by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | News
At its hardware event in Seattle, Amazon today announced that it is launching a new Neural Text to Speech model for its Alexa personal assistant. This new model, which isn’t unlike what some of Amazon’s competitors like Google and Microsoft have launched in the past,...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Facebook has pumped billions into virtual reality and it may be a long way from making that investment back, but it is making a little money. Onstage at Oculus Connect, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company had surpassed $100 million in revenue in the Oculus...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Amazon’s just getting started with the new hardware this morning. In addition to the Echo Dot With Clock (which, as mentioned, is an Echo Dot that has a Clock), the company refreshed the baseline Echo. Once again, the refresh revolves around improved sound. The new...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Facebook today announced it’s building its own Ready Player One Oasis. Facebook Horizon is a virtual reality sandbox universe where you can build your own environments and games, socialize with friends, and more. Launching in 2020, Facebook Horizon will allow users to...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Amazon is launching multilingual mode for its Alexa-supporting devices, the company announced today at its Devices event in Seattle. The new multilingual mode will initially be available in the U.S., where it’ll work with English and Spanish; Canada, where it’ll offer...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Today’s deluge of Amazon hardware kicked off with a new addition to the Echo Dot line, the Echo Dot With Clock. That’s it. That’s the name. It is, as advertised, an Echo dot with a digital alarm clock built into the front, next to the speaker grille. The new version...