Amazon Alexa

As artificial intelligence (AI) developments have taken place, a new type of program has emerged, helping us accomplish tasks faster and more efficiently in our day-to-day lives - AI assistants. These programs, often available as applications on our smartphones, can carry out numerous tasks for us. From setting alarms, and scheduling meetings, to drafting emails and blogs, and even controlling smart home appliances, these tools can do it all. Check out 4 AI assistants for your smartphone that can make your life easier.1.…

Big Tech’s trend of the week is the incessant talk about AI subscriptions. Silicon Valley cannot stop throwing money into AI, but they’re a bit stuck figuring out how AI will throw money back at them. Now, Big Tech thinks it found a solution: they’re betting you will pay a monthly subscription for their AI service. And, oh boy, there’s already a lot of them.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechIt’s like streaming all over again: the product is expensive to make, no one wants ads in there (yet), and there are a…

Photo: Reshetnikov_art / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)Don’t ring the funeral bells just yet, but the self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end. So far, the grand experiment in robot cashiers is an abject failure. Stores across the country are reversing course on the machines, and consensus is growing among analysts and insiders that self-checkout has been a disaster for consumers and retailers alike, according to a new report in the BBC. The machines aren’t disappearing anytime soon, but if nothing else,…

Amazon Alexa has become one of the biggest names in recent years in the world of AI-powered voice assistants. It is quite useful when it comes to tasks such as playing music, solving queries and even entertaining kids. It can even control smart home devices such as your TV, lights, AC, washing machine, and more. However, it seems like Amazon is set to enhance its capabilities by supercharging it with personalized artificial intelligence (AI) technology. But there is a catch. To use this new Alexa AI tool - aka Alexa Plus…

More than 75 million people use Alexa, but by Amazon’s standards, the service is a total failure. The problem is Alexa doesn’t make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources. Apparently, Amazon has a last-ditch plan to save its digital assistant by supercharging it with AI and charging you for the privilege of using it—but things aren’t looking good. Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayAccording to a report in Business Insider Thursday, the secret new Alexa barely works thanks to hallucinating AI…

“We want you to be able to throw out your user manual,” was one of the first things Dean Miles, Amazon’s director of product for its smart vehicles, told me as we sat down to chat over Amazon’s big push to stick AI in cars at CES 2024. The idea was first billed to me as—essentially—“yo dawg, we put a chatbot in your car...” Less than a means for your car to hallucinate bad poetry at you, Amazon is trying to work with BMW to make your car the best authoritative source about your car. I would be sold if it weren’t for the…

Artificial intelligence (AI) was the buzzword of 2023, with the world's largest tech companies incorporating this technology into their suite of products. Consequently, we've not only seen the emergence of new AI tools such as AI chatbots, but also its embrace by legacy organizations such as Adobe, and Microsoft. Not just in tech, but AI is making waves in the automotive world as well. At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, Amazon and BMW have announced a partnership that will see AI come into…

CES 2024 kicks off next week, and tech companies worldwide will showcase all upcoming tech products for this year and beyond. There is already a ton of coming out of news coming out of the event, and the show floor doors haven’t even opened yet. But don’t worry; we are here to keep up to speed. Samsung Shows Off First LaserSlim OLED TV If there is one thing we can safely predict, AI will be a big talking point this year as it’ll feel like companies will attempt to find a way to jam, uh, I mean, integrate AI into pretty…

Google Stadia finally met its end in January this year, but it was just a drop in the bucket for the number of products and services the company killed in 2023.Image: Colleen Michaels (Shutterstock)Big Tech went on a murder spree in 2023. We saw the end of many once-loved products and services, all swallowed up into the great dark pit of corporate consolidation. Few companies kept their knives sheathed, and if this year taught us anything, 2024 is likely to be just as bloody.This was a bad year to be a tech worker, and…

Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) MSRP $195.00 “The Echo Frames are thinner, sound better, and come in a variety of options — all with the power of Alexa inside them.” Pros Good volume with minimal leakage Nice audio quality for open-ear speakers Excellent call quality Access to the Amazon ecosystem Not…