by Sandy Berger | Mar 18, 2020 | Consumer Electronics, IoT
The iLive Platinum Concierge is one of the first stand-alone speakers to use the Amazon Alexa voice service (AVS). The iLive Concierge emulates the Amazon Echo in both design and capabilities. The goal of the Concierge is, however, to be even better than the original...
by Sandy Berger | Oct 30, 2017 | Consumer Electronics, IoT, Mobile
Our high tech world is changing quickly. Just a few short years ago we could only communicate with devices by typing or touching. Now we can gather information and control devices with our voices. From computers to smart phones, voice control is now being built into...
by Sandy Berger | Jun 19, 2017 | Consumer Electronics, IoT
Amazon recently unveiled its first Echo device with a built-in camera called the Echo Look. It’s wasn’t geared toward home security. It wasn’t focused on video communication. Instead, it surprised many pundits by being focused on fashion. The Look lets people take...
by Sandy Berger | Jun 8, 2017 | Consumer Electronics, IoT
Siri, the first real digital assistant, appeared only six years ago, as a feature in Apple’s iPhone 4S in October of 2011. Since then many others have imitated Siri. Some, like Google Now were limited to smart phones and were not very good. But in 2015 Amazon broke...
by Sandy Berger | May 15, 2017 | Consumer Electronics, IoT
Two giants are battling for your home. Both Amazon Echo and Google Home want to be the device that you use at home to answer questions, play music, and control all of your household devices. They are both are very easy to set up and very similar in their capabilities....
by Sandy Berger | Apr 24, 2017 | Audio, IoT, Mobile
There are many wireless speakers on the market today. In choosing one you must look at the portability, build quality, connectivity, and sound quality. With the Sony H.ear Go SRS-HG1 wireless speaker, you can put a checkmark in all four of those boxes.Design &...