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Amazon employees are listening to Alexa conversations, heard sexual assaults and children screaming
Amazon employees are listening to Alexa conversations, heard sexual assaults and children screaming
Amazon's Echo is considered the first smart speaker that sparked the interest of Google, Apple, Samsung, and others to pursue this new type ...... 11 Apr 2019
Google Home catching up to Echo, Apple far behind
Google Home catching up to Echo, Apple far behind
Smart speakers are one of the most prominent technology trends over the past few years. After Amazon's original Echo, released in 2014, every ...... 16 Aug 2018
Google takes the smart speaker crown from Amazon
Google takes the smart speaker crown from Amazon
Smart speakers have been one of the more popular tech trends in recent years. This odd coupling of audio equipment, smart home applications, ...... 26 May 2018 - 1 comment
Apple's HomePod and Siri left on last place in a smart speaker bout
Apple's HomePod and Siri left on last place in a smart speaker bout
Apple finally managed to release their smart speaker to the public last week. First shown to the public last summer, Apple HomePod, was supposed ...... 13 Feb 2018 - 1 comment
Google Home now understands two questions at once
Google Home now understands two questions at once
Google has updated their smart speakers with new type of functionality. As Amazon is ever updating their Echo lineup, consisting now half a ...... 01 Dec 2017
Apple's newest product misses the entire holiday season, hits the stores in early 2018
Apple's newest product misses the entire holiday season, hits the stores in early 2018
Apple has decided to push back one of the products originally revealed nearly 6 months ago in WWDC. The smart speaker, dubbed HomePod, has been ...... 18 Nov 2017 - 1 comment
Amazon updates Echo lineup, now smaller and cheaper
Amazon updates Echo lineup, now smaller and cheaper
Amazon had a launch event yesterday where they updated their smart device lineups. While Alexa and Echo are still a marginal business inside ...... 28 Sep 2017
Google blocks YouTube from Amazon's new Echo
Google blocks YouTube from Amazon's new Echo
Amazon was the first company to hit the smart speaker out of the park. With their newest addition, Echo Show, it tries to elevate the smart ...... 27 Sep 2017
As expected, Apple releases HomePod to fight Amazon Echo
As expected, Apple releases HomePod to fight Amazon Echo
In yesterday's keynote speech Apple had a lot to talk about. All the operating systems got a new versions, Macs were updated, and even the Apple ...... 06 Jun 2017 - 2 comments
Chinese take on Amazon Echo, the LingLong DingDong
Chinese take on Amazon Echo, the LingLong DingDong
Amazon might have been one of the first ones to integrate a voice assistant to a home entertainment speaker but is it not alone. Google's new ...... 26 Nov 2016 - 4 comments
Watch out Echo, Google Home is here
Watch out Echo, Google Home is here
Google completed their assault on Amazon yesterday, launching the Echo-rivaling Google Home. 05 Oct 2016 - 3 comments
Amazon ready to launch smaller, portable Echo in the next few weeks
Amazon ready to launch smaller, portable Echo in the next few weeks
Amazon's popular voice-activated personal assistant Echo is about to get smaller. 13 Jan 2016
Amazon Echo now available to all
Amazon Echo now available to all
Amazon's smart speaker, the Echo, is now available to all without an invite. 24 Jun 2015 - 1 comment
     

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