All items tagged with privacy (22)

Always-Listening Voice Adoption Boosted by New Technology

August 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Always-Listening Voice Adoption Boosted by New Technology

Market awareness on the robustness of always-on voice-triggering grew slowly due to consumer mistrust and privacy concerns, according to SAR Insight & Consulting, which also correlates the fact that the availability of very-low-power platforms had been limited. According to a new SAR study, new technology will help drive the market growth of always-listening voice devices, helping to overcome initial consumer wariness.

Sensory Privacy-Focused Custom Voice Assistants Power New Generation Appliances

May 6, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Privacy-Focused Custom Voice Assistants Power New Generation Appliances

Deep learning voice AI is finding its way into everything from appliances to toys. Sensory believes that not all applications require Internet-based voice assistant platforms and that privacy is key for consumers’ acceptance. But so is reliability. For such requirements Sensory now offers its fully edge-based Custom Voice Assistants solution that offers total privacy.

Poly Introduces Savi 7300 Office Series DECT Headsets For Critical Applications

February 25, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Poly Introduces Savi 7300 Office Series DECT Headsets For Critical Applications

Poly introduced the Savi 7300 Office Series, the latest addition in the company's lineup of Savi wireless headsets designed for high-quality voice call conversations. The Savi 7300 Office Series, designed with enhanced DECT security and Poly's best-in-class audio, is a Certified for Microsoft Teams solution that ensures security for the most critical calls. The headsets offer the highest degree of privacy, even in shared spaces like call centers and customer service hubs.

The First Smart Speaker from Apple: A Strong Design and How It Is Perceived

October 15, 2020 by Joao Martins

The First Smart Speaker from Apple: A Strong Design and How It Is Perceived

For this edition of The Audio Voice, I intended to focus a bit more on the latest developments in the fascinating world of sensors and how it impacts product development and design in all applications areas, particularly in consumer electronics, automotive, and health applications. After writing previously about Apple - the sensors on the Apple Watch and the surprising firmware updates for the AirPod Pro earbuds - I really didn't want to go back to Apple. But as always, Apple has a way of surprising us exactly when we least expected, and the company made another important audio announcement.

Apple Unveils HomePod mini Smart Speaker to Expand Its Smart Home Ecosystem

October 13, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Unveils HomePod mini Smart Speaker to Expand Its Smart Home Ecosystem

Opening what was broadly expected to be an event focused on the iPhone 12 unveiling, Apple introduced the new HomePod mini. Unlike the original HomePod, primarily focused on the music listening experience, the HomePod mini is touted as an actual Smart Speaker. In fact, betting on leading on four fronts: to combine a great music listening experience, an intelligent assistant, and smart home capabilities, with built-in privacy and security, in a beautiful compact design. Also much more affordable, at just $99.

Google Introduces Nest Audio Smart Speaker With Focus on Music Reproduction

October 1, 2020 by Joao Martins

Google Introduces Nest Audio Smart Speaker With Focus on Music Reproduction

Google held the company's traditional hardware announcements event. Apart from a new mandatory phone, the star of the event was the new Nest Audio smart speaker, bigger and more powerful than the Google Home that it replaces. Rumored for months, the new smart speaker reflects the hard work by a dedicated engineering team, resulting in a better overall speaker design, but also improved multi-room streaming features. Inside, there's more intelligence to support voice commands locally, and there's even a microphone "privacy" mute switch, when required.

Amazon Reimagines Echo Smart Speaker Family for 2020

September 29, 2020 by Joao Martins

Amazon Reimagines Echo Smart Speaker Family for 2020

Amazon.com introduced its all-new line-up of Echo devices, featuring completely new designs, enhanced audio, more powerful hardware, and experiences that make Alexa voice assistant more engaging, and helpful. Most of the new Amazon products will be available at the end of October 2020, and that includes an all-new Echo (4th Gen), now with better sound and integrated smart home hub; the new Echo Dot and Echo Dot Kids Edition featuring the new spherical designs and improved audio, and Echo Show 10, the smart speaker with screen.

Josh.ai and Steinway Lyngdorf Introduce Luxury Home Entertainment Experience

May 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Josh.ai and Steinway Lyngdorf Introduce Luxury Home Entertainment Experience

Josh.ai continues to deliver on its vision to expand the power of artificial intelligence in the home, now establishing a partnership with Steinway Lyngdorf, a leading brand in luxury audio. Steinway Lyngdorf high-end stereo and surround sound systems will support the Josh.ai platform to control media content for immersive user experiences. The integration enables the convenience of Josh.ai’s natural voice control and privacy-focused approach to home automation to fit into the design of the most refined residential projects.

Sensory Unveils TrulyNatural Voice Assistant SDK Specific for Smart Appliances

December 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Unveils TrulyNatural Voice Assistant SDK Specific for Smart Appliances

Sensory announced the release of a specialized model of TrulyNatural, the company's large vocabulary speech recognition and natural language understanding platform, that has been designed for voice at the edge. This domain specific assistant technology will help manufacturers create a new wave of smart kitchen appliances that don't relay voice requests to the cloud. Collaborating with Midea Microwave and Cleaner Appliances (MCA) business unit, Sensory will preview a microwave oven with a natural language user interface at CES 2020.

Sonos Announces Acquisition of Snips to Expand Voice Efforts

November 20, 2019 by Joao Martins

Sonos Announces Acquisition of Snips to Expand Voice Efforts

Sonos announced the acquisition of Snips, a French company that provides embedded voice assistants and interfaces for connected devices that run locally and offline. The acquisition adds a talented group of employees and strategic IP to Sonos. Following the company's presentation at CES 2019, Snips received a Best of Innovation Awards in the Embedded Technology category. Snips will enable Sonos to design speech-enabled devices that can operate offline and to market them faster without sacrificing its own brand identity.

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