…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….
…actively want to chat with my iPhone. On the other hand, Amazon Echo has demonstrated that voice control can be much more than a gimmick, and has positioned its virtual assistant – Alexa – as the heart of the smart home. You can ask her to turn on your lights,…
…and press your finger on the screen to talk to Alexa. Nonetheless, if you’re thinking of importing an Echo, Lexi provides a practical primer on what you can expect, minus a few bells and whistles. There’s also merit to Lexi as a personal assistant; Alexa is able to provide verbal…
…the system with Alexa, Amazon’s digital assistant. Windows Hello uses a similar facial recognition for signing into Windows, but Amazon’s transaction-focused system is one of the first of its kind. MasterCard also began experimenting with selfie-based payment security last year. Such technology could potentially be more secure than facial recognition…
Tweets From Daughter Make Dell Antsy Oh to be the privileged offspring of a computer multi-billionaire! Well, maybe not in the case of Alexa Dell, who is the daughter of Dell Computer Founder Michael Dell. It seems Dell Jnr has been inadvertently tweeting and posting pics of what the family…
…project is under $200, and starts at $30. “Our global business is actually wholly Australian owned, yet to-date we’ve had very little exposure in Australia.,” said CEO said Matt Barrie. “The little known secret is that we’re one of Australia’s biggest websites globally. According to Alexa, we rank 378th globally,…