I recently bought a new LED bulb for my friend to use in their home – controlled with Alexa. Connecting it to Google Home was a breeze, but it seems WiZ wanted to make it even easier for Alexa with their new App. It was not easier. The automatic setup ends in a loop if …
The realm of voice user interfaces (VUIs) has experienced a fascinating and transformative journey. From simple voice recognition systems to advanced artificial intelligence-driven assistants, VUIs are increasingly impacting how we interact with technology. Let’s take a look through the history of VUIs, and the innovations that have shaped it. Early Days: Voice Recognition Emerges The …
The living room has an interesting topology for multimodal interaction. Years ago, you got up and turned the dial directly on the TV. The advent of the remote control allowed you to do that from your seat. Even up to the early-mid 2000s, it was just the remote and TV in the living room – …
Part of the “Who.Where.What?” feature we initially launched at CES 2020 was voice commands for shopping the scene. This video gives a sense of what is possible with these commands. A lot of care was taken in curating a list of natural, logical ways in which a user would interact with the datasets our API …
