LG’s 2020 8K TV lineup features eight new TVs with AirPlay and HomeKit integration
LG’s upcoming TV sets for 2020 feature 8K resolution and native support for AirPlay 2, HomeKit, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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Apple, Google, Amazon and others team up on an open standard for smart home devices
Apple, Amazon, Google and the Zigbee Alliance are establishing a working group tasked with the creation of a royalty-free connectivity standard smart home devices.
You can now ask Alexa to play Apple Podcasts on your Echo-enabled speaker
Amazon and Apple today expanded their existing partnership that enables Echo owners to use Apple Music by introducing support for Apple Podcasts.
Lasers can control Siri and other voice assistants: Researchers
Researchers have shown lasers and other focused light sources can be used to inject voice commands from a distance on Siri and other voice assistants.
Apple staffs HomeKit team to compete with Google, Amazon
Apple’s trying to juice up its own smart home efforts with more HomeKit engineering hires and more external partnerships, according to a report.
Ethical question: should you disclose smart speakers like HomePod to guests?
If you own a smart speaker like HomePod or a similar device that comes with an always-on assistant, should you make visitors aware they might be recorded at all times?
Amazon unveils Echo Frames smart glasses and Echo Loop smart ring
Amazon has just unveiled its first pair of “smart glasses” called Echo Frames.
Amazon announces truly wireless Echo Buds headphones
Amazon has unveiled its first truly wireless headphones, the Echo Buds, for $129 to take on Apple’s AirPods.
Amazon updates Echo lineup: better audio quality, an Echo Dot with a clock, and more
Amazon is announcing a whole new slate of hardware products at an event today.
Siri still trails behind Google Assistant when it comes to answering queries correctly
Siri still trails behind Google Assistant when it comes to understanding and answering queries correctly, but has a healthy lead against Amazon’s Alexa.
Following Apple’s lead, Google and Amazon have now suspended their digital assistant grading programs globally
Efforts by Amazon and Google involving contractors reviewing snippets of recorded audio have been temporarily suspended following Apple’s lead on voice assistant review policies.
