE SENT A TEXT SAYING WILL YOU EVER TEXT ME TO HIM. My funeral will be held at 8pm this Thursday.
— Ceci ✮ (@CeciMula) January 17, 2018
*Gasp* Siri how could you? No, seriously, how could it?
Wait… she asks you before she just sends it? pic.twitter.com/eVAW7SGwHp
— tay (@Taylor_Ceann) January 17, 2018 Read more…
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Siri’s podcast-promoting ‘Give me the News’ feature is now out of beta
A few weeks back, Apple added “Give me the news” to Siri’s repertoire of tricks in the the latest beta version of iOS. The feature comes as the company is readying its smart assistant for the imminent arrival of the HomePod, the company’s first smart assistant-driven device.
The feature is now out of beta here in the States and the U.K. Asking Siri for the news will… Read More
This smart deadbolt uses Google Assistant to keep you safe
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In the future, Google Assistant could lock and unlock your door.
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Facebook updates ‘M’ — removing humans from virtual assistant
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Facebook is saying farewell to “M,” its human-led virtual assistant — at least in its current form, The Verge reported on Monday.
The product, available via Facebook Messenger, was released back in August 2015 and available only to about 2,000 people in California. It combined artificial intelligence with real humans to complete tasks for users like sending flowers.
Back then, Facebook pitched the idea as a “beta” test and made it available to a handful of users, but members of the team implied it would be expanded. Facebook’s Messenger chief David Marcus told The Verge back in 2016 that M wouldn’t be broadly available for “years.” Read more…
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View More Facebook updates ‘M’ — removing humans from virtual assistantKohler wants to make your bathroom smarter with Konnect
Kohler, a name you may recognize from the faucet, or commercials about a faucet, is delivering a new line of smart bathroom and kitchen appliances called Kohler Konnect. Because why not? With the help of Alexa, these appliances can be given vario…
View More Kohler wants to make your bathroom smarter with KonnectMicrosoft announces pre-order details for its Cortana-enabled thermostat
Hey, remember Microsoft Cortana, the digital assistant who’s always at your beck and call? Well, now it can now warm up your house.
Microsoft and Johnson Controls have announced an official release date for GLAS, a smart thermostat featuring Mi…