The Fitbit Versa 2 features Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, Fitbit Pay for easier digital payment at the checkout, and a robust app store with thousands of different apps and watch faces. Fitbit’s workout tracking is one of the best available, and it’s only getting better, with more and more workouts…
…sound quality was reserved for higher priced tvs. Adding to the powerful viewer experience with a mix of sophisticated smart platforms, their own and android TV, Artificial Intelligence takes centre-stage. Hisense’s new OS, VIDAA U3.0 AI, including full integration of Amazon Alexa and Google Home Assistant includes the integration of…
…series still sports many features from the higher-end models including 4K resolution, Dolby Audio and AI features. All 2019 TCL models mentioned feature Android TV with Google Assistant and Alexa functionality with Stan, Netflix and YouTube apps preloaded. Users can interact with the TV using a microphone in the remote…
…inbuilt soundbar. The new TV has Alexa functionality built in, along with Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit; all three features are new to LG TVs. Content can be played directly from Apple devices and iTunes, and the TV can be controlled using the Home app on iOS devices or using…
LG’s ThinQ WK7 smart speaker offers good sound quality, functionality, and easy setup at an affordable price point. As with other Google Home based smart speaker platforms, responses from the LG WK7 speaker feel like they’re worded in more natural language than its competitors Alexa, Siri and Cortana. Conversation with…
…can integrate with smart home systems including Amazon Alexa and Google Home allowing for voice controls. Aeolus learns about its environment, allowing for better navigation and can adapt to new layouts and routines thanks to a series of technologies included in the robot. These technologies, called DynaFace, DynaObject, DynaPerception and…
While other car manufacturers are busy integrating Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant into their cars, Mercedes-Benz has chosen to develop an entirely new system for its infotainment experience. The Mercedes-Benz User Experience system, or MBUX for short, is a newly designed multimedia system for forthcoming Mercedes vehicles starting with the…
Toyota is planning to bring Alexa to some of its US-bound cars this year. Alexa is Amazon’s intelligent virtual assistant, similar to Siri or Cortana, which can interact with users via voice, make lists, set alarms, provide news and weather information, as well as control smart devices connected via the…
…and once a recipe is selected, the Alexa based assistant can guide the user through the process of making the meal. A food management system is included as well; by using the Smart Tag feature, the fridge can track expiration dates. There’s also a camera inside the fridge which you…
…on certain events. This could be as simple as disarming the camera when a master smartphone enters the area, or asking Alexa to arm the Arlo. Arlo owners can connect their cameras to IFTTT by creating an account, and then signing in with their Netgear credentials. Both the Arlo Wire-Free…
…Dot simply flashed up a red halo while spouting error message after error message. Alexa‘s non-compliance coincided with that morning’s Telstra broadband outage, which I was presumably affected by. Power-cycling my modem got me up and running again, and brought Alexa and my smart bulbs back to life. It was…
…called Alexa. With the newly announced Google Home, the search giant is the latest technology powerhouse to join the fray. Much like the Amazon Echo, the Google Home is a small device that pairs a speaker with an always listening microphone, pitched as a control centre for the entire home….