The Battle of Smart Speakers: Jack Ma Invests 400 Million, Jeff Bezos 1 Billion

The Battle of Smart Speakers: Jack Ma Invests 400 Million, Jeff Bezos 1 Billion

Click on the “Tencent Technology” above to select “Top Public Account” Key moments delivered first Source / Zhidx (ID: zhidxcom) Written by / Yu Yang Welcome to download the Tencent News client, follow the technology page to see more technology hot news Highlights: Global sales will exceed 30 million this year, a crazy feast for … Read more

Siri, Play Music: How Apple’s Smart Speaker Stacks Up Against Amazon Echo and Google Home

Siri, Play Music: How Apple's Smart Speaker Stacks Up Against Amazon Echo and Google Home

The Battle of Smart Speakers: How Far is Apple’s Siri from Amazon Echo and Google Home? By | Tian Xiaoyang Edited by | Fu Bo The news about Apple’s upcoming voice assistant powered by Siri has been circulating for quite some time. According to the latest report from Bloomberg today, this “new player” in the … Read more

The Emergence of Alexa: A Glimpse into the Initial Form of Smart Homes

The Emergence of Alexa: A Glimpse into the Initial Form of Smart Homes

On October 4, 2011, Apple announced a brand new feature at the iPhone 4s launch event— the intelligent voice assistant Siri; through it, users can make calls, send messages, set alarms, and more using voice commands. Although the actual experience was not outstanding, in the following years, Google Now (later renamed Google Assistant) and Microsoft’s … Read more

Evaluating Apple’s Smart Speaker HomePod

The HomePod, priced at $349, targets music lovers at home. It features an A8 chip, an array of 7 tweeters, 6 microphones, and an upward-facing woofer. â–²HomePod source: Apple 1. Apple’s Entry into the Smart Speaker Market Will Generate Market Attention After much anticipation, the HomePod, which Apple initially planned to announce for release at … Read more

The Black Hole Behind Smart Home Devices

The Black Hole Behind Smart Home Devices

The complex problems we face often do not stem from the technical level, but from the rules themselves and the users’ acceptance of these rules. Li Jun, Special Contributor to Caijing No one expected that Amazon would be embroiled in a murder case and become the focus of the investigation. On a day in November … Read more

Build A Face-Recognizing Doorbell For $100

Build A Face-Recognizing Doorbell For $100

Source: OReillyData Author: Lukas Biewald This article is 3900 words long, and is recommended to be read in 7 minutes. Learn how to use Amazon Echo and Raspberry Pi to recognize visitors at your door. Recently, when I was preparing to install a doorbell in my new house, I thought: why not make my doorbell … Read more