Tag: Oomi
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Amazon rolls out Alexa hands-free to Fire 7, Fire HD 8 tablets
Oomi Home Blog – 5.8.18 (5.7.18) Amazon is officially rolling out support for Alexa “hands-free” mode to more of its Fire tablets. Read more: Amazon rolls out Alexa hands-free to Fire 7, Fire HD 8 tablets
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New Android TV dongle passes through the FCC with Google Logo
Oomi Home – 4.11.18 If you’re a keen watcher of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), then a new device from Shenzhen SEI Robotics Co., Ltd. labelled a ‘4K ATV Stick’ will probably have piqued your interest, with the external photos showing off an HDMI dongle, with Google Logo running the latest version of Android…
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Google Home smart display could be in the works to join Lenovo, JBL and co
Oomi Home Blog – 4.6.18 (4.4.18) We know that Google thinks smart displays with Assistant built in are where the smart home is heading. And now we have our first real signal that it might start building its own smart display devices. Read more: Google Home smart display could be in the works to join…
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You can now pair your Google Home with a much better sounding speaker
Oomi Home Blog – 3.30.18 Until now, if you wanted to control audio devices wirelessly with Google Home, you had to make sure your device was Google Cast-enabled. You know, like a Chromecast Audio device or something similar. Read more: You can now pair your Google Home with a much better sounding speaker
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IBM’s Watson assistant could power homes, cars and hotels
Oomi Home Blog – 3.23.18 (3.22.18) IBM has been showing off its new voice and text based Watson assistant, based on its famous AI platform – aimed at cars, smart homes, hotels and businesses. Read more: IBM’s Watson assistant could power homes, cars and hotels
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Alexa will soon replace short verbal responses with beeps
Oomi Home Blog – 3.19.18 Tech companies are still working out how users want to interact with voice assistants, but it seems one option is making them less chatty. Amazon, for example, is apparently testing a new “brief mode” for Alexa devices that replaces some of the virtual assistant’s verbal responses and confirmations with beeps.…
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Amazon adds follow-up mode for Alexa to let you make back-to-back requests
Oomi Blog – 3.13.18 (3.12.18) Amazon has added a new feature that you will let you make successive requests without needing to repeat your Echo speaker’s wake word Read more: Amazon adds follow-up mode for Alexa to let you make back-to-back requests