Smart speaker adoption is surpassing even smart phones in terms of how quickly the American population is purchasing them. What opportunity lies in the world of voice?
Jul 2019
Alexa, What's Amazon Doing Inside My Home?
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can tell you the weather, operate home appliances, and video chat family members. Alexa aims to be the centerpiece of the “smart home” connected to the Internet. It can lull us with the convenience, but what’s the downside to letting Alexa run your ... Show More
34m 18s
Apr 2021
In a room with no smart speaker, Alexa can't hear you scream
For this week’s deep dive Natasha and Alex and Danny and Chris dove into the world of audio. Sure, you've heard of Clubhouse, but there's lots more going on than just a single app's cultural rise. So from the biggest companies to niche startups, we compiled all the recent audio n ... Show More
22m 32s
Dec 2017
Shopper's Guide edition - which smart speaker is right for you?
Jefferson Graham hosts an extended, in-depth Shopper's Guide edition of Talking Tech, weighing in Amazon's 7 Echo speaker brands, 3 from Google and 1 from Sonos, with commentary from consumers, experts, listeners and Jeff's mom Judy. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtec ... Show More
24m 25s
Jul 2018
Why Alexa Skills Are The Next "iPhone Apps" | An Interview With Alexa Developers at Amazon
This is a SUPER important interview, for a lot of reasons, I go super in depth with Paul Cutsinger about what my views of the future of voice & Alexa are, and really lay out why the space is so important. If you're as focused on the voice space as I am (you should be), this is an ... Show More
32m 31s