smart speakers
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Amazon is Quietly Replacing Android in Some Products with its Own OS
It seems like Amazon is currently developing its own operating system for its Fire TV devices and Smart TVs that run on Android. This was reported last week in Janko Roettgers’ Lowpass newsletter and hasn’t been corroborated with an official statement from Amazon yet. The new OS is believed to begin with replacing Android on…
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Amazon Announces New Products, but You Can’t Get Them
Despite the repeated reports of doom, gloom, and reorganisation inside Amazon’s hardware division, that hasn’t stopped the company from moving forward with its vision for the “ambient home.” At its streamed live event overnight in Virginia, Amazon announced a bevy of new connected products for its Echo lineup, it also shared some of the work…
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You May Be Saying ‘Hey Sonos’ Sooner Than You Think
Shouting out “Hey Sonos” to change the music might become a reality in your household in the next few weeks. Sonos is preparing to launch its anticipated voice control functionality in June, an exclusive leak from The Verge claims. It’ll exist as an alternative to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which are already supported on…
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Google’s Ripping Some Features Out of Nest Speakers After Losing Patent Suit
All good things must come to an end, and that includes the ability to use Google’s multi-room casting for seamless audio control, one of the features found to violate patents held by Sonos.