A marketing company has claimed to have the capability to listen to customers' conversations through embedded microphones in smartphones, TVs and other related devices. The report from 404 Media details that the information captured would be used to gather data and push advertising as part of a product called Active...
Earlier this year, reports surfaced that Apple was developing a new version of its HomePod smart speaker — but this time with a built-in display. Now, leaked images have emerged that seem to confirm those rumors and provide the first glimpse of what Apple may be planning. The leaked photo,...
When we were asked to help promote the “Resident Evil” film franchise for Sony Pictures a couple of years ago, we came up with the idea of altering the fictional artificial intelligence character (The Red Queen) into a real AI character -- for which the fans could interact. It was a fun...
Samsung's Galaxy Home speaker has still not hit retail stores quite yet. But from what we've heard, it seems like a premium compared to the other smart speakers in the market (Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant). The pricing for the device hasn't been announced of yet but we're hoping...
Yesterday, Samsung had announced that they would be going into the smart speaker market with their Galaxy Home speaker. This smart speaker is high-end and rivals Apple's smart speaker (HomePod). But, Samsung is hoping that their Galaxy Home speaker stands apart from its rivals with its promise to give you higher quality...
Ever heard of Magbee? If you haven't that's understandable, there's not much going on around it at the moment. We've heard of Google Home or Amazon Echo and now Samsung's joining this list of smart speakers soon with their very own smart speaker that has been stated to be called 'Magbee' by...
Back in February, Samsung Mobile CEO, DJ Koh, had revealed the company's plan to release its Bixby-powered smart speaker in the second half of this year. However, apart from confirming its existence, he didn't disclose any further details about its design or features. Last month, a patent granted to Samsung hinted that...
People have always had privacy concerns over long-distance communications technologies. These concerns have existed right from the days of letters and telegraphs, to telephones, emails and text messages, and the most-recent VoIP services and social media messaging platforms. And it now continues with the next generation technologies as well. Voice-activated home assistants like Amazon's...
Samsung working on a smart speaker of its own has been long known. We’ve been hearing about a Bixby-powered speaker from Samsung to rival the likes of Google Home and Amazon Echo since last year. Samsung obviously needs to make the speaker a bit differently to stand out from competitors, and according...
As our homes become more connected and intelligent, smart speakers have quietly become an integral part of every such homes. A smart speaker can not just play music, but it also gets you information, and many times lets you control your connected devices. So if you're looking to get one for your...
The global smart speaker market is set to receive another top player as Facebook plans to launch two smart speaker models in mid-2018. Earlier this year, rumours had it that Facebook was building a smart speaker with a 15-inch inbuilt screen and voice controls with more social networking functions called...
2017 was the year when we more consumers started trusting AI assistants and got closer to them. This has opened up the space for new competition in a new category of devices called Smart Speakers. Until now, Google and Amazon have been going head to head with their respective AI...
Samsung Electronics has announced it aims to break into the new field of voice controlled devices by introducing a smart speaker in the first half of 2018. Samsung's smart speaker will be coming up against the likes of Apple's HomePod, Amazon's flagship Echo speaker and Google's Home max. Samsung Electronics...
A smart fridge, a smart washing machine and of course, a smart phone are not the only things Samsung wants to be known for. The electronics giant is now looking to add a smart speaker to its repertoire. Since the beginning of this year, Samsung had been working on...
Samsung has revealed that it is working on a smart speaker which will be launched soon. This was made known by DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile division in an interview with CNBC ahead of the Galaxy Note 8 launch which was held on Wednesday. The smart speaker is expected to...
Samsung announced the Galaxy S8 and S8+ with a dedicated hardware button for its own Smart AI Assistant called Bixby. However, Samsung couldn't live up to its word of releasing Bixby with support for English voice commands in the two flagships to date. The reason for the delay is rumored...
Bixby, Samsung's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant first made its debut to the world on Galaxy S8 smartphone. The South Korean tech Giant is readying itself for the ultimate fight off with the offerings from Apple, Amazon, and Google. Amazon has had a fairly good amount of success with their Amazon’s Echo speakers...
As part of yesterday's WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) Google launched their foray into home connectivity with the HomePad called by Apple CEO Tim Cook, “breakthrough home speaker with amazing sound and incredible intelligence that will reinvent home audio.” Don't overlook the last word, in his statement, despite the desire some will...
Although the Coronavirus is sending everyone into quarantine, Huawei has announced their new devices. Not only are they planning on releasing their P40 series, but they also announced the brand new Huawei Watch GT 2e and the Sound X wireless speaker. The Huawei Watch GT 2e The new smartwatch will...
This is a Guest post by Kamal Siddiki. The new version of Smart view SDK has just rollout. This update has an updated version of the Default Media Player (DMP), which allows new support for music, photo contents and playlists. Now, Samsung wireless speakers will also be a part of Samsung's smart view enabled...
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