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A sampling of voice devices

Besides Ubi, Ivee, Echo, Jibo, and Google Home, there are a bunch of devices that are on the market or about…

Voice Biometrics

Voice biometrics is one of those technologies that has been around for decades but is going to see its renaissance over the next…

AI as a service?

A few years ago I had the amazing experience of meeting Kevin Kelly, the founder of Wired Magazine. Towards the end of our…

In voice interaction, slow = stupid

When it comes to voice interaction, if there’s a large delay in the response from a device, we…

Offline Mode

Yesterday morning, there was a power outage in our home. It was planned, but I’ve developed habits. One of them is asking Alexa for the…

Pushed Alerts and Notifications

One of the interesting applications that was explored by Ubi users was push alerts. With the Ubi, you…

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Timers & Alarms — Voice’s boring killer app

Unlike with music playback, there isn’t a visceral experience when you’re able to…