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Voice Assistants used in Smart Homes to grow 1,000%
2018-06-25 10:30:36| Digital TV News
A study from Juniper Research has found that the adoption of voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant will be a key factor behind smart home growth, with 275 million voice assistant devices used to control smart homes by 2023.
Echo for Kids, Retro Voice Assistants, and a Second Snap
2018-05-08 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Amazon is trying to rope in younger members of the family to use its Alexa voice assistant with the release of a smart speaker for kids. The Echo Dot Kids Edition has a rubber case protecting a standard Echo Dot and a two-year, no-questions-asked replacement policy. It includes a one-year membership for Amazon's subscription service for kids' books, videos, games, education apps and Alexa skills.
AI and Digital Assistants to surge in 2018, IHS Markit says
2018-01-05 18:40:01| Digital TV News
More than 5 billion consumer devices supporting digital assistants will be in use in 2018, with almost 3 billion more added by 2021, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO).
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AI bots, voice assistants are changing shopper behaviour
2017-09-25 18:23:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A new study is pushing retailers to rethink how they interact with customers after finding US consumers increasingly expect greater speed, efficiency and personalisation when shopping online.
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Amazon, Microsoft agree to make digital assistants Alexa, Cortana interoperable
2017-08-30 14:13:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Amazon and Microsoft have agreed to allow their voice-controlled digital assistants - called respectively Alexa and Cortana - to speak with each other. This means customers with a Windows device running Cortana will be able to control their Amazon Echo or other devices running Alexa, and vice versa.
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