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Hands-on Review: The Amazon Echo Auto

Coming in at well under $100, the Echo Auto may well be that auto accessory that keeps you company on those long road trips.

By Owen McCarthy • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2020

Smart Home

D-Link releases Wi-Fi 6 enabled smart router

D-Link ANZ's DIR-X1560 router revolutionises smart homes with its AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 technology for smoother connectivity.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2020

Marketing Technologies

Adobe provides a 'jolt' of inspiration through Amazon Alexa

Adobe launches a new Alexa skill, the Inspiration Engine, providing creatives with inspiring quotes, exercises, and visual prompts to spark imagination.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Nov 2019

Biometrics

Amazon announces new Echo products, including Alexa features

Amazon has launched a new line-up of Echo devices, enabling users to access Alexa at home in different ways, as well as a range of Alexa features.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2019

Data Protection

Amazon admits storing Alexa recordings until users take action

Amazon has admitted that Alexa recordings, along with their transcripts, are stored on its servers until users manually delete them, raising privacy concerns.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jul 2019

Marketing Technologies

How brands can use Alexa to build customer engagement

Brands can leverage Alexa to enhance customer engagement by starting small and focusing on unique voice user experiences, says Amazon's Kate Buleigh.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jun 2019

Digital Signage

Alexa to join the living room through LG TVs

LG adds Alexa to 2019 AI TVs in Australia and NZ, enhancing the smart home experience with seamless voice control.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 29th May 2019

Smart Home

D-Link hooks up with Alexa and Assistant with new smart camera

D-Link launches its new DCS-8600LH outdoor camera with voice control support via Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, enhancing smart home capabilities.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019

Smart Home

AI helps Amazon Alexa ignore its own name

Amazon and Johns Hopkins researchers harness AI to help Alexa distinguish between its wake word and everyday mentions, reducing false activations by 15%.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Apr 2019

Cartech

Alexa could be the voice of your car soon

As luxury car brands move away from their own voice assistants to partnering with Google or Amazon, we may find Alexa riding with us all soon.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2019

Digital Entertainment

Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market

While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2019

IoT Security

Are we security-ready for Alexa in the office?

As home-IoT devices such as smart assistants head into the office, there will be a raft of new security challenges that will need to be addressed.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019

Digital Signage

LG makes TVs smarter with new AI processors

Latest TVs from LG use deep learning to enhance the video and audio output and introduces integration with Alexa.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019

Digital Signage

Sony to launch a slew of home entertainment goodies

Sony unveils its latest home entertainment lineup at CES Las Vegas, featuring 8K TVs, new soundbars, Alexa-enabled headphones, and a wireless turntable.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019

Digital Entertainment

Canalys: 187% smart speaker growth driven by Chinese offerings

While Google and Amazon still lead the way, it seems the smart speaker market is no exception to the steady rise of Chinese tech.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Aug 2018

Unified Communications

Is your business ready to talk chatbots?

Is your business ready for chatbots? CIOs must embrace these virtual assistants, with more than 50% of enterprises projected to invest heavily by 2021.

By Kong Yang • 4 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018