For the better part of a decade, digital assistants have been stuck in a state of arrested development. Devices like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have become glorified voice-activated egg timers and music players, adept at simple, one-shot commands but […]
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As of the latest estimate, 48.9 million people live with at least one disability in the U.S. In addition to specific technologies that are intended to assist those with various conditions, smart technology is rapidly changing the way that at-home
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Over the last few years, smart devices – once a rare novelty for only the elite and early-adopters – have become a common household item, partly in thanks to Amazon’s economical Alexa-powered line of products. Despite the growing adoption of
Most of the technology we use today seems to require a degree of trust between you and the company providing the service. When it comes to things like Siri, Cortana, or Amazon’s Alexa, things can get even trickier because in
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This is the second in a series of three articles reviewing the Amazon Echo device and it different features and capabilities, and the Echo’s place in our technological universe. The first covered some of the basics you’ll experience in getting
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There is a lot of news this week talking about the “Amazon Echo Killer” called “Google Chirp”. I’m once again reminded why I avoid product naming like the plague, my rule is “that the only thing everyone ever agrees with
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