Amazon Is Streamlining the Set Up of Your New Internet of Things Gadgets
Amazon is making a play for almost every appliance in your house. The Seattle-based developer and e-commerce giant announced it’s making the set up of your smart device as simple as it can be: just plug it in. The technology, dubbed “Wi-Fi Simple Setup“, uses Amazon’s Wi-Fi Lockers to save Wi-Fi credentials and utilize them […]
Apple’s HomePod Has Trouble Finding a Home
Apple’s entry into the smart speaker market wasn’t as stellar as the company had hoped. With low sales and inventory piling up at Apple store locations across the country, the tech giant has cut down on manufacturing orders for the HomePod. What happened? And does this mark the end of Apple’s foray into the Internet […]
The Voice Shopping Market Is About to Take Off
The rapid rise of smart speakers over the past few years is nothing compared to what we’re about to see, at least according to new research from strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants. Voice shopping is expected to skyrocket from its current $2 billion market value to $40 billion by 2022. This massive expansion will […]
The Smart Home Arms Race Between Amazon and Google Is Heating Up
IoT developers, grab the popcorn. AI developers, bring the salt and butter. Get some good seats, because there’s a smart home battle brewing. Amazon, Google, and some of the other big names in tech are competing for their share of the smart home market. Regardless of who you’re rooting for, you won’t want to miss […]
The HomePod is Apple’s Smart Speaker (Emphasis on Speaker)
Most iPad app developers were expecting big news about a Siri speaker at this year’s WWDC, and that’s (sort of) what they got with yesterday’s announcement of the brand new HomePod. Apple developers and fanatics felt such an announcement was long overdue. While the Amazon Echo and Google Home have become surprise hits, pushing smart […]
Amazon’s Echo Show Brings Video Phones to the Smart Home
According to a new Technalysis Research survey, a quarter of all homes in the U.S. have at least one smart home device. Of those households, 56% own a smart speaker, with 60% of those purchased in the last six months. So Amazon picked the exact right time to announce its Echo Show, a new version […]
Siri Comes Home in the Form of a New Voice-Activated Speaker
It’s a testament to Apple’s supremacy in the marketplace and culture that rumors about new products tend to drum up more excitement than most other companies’ big launches. Internet of things app developers and Apple devotees were thrilled this week to hear that the company’s answer to Amazon Echo and Google Home may be right […]
Latest Amazon App Update Brings Alexa to the iPhone
Look out, Siri — there’s a new voice on the iPhone, and its name is Alexa. The Amazon app development team included Alexa as part of the latest update of the online shopping behemoth’s app for iOS, marking the first time the company has directly offered the voice-first service on an iPhone. Before this week’s […]
IoT Device Playing Central Roll in Criminal Investigation
All the evidence currently public points towards a guilty verdict for James Andrew Bates of Bentonville, Arkansas, but an unexpected witness could overturn the case — or confirm it. Police in the area have issued a warrant to Amazon, demanding data from the Amazon Echo installed in the suspect’s home. The case raises serious questions […]