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Your Alexa speaker can be hacked with malicious audio tracks. And lasers.
Think your smart speaker is secure? Two recent demonstrations will make you think again. From adversarial music to laser attacks, this is how hackers could turn your smart speaker against you.
With Cortana in a coma, Microsoft’s smart home ambitions look bleak
Microsoft's Surface event was exciting, but there was no mention of Cortana, the oft-forgotten voice assistant.
With Cortana in a coma, Microsoft’s smart home ambitions look bleak
Microsoft's Surface event was exciting, but there was no mention of Cortana, the oft-forgotten voice assistant.
JBL Link Bar review: The smartest speaker in its class
The Link Bar turns your dumb TV into a smart one.
A cardiac arrest-detecting smart speaker could save your life
Smart speakers are great for everything from playing music to operate our smart homes. But could they soon also help save lives as well? A new project suggests the answer is a resounding yes.
A new survey by Adobe shows an evolving market for voice applications
A new consumer survey conducted by Adobe Analytics has uncovered a growing desire for more diversity in voice-controlled applications and devices as well as growing engagement with voice ads.
Smart speakers are about to get an IQ bump thanks to new Qualcomm chips
Qualcomm announced a new chipset that is designed to make the next generation of smart speakers sound, listen, and connect better than ever before, and it could soon be in your living room.The post Smart speakers are about to get an IQ bump thanks to new Qualcomm chips appeared first on Digital Trends.
Smart Speakers Become Increasingly Popular – But They Carry Cybersecurity Risks
Smart speakers have been widely celebrated as the first pioneering application of the smart home ecosystem to achieve widespread adoption. But as they enter homes at...
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Microsoft Surface Book 3 15-inch review: Still unique, still expensive
The Surface Book 3 is an incredible laptop/tablet hybrid, but you'll need something beefier if you want to edit video.
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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+
Two years after the release of the Snapdragon Wear 3100, Qualcomm has decided to release two new processors, the Wear and Wear 4100+The focus of the announcement was the Snapdragon Wear 4100+, and for good reason, as the Wear 4100+ is the only one of the two certified for Wear OS. Here are some of the key improvements in the Wear 4100+:Sleep trackingLive ComplicationsConstant heart rate monitoringImproved Sports ModeSmarter Watch ModeBluetooth 5Upgraded 4G LTEIncrease in number of colors on display With the announcement of the Wear 4100 comes the race to be the first to adopt it, and that race has been won by imoo and Mobvoi. imoo is a manufacturer of smartwatches for children, and their newest release, called the Z6 Ultra, will feature the 4100.Mobvoi, on the other hand, needs little introduction to readers of this site. Producer of the TicWatch, Mobvoi will be putting out the TicWatch Pro 3 featuring the Wear 4100 at the end of the year.The Snapdragon Wear 4100+ brings the ability for a much improved Wear OS experience, though Google has quite a large hole to dig itself out of it with users.