(Eater): Starbucks is making it ever easier to order your $7 morning latte. Today the chain launches voice ordering on two platforms: its iOS mobile app and Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa. When utilizing the mobile order and pay feature on the My Starbucks app, users can now speak their full order instead of selecting it on-screen. Thanks to […]
A report has come out saying that Apple is considering joining one of the leading A.I. organizations in order to help boost its falling behind Siri Virtual Assistant. The non-profit group also has members such as Google, FaceBook, and other major tech companies. According to Bloomberg, Apple was not a part of the initial formation […]
For those of us who long for the day when we can say the word “Computer” and our Amazon Echo would respond, that day has finally come! Now Alexa users can change their ‘wake word’ from the generic ‘Alexa’ to ‘Computer’.  Here’s how to change it: Logon to the Alexa app (http://alexa.amazon.com). Select Settings > [name […]
There’s a common gripe with the Amazon Echo, Google Home and other voice-guided helpers: You have to stand within their listening range to make use of them. Not quite the Star Trek future you were promised, is it? NVIDIA, however, might have a fix: It just introduced the Spot, a hybrid mic and speaker that brings Google Assistant to every nook and […]
